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THIS YEAR GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES ABOUT 120 THOUSAND USD FOR GOLDEN APRICOT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 07 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "The Golden Apricot
(Voske Tsiran) international film festival has already become the
component of the Armenian culture. It is not important at all who is
the festival's founder, the state or an individual. The only thing
which is important is that the festival exists and moves forward
with proud steps," Karine Khodikian, RA Deputy Minister of Culture
and Youth Affairs, declared at the June 7 press conference.
According to her, RA government and Ministry of Culture estimate and
attach importance to this festival exending year by year.
According to K.Khodikian, in this circumstance the state is only a
financial partner. "The best assistance of the Ministry of Culture
is financial, the amount of which increases year by year." The Deputy
Minister informed that in the first year the state had allocated only
3 mln drams for the festival, in the second year it became 25 mln
and in 2006 doubled and became 50 mln drams (about 118 thousand USD).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 07 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "The Golden Apricot
(Voske Tsiran) international film festival has already become the
component of the Armenian culture. It is not important at all who is
the festival's founder, the state or an individual. The only thing
which is important is that the festival exists and moves forward
with proud steps," Karine Khodikian, RA Deputy Minister of Culture
and Youth Affairs, declared at the June 7 press conference.
According to her, RA government and Ministry of Culture estimate and
attach importance to this festival exending year by year.
According to K.Khodikian, in this circumstance the state is only a
financial partner. "The best assistance of the Ministry of Culture
is financial, the amount of which increases year by year." The Deputy
Minister informed that in the first year the state had allocated only
3 mln drams for the festival, in the second year it became 25 mln
and in 2006 doubled and became 50 mln drams (about 118 thousand USD).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress