Sarik Andreasyan’s “American Heist” to vie for Toronto Fest prizeJuly 23, 2014 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sarik Andreasyan’s “American Heist” starring Adrien Brody and Hayden Christensen will vie for main prize of the Toronto Film Festival. In the indie action thriller, a remake of Steve McQueen's “The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery”, two brothers with troubled pasts become embroiled in a high-stakes bank robbery. Sarik Andreasyan is an Armenian producer and director, known for such Russian hits as Mamy (2012), Chto tvoryat muzhchiny! (2013) and Tot eshchyo Karloson! (2012). In 2010 Andreasyan founded Enjoy Movies production company. The Toronto Film Festival runs Sept. 4-14. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |