  10th British Film Festival kicks of in Yerevan March 10, 2012 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 10, Moscow cinema in Yerevan hosted the launch of 10th British Film Festival. The latter is organized by the British Council Armenia office and Embassy of Great Britain in Armenia. During the opening ceremony of the festival, the head of British Council Armenia office Arevik Saribekyan noted that the films are dedicated to the Olympic Games 2012, 200th birth anniversary of English writer Charles Dickens and main problems of interrelations between an individual and society. The festival will feature an exhibition of paintings by English artist Reece Whitehead. British film-maker Michael Whyte, a special guest, will present the story of shooting the film titled “No Greater Love”. He will also conduct a master class in Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. From March 1-11, The festival documentaries will be screened in cinemas of Armenian cities of Vanadzor, Berd and Gyumri.   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 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 provinceNarek 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. |
