  Festival in Armenia to bring together creators of most famous comics in EuropeMay 11, 2010 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cartoonist, French journalist Laurent Melikian said that Yerevan will host the second international comics festival, due May 14-16. The festival will bring together around 20 cartoonists from Armenia and other countries, Melikian told a press conference in Yerevan. He said that the idea for a comics festival in Armenia was born after the French journalist’s meeting with cartoonist Tigran Mangassarian. Meanwhile, Tigran Mangassarian and 3 Dzuk (three fishes) group, the authors of Pentagon and Silence comic series, founded the Union of Comics Development in Angouleme in 2007. In its turn, the Union organized the first Comics Festival in Armenia in 2008. This year, the festival will bring together the most famous cartoonist of Europe. Melikian noted that Yerevan comic series will be published in Armenia in the near future, it is created by the best students of comics master classes organized in 2008.   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 |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
