The Lark Farm to open 4th Golden Apricot film festivalJune 8, 2007 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lark Farm shot by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani will open the 4th Golden Apricot film festival to be held in Yerevan July 9-14, festival founder Harutyun Khachatryan told a news conference in Yerevan. Taviani brothers, scriptwriter Antonia Arslan and some actors will attend the premiere, he said, Novosti Armenia reports. The Lark Farm is a joint work of Italy, Spain, UK, France and Belgium with a 9.7 million-euro budget. The film examines the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by Turkish forces in 1915. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani have sought to recreate the events of the period by concentrating on the fate of one Armenian family. The film's screenplay is based on a novel by Antonia Arslana literature professor now living in Italyand deals with the history of Arslan's family, a respectable middle-class Armenian family living in a provincial Turkish city. Golden Apricot, which is rated as the most prestigious in the region, will kick off in Charles Aznavour Square, at the Moscow cinema. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. 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. 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |