Festival center should be established in ArmeniaJuly 10, 2009 - 23:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The worldwide recognition of Golden Apricot international film festival has proved the necessity to establish a festival center in Yerevan, said Harutyun Khachatryan, director of the festival. "We are hopeful that it will be possible with the help of sponsors and government assistance," he told a news conference today. He informed that sponsors of cultural events will be awarded with "Mantashyan Knights" golden and silver medals. A statuette of prominent Armenian benefactor Alexander Mantashyan will also be founded. "We hope that this will help attract financing of major projects," Khachatryan said. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |