“The Cut” Genocide drama removed from Turkish film week entries listSeptember 13, 2014 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Award winning director Fatih Akin’s Armenian Genocide drama “The Cut” was removed from the list of entries for Filmekimi Istanbul-hosted autumn film week. Earlier, the drama was posted among the film week participants on the Facebook page of the event organizer Istanbul Foundation For Culture & Arts. According to the Foundation, the film was removed from the list at the request of foreign representatives of the film who were unwilling to see a major gap between the film’s first screening and its premiere at the cinemas, which was slightly delayed. According to Ermenihaber, the move carries no political motifs. “The Cut” tells the story of an Armenian man, Nazareth Manoogian, who after surviving the Genocide learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them. Nazareth’s journey takes him from his village Mardin to the deserts, to Cuba and finally North Dakota. Photo: Venice Film 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 | 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. |