Golden Apricot Third International Film Festival Opened in YerevanJuly 10, 2006 - 15:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The third International Film Festival Golden Apricot has opened in Yerevan with the digitized version of the first Armenian film "Namus" shot by founder of the Armenian cinema Hamo Bek-Nazarov.The films will be represented in three nominations: fiction films, documentaries and Armenian panorama. Honorary guests of the festival Artavazd Peleshyan, Marco Bellocchio, Moshen Makhmalbaf and outstanding Italian screenwriter Tonino Guerra will be granted awards after Sergey Parajanov for the contribution to the development of world cinematography. To note, well known Armenian film director, member of the European Film Academy Harutyun Khachatryan is the director of the festival. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |