Sarik Andreasyan to helm "A Story of One Earthquake" 1988 quake dramaMay 19, 2014 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian film producer of Armenian decent, Mars Media Entertainment president Ruben Dishdishyan, film director Sarik Andreasyan and producer Ghevond Andreasyan are working on a big-budget drama "A Story of One Earthquake" which chronicles tragic events of December 1988 in Armenia. The story, set in an earthquake-ravaged Leninakan, follows a young Armenian Robert Melkonyan and an older Russian Andrey Berezhnoy, who find themselves in the epicenter of the quake and are the first to rush to help. The actors for the film will be cast worldwide, with popular Russian actor Vladimir Mashkov courted for Andrey Berezhnoy's role, Filmz.ru said. The shooting – sponsored by Russian government, ministries of culture, defense and emergency situations, Charles Aznavour Fund and Public Television of Armenia – will launch in spring 2015. Related links: 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |