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15TH ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HELD IN HOLLYWOOD
Lilit Sedrakyan
"Radiolur"
13:20 05.12.2012
Annual Arpa International Film Festival celebrated the 15th
anniversary. Arpa is the name of a river that flows through Armenia.
As water provides a source of life and energy, so does art to the
human soul.
The first Arpa International Film Festival was produced by AFFMA in
1997 with a mission to cultivate cultural understanding and global
empathy, creating a dynamic forum for international cinema with a
special focus on the work of filmmakers who explore the issues of
Diaspora, exile and multi-culturalism. A strong emphasis is placed
on ideals of independent thought, artistic vision, cultural diversity
and social understanding.
The festival is organized in full compliance with Hollywood standards.
This year it presented the works of young filmmakers from around
the world, providing them with an opportunity to establish ties with
famous representatives of the sphere.
"An independent film festival is the place where new talents are
born, where it is possible to communicate with artists from different
countries of the world in the language of art, irrespective of the
color of skin, religion and language," actress Frances Fisher said.
This year the festival featured 60 feature films, documentaries and
short films from 17 countries. During the four days of the festival
the films were screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Founder
of the festival Silva Minasyan is pleased to note that more and more
Armenians participate in the event every year, making their first
steps towards the Hollywood movie market.
Actor Mikhael Poghosyan received the Best Actor Award. Two of his
films - "The Lost and Found in Armenia" and "If Only Everyone" were
screened within the framework of the festival. The latter is on
Oscar's long-list of foreign language films.
Lusine Sahakyan of Armenia received the Armin Wegner Humanitarian
Award for the film telling about Hamshen Armenians.
Another ARPA Award went to the Shoah Foundation of the University
of Southern California, which ownsDr. Michael Hagopian's archive of
filmed interviews with survivors of and witnesses to the Armenian
Genocide. The archive includes nearly 400 interviews of Genocide
survivors and witnesses conducted in 10 countries. Organizers of the
festival hope that the Shoah Foundation will digitalize the archive
and make it available to everyone on the web.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Lilit Sedrakyan
"Radiolur"
13:20 05.12.2012
Annual Arpa International Film Festival celebrated the 15th
anniversary. Arpa is the name of a river that flows through Armenia.
As water provides a source of life and energy, so does art to the
human soul.
The first Arpa International Film Festival was produced by AFFMA in
1997 with a mission to cultivate cultural understanding and global
empathy, creating a dynamic forum for international cinema with a
special focus on the work of filmmakers who explore the issues of
Diaspora, exile and multi-culturalism. A strong emphasis is placed
on ideals of independent thought, artistic vision, cultural diversity
and social understanding.
The festival is organized in full compliance with Hollywood standards.
This year it presented the works of young filmmakers from around
the world, providing them with an opportunity to establish ties with
famous representatives of the sphere.
"An independent film festival is the place where new talents are
born, where it is possible to communicate with artists from different
countries of the world in the language of art, irrespective of the
color of skin, religion and language," actress Frances Fisher said.
This year the festival featured 60 feature films, documentaries and
short films from 17 countries. During the four days of the festival
the films were screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Founder
of the festival Silva Minasyan is pleased to note that more and more
Armenians participate in the event every year, making their first
steps towards the Hollywood movie market.
Actor Mikhael Poghosyan received the Best Actor Award. Two of his
films - "The Lost and Found in Armenia" and "If Only Everyone" were
screened within the framework of the festival. The latter is on
Oscar's long-list of foreign language films.
Lusine Sahakyan of Armenia received the Armin Wegner Humanitarian
Award for the film telling about Hamshen Armenians.
Another ARPA Award went to the Shoah Foundation of the University
of Southern California, which ownsDr. Michael Hagopian's archive of
filmed interviews with survivors of and witnesses to the Armenian
Genocide. The archive includes nearly 400 interviews of Genocide
survivors and witnesses conducted in 10 countries. Organizers of the
festival hope that the Shoah Foundation will digitalize the archive
and make it available to everyone on the web.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress