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TONINO GUERRA TO BE HONORABLE GUEST OF "GOLDEN APRICOT" YEREVAN FILM FESTIVAL
By Tamar Minasian
AZG Armenian Daily
07/07/2006
The organizers of "Golden Apricot" Yerevan international Film Festival
cooperate with the international organizations as every year, this
year too. The office of the Third Film Festival collaborates with the
cinema workers from Europe and Asia, as well as with the embassies
of France, Germany and Iran to Armenia, as well as with the British
Council and the Open Society Institute.
The organizers of the festival informed at yesterday's press conference
that the British Council assisted the festival by providing that with
the English language sub-titles for the films.
In the course of "Day of France" July 14 arrangement at Charles
Aznavour Square a musical arrangement will be held. The French films
are included in the program of both the feature and documentary film
competitions, but also in "The Armenian Panorama" section. "Travel to
Armenia" film by Robert Getikian will be shown within the framework
of "The Armenian Panorama" program. The film was shot last year
in Armenia.
Sousana Haroutiunian, Chief Director of the Festival, stated that it is
envisaged to hold "A Day in Europe" non-competition program that will
include European films. She added that Tonino Guerra, famous Italian
screenwriter, would be the honored guest of the festival and will
arrive in Yerevan on July 13. He will participate in the award ceremony
of the festival. Being one of the closest friends of Sergey Parajanov,
mr. Guera expressed readiness to arrive in Yerevan and get familiarized
to the land of Armenia and its people. Within the framework of the
arrangement envisaged at Parajanov Museum Mr. Guerra will be awarded
with a prize for his contribution to the world cinematography.
On July 10, the opening ceremony of the festival will take place. It
is envisaged that besides the classical "Namous," "Andrey" film by
Narine Mkrtchian and Arsen Azatian dwelling on the creative life of
Andrey Tarkovsky will be shown on July 10.
By Tamar Minasian
AZG Armenian Daily
07/07/2006
The organizers of "Golden Apricot" Yerevan international Film Festival
cooperate with the international organizations as every year, this
year too. The office of the Third Film Festival collaborates with the
cinema workers from Europe and Asia, as well as with the embassies
of France, Germany and Iran to Armenia, as well as with the British
Council and the Open Society Institute.
The organizers of the festival informed at yesterday's press conference
that the British Council assisted the festival by providing that with
the English language sub-titles for the films.
In the course of "Day of France" July 14 arrangement at Charles
Aznavour Square a musical arrangement will be held. The French films
are included in the program of both the feature and documentary film
competitions, but also in "The Armenian Panorama" section. "Travel to
Armenia" film by Robert Getikian will be shown within the framework
of "The Armenian Panorama" program. The film was shot last year
in Armenia.
Sousana Haroutiunian, Chief Director of the Festival, stated that it is
envisaged to hold "A Day in Europe" non-competition program that will
include European films. She added that Tonino Guerra, famous Italian
screenwriter, would be the honored guest of the festival and will
arrive in Yerevan on July 13. He will participate in the award ceremony
of the festival. Being one of the closest friends of Sergey Parajanov,
mr. Guera expressed readiness to arrive in Yerevan and get familiarized
to the land of Armenia and its people. Within the framework of the
arrangement envisaged at Parajanov Museum Mr. Guerra will be awarded
with a prize for his contribution to the world cinematography.
On July 10, the opening ceremony of the festival will take place. It
is envisaged that besides the classical "Namous," "Andrey" film by
Narine Mkrtchian and Arsen Azatian dwelling on the creative life of
Andrey Tarkovsky will be shown on July 10.