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SUREN HASMIKYAN: THERE IS NO "HUMAN BEING" IN MODERN ARMENIAN FILMS
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 20, 2010 - 20:17 AMT 15:17 GMT
On October 20, Yerevan hosted a roundtable discussion, entitled:
"Hero of Our Time: Problem of Time," held as part of Kinoashun
(Cinema Autumn) festival.
"Around 100 different films are produced in Armenia annually, and
they receive so many awards that it is difficult to maintain their
statistics," said film critic Suren Hasmikyan.
According to him, it is an evidence of high level of Armenian cinema.
Referring to the discussion subject, Hasmikyan noted that even in
case of good filmmakers and actors, there is no a "human being"
in Armenian films.
Editor of Ruskino magazine Robert Matosyan noted that the Armenian
cinema had two directions in the past: national and avant-garde
cinema. According to him, now we have only the last one that creates
a misbalance in the Armenian cinema. Thus, he hailed organization
of Kinoashun festival, saying it is a way for familiarization with
traditions of the Armenian cinema.
Filmmaker Ara Baghdasaryan believes that modern Armenian films are
much more appropriate for the reality than the Soviet films. However,
according to him, this mostly refers to documentaries. "We lack
both professional filmmakers and actors, thus, I prefer to create
documentaries," said Baghdasaryan.
All participants of the discussion expressed resentment over the
fact that low interest is displayed towards Armenian films as part
of the festival.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 20, 2010 - 20:17 AMT 15:17 GMT
On October 20, Yerevan hosted a roundtable discussion, entitled:
"Hero of Our Time: Problem of Time," held as part of Kinoashun
(Cinema Autumn) festival.
"Around 100 different films are produced in Armenia annually, and
they receive so many awards that it is difficult to maintain their
statistics," said film critic Suren Hasmikyan.
According to him, it is an evidence of high level of Armenian cinema.
Referring to the discussion subject, Hasmikyan noted that even in
case of good filmmakers and actors, there is no a "human being"
in Armenian films.
Editor of Ruskino magazine Robert Matosyan noted that the Armenian
cinema had two directions in the past: national and avant-garde
cinema. According to him, now we have only the last one that creates
a misbalance in the Armenian cinema. Thus, he hailed organization
of Kinoashun festival, saying it is a way for familiarization with
traditions of the Armenian cinema.
Filmmaker Ara Baghdasaryan believes that modern Armenian films are
much more appropriate for the reality than the Soviet films. However,
according to him, this mostly refers to documentaries. "We lack
both professional filmmakers and actors, thus, I prefer to create
documentaries," said Baghdasaryan.
All participants of the discussion expressed resentment over the
fact that low interest is displayed towards Armenian films as part
of the festival.
From: A. Papazian