“Paradjanov” wins big at Hayak Cinema Awards May 14, 2014 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Serge Avedikian and Olena Fetisova’s “Paradjanov” won 4 prizes at Hayak National Cinema Awards. “Paradjanov” garnered the Best Film prize, Avedikyan got the accolades as Best Actor, with Avedikian and Fetisova named the best filmmakers. Vladislav Ryzhikov won the Best Production Designer prize. In 2014, the award was dedicated to the 90th birth anniversary of the outstanding filmmaker. “Paradjanov,” co-produced with Ukraine, France, Georgia and Armenia, stars Avedikian as the brilliant director, whose nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. Parajanov’s eccentricities land him in jail, where his indestructible love for beauty allows him to withstand the years of imprisonment, isolation and oblivion. In 2013, “Paradjanov” was named the best feature film at Odessa Festival. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |