Ukrainian-Armenian director wins Le Petit Cannes Film Festival award (video) May 29, 2018 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The film “Details” by Ukrainian director of Armenian origin Khachatur Vasilian has been named the best in the category Experimental Cinema at Le Petit Cannes Film Festival, which runs parallel to the main program of the Cannes Film Festival. “Well, my friends, I congratulate everyone on the victory of our film "Details". The experiment was a success,” the filmmaker said in a Facebook post. The piece was selected from more than 500 short films from around the world, while its creators have already been invited to take part in a film festival in Switzerland. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |