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    EURIMAGES' ARMENIAN FILM PROJECT ANGERS ANKARA

    New Anatolian, Turkey
    March 16 2006

    The Council of Europe body Eurimages, to which Turkey contributes 1
    million euros annually, has decided to give financial assistance to
    a film supporting Armenian genocide claims, sparking anger in Ankara.

    The decision to fund the Italian movie "The Farm of the Skylarks,"
    which portrays Armenian claims of genocide, was taken during a
    Eurimages general council meeting with the participation of 32 culture
    ministers, although Turkey voted against and Macedonia abstained.

    The decision to give 600,000 euros in assistance to the movie angered
    Turkey due to the thought of Turkey supporting Armenian claims with
    its own money. Italian broadcaster RAI's becoming sponsor for the
    movie also created a diplomatic row between Ankara and Rome.

    The movie that will be directed by two Italian brothers Paolo and
    Vittoria Taviani is to be based on a book written by Armenian-Italian
    author Antonia Aslan.

    Speaking to reporters about the film, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul
    stated that Turkey has taken necessary diplomatic steps and is waiting
    for an answer.

    Meanwhile, it was learned that Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi
    intervened with a letter sent a letter to the Taviani brothers,
    in which he urged them to tone the film down.
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