January 14, 2012 - 13:05 AMT
Photo exhibition dedicated to Parajanov opens in Kyiv

Taras H. Shevchenko Museum saw the launch of a photo exhibition dedicated to prominent Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov, organized through support of Ministry of Culture, Taras Shevchenko Museum, Dovzhenko Film Studio, National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine, and PARADJANOV ART.

As Yelena Oganesyan, Coordinator of the Parajanov Art initiative told Analitika.at.ua, the exhibition features works by Ukrainian and Costa Rican photographers, Sargis Tigranyan’s sculpture, books dedicated to Parajanov, including Svetlana Shcherbatyuk (Parajanova)’s private collection.

At the end of January another Ukrainian city, Dnipropetrovsk will host a film forum, featuring 13 documentaries of Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, Georgian and Armenian production, according to head of the Letvitsa Centre of Orthodox culture Igor Sobko.

The ceremonial opening of the film forum is scheduled for January 27, 19:00.