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GOLDEN APRICOT TO ASSIST DONATE LIFE CHARITY PROJECT
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11:45, 2 August, 2013
YEREVAN, AUGUST 2, ARMENPRESS: The Golden Apricot International Film
Festival will cooperate with the Donate Life charitable project. As
Armenpress was reported by the Press Service of the Festival, the
10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival, held on July 7-14,
presented about 230 films from 61 countries of the world. 51,000 people
attended the screenings held in different cinemas and clubs of Yerevan.
The Festival was broadcast by international media, such as Euranews,
"СанкÑ~B-Ð~_еÑ~BеÑ~@бÑ~CÑ~@гÑ~Aкие Ð'едемоÑ~AÑ~Bи",
"Ð'еÑ~GеÑ~@нÑ~OÑ~O Ð~\оÑ~Aква", "ТÑ~@Ñ~Cд", Art1 Visual
Daily, "Ð~ZÐ~XÐ~]Ð~^ТÐ~U", Le Courrier d'Erevan, Nouvelle d'Armenie,
Armenian Weekly, Garoon Monthly, Kino-teatr.ru, "Topic Life", Agence
France Presse (Tbilisi), Norwegian broadcasting corp. (NRK P2).
Meetings with some of the honored guests of the Festival were held,
particularly with the noted documentary filmmaker Godfrey Reggio,
Margarethe von Trotta, Jos Stelling, etc.
The young students of the Tumo Center of Creative Technologies were
provided with the opportunity to meet with Atom Egoyan, Godfrey Reggio,
Pietro Marchello and Maria Sahakyan.
On July 9-11 in the framework of the Festival, the 7th regional forum
"Directors without borders" was held, presenting 13 film projects. The
main prize of â~B¬5000 was awarded to "Dede" project of Mariam
Khachvani and Vladimir Kacharava (Georgia). The second prize of
â~B¬3500 went to Kivanch Sezer and Soner Alper (Turkey) for "Blood
Money". The third award of â~B¬3500 was granted to Emil Lazarian,
Hasmik Hovhannisyan and Arevik Avanesyan for the Armenian film project
"A Song For Nola".
The legendary Armenian composer and chansonnier Charles Aznavour was
present at the 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival held on
July 7-14 in Yerevan. During the Festival the program of retrospective
screenings presented the films of Charles Aznavour and the event was
opened by the Francois Truffaut's "Shoot the Piano Player" film with
the participation of the famous singer.
The 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival was assisted by
the Embassies of the United States, Germany, France and Poland to
the Republic of Armenia, which provided the financial support for
some of the Festival's programs.
The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of
Armenia John Heffern stated at the meeting with the journalists that
they were happy to assist the Golden Apricot Festival. John Heffern
highlighted the fact of assisting the Armenia-Turkey film platform,
noting that for this year 11 short films and a documentary on the
subject of the Armenian-Turkish relations reconciliation were prepared.
The 10th Golden Apricot Yerevan kept the tradition of "Yerevan
Premieres", "Retrospectives" and "Tributes" out-of-competition
programs.
This year 3 special programs were presented: "Georgian Cinema",
"Sister Festivals" and "Armenians: view from outside and inside".
"Tributes" celebrated the jubilees of the famous composer Aram
Khachatryan, and directors Artavazd Peleshyan and Nerses Hovhannisyan,
with intended retrospectives screenings.
On Aram Khachatryan's 110th anniversary, in association with the
museum of the honorable composer, the festival planned an evening,
dedicated to him. An excursion around the museum and a concert with
the participation of a trio named after the respective melodist
were planned for the evening. The following films, where the
original music is by Khachatryan, were screened: Sonata - Song
(by Lusine Martirosyan), Othello (by Sergey Yutkevich), Pepo (by
Hamo Beknazaryan).
On the 75th anniversary of Artavazd Peleshyan retrospective screenings
of his films were planned, as well as of Peleshyan's Silence by
the Italian director Pietro Marcello. Nerses Hovhannisyan's 75th
anniversary was memorized also with the retrospective screenings of
his films.
Krzysztof Zanussi and Godfrey Reggio were among the official guests
of the Golden Apricot 10th jubilee IFF.
"Yerevan Premieres" of 10th Golden Apricot included "The girl and
Death" by Jos Stelling, "Till Night Do Us Part" by Boris Khlebnikov,
"Hannah Arendt" by Margarethe von Trotta, "The Paradise..." trilogy
by Ulrich Seidl and "Right to Love" by Paul Kurti. Jos Stelling,
Margarethe von Trotta were personally present at the festival as
honorable guests and presented their own films.
The annually held Golden Apricot International Film Festival was
established in the capital of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, in
2004 by the "Golden Apricot" Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian
Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists, supported by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry
of Culture of Republic of Armenia and Benevolent Fund for Cultural
Development.
From: Baghdasarian
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/728037/golden-apricot-to-assist-donate-life-charity-project.html
11:45, 2 August, 2013
YEREVAN, AUGUST 2, ARMENPRESS: The Golden Apricot International Film
Festival will cooperate with the Donate Life charitable project. As
Armenpress was reported by the Press Service of the Festival, the
10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival, held on July 7-14,
presented about 230 films from 61 countries of the world. 51,000 people
attended the screenings held in different cinemas and clubs of Yerevan.
The Festival was broadcast by international media, such as Euranews,
"СанкÑ~B-Ð~_еÑ~BеÑ~@бÑ~CÑ~@гÑ~Aкие Ð'едемоÑ~AÑ~Bи",
"Ð'еÑ~GеÑ~@нÑ~OÑ~O Ð~\оÑ~Aква", "ТÑ~@Ñ~Cд", Art1 Visual
Daily, "Ð~ZÐ~XÐ~]Ð~^ТÐ~U", Le Courrier d'Erevan, Nouvelle d'Armenie,
Armenian Weekly, Garoon Monthly, Kino-teatr.ru, "Topic Life", Agence
France Presse (Tbilisi), Norwegian broadcasting corp. (NRK P2).
Meetings with some of the honored guests of the Festival were held,
particularly with the noted documentary filmmaker Godfrey Reggio,
Margarethe von Trotta, Jos Stelling, etc.
The young students of the Tumo Center of Creative Technologies were
provided with the opportunity to meet with Atom Egoyan, Godfrey Reggio,
Pietro Marchello and Maria Sahakyan.
On July 9-11 in the framework of the Festival, the 7th regional forum
"Directors without borders" was held, presenting 13 film projects. The
main prize of â~B¬5000 was awarded to "Dede" project of Mariam
Khachvani and Vladimir Kacharava (Georgia). The second prize of
â~B¬3500 went to Kivanch Sezer and Soner Alper (Turkey) for "Blood
Money". The third award of â~B¬3500 was granted to Emil Lazarian,
Hasmik Hovhannisyan and Arevik Avanesyan for the Armenian film project
"A Song For Nola".
The legendary Armenian composer and chansonnier Charles Aznavour was
present at the 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival held on
July 7-14 in Yerevan. During the Festival the program of retrospective
screenings presented the films of Charles Aznavour and the event was
opened by the Francois Truffaut's "Shoot the Piano Player" film with
the participation of the famous singer.
The 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival was assisted by
the Embassies of the United States, Germany, France and Poland to
the Republic of Armenia, which provided the financial support for
some of the Festival's programs.
The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of
Armenia John Heffern stated at the meeting with the journalists that
they were happy to assist the Golden Apricot Festival. John Heffern
highlighted the fact of assisting the Armenia-Turkey film platform,
noting that for this year 11 short films and a documentary on the
subject of the Armenian-Turkish relations reconciliation were prepared.
The 10th Golden Apricot Yerevan kept the tradition of "Yerevan
Premieres", "Retrospectives" and "Tributes" out-of-competition
programs.
This year 3 special programs were presented: "Georgian Cinema",
"Sister Festivals" and "Armenians: view from outside and inside".
"Tributes" celebrated the jubilees of the famous composer Aram
Khachatryan, and directors Artavazd Peleshyan and Nerses Hovhannisyan,
with intended retrospectives screenings.
On Aram Khachatryan's 110th anniversary, in association with the
museum of the honorable composer, the festival planned an evening,
dedicated to him. An excursion around the museum and a concert with
the participation of a trio named after the respective melodist
were planned for the evening. The following films, where the
original music is by Khachatryan, were screened: Sonata - Song
(by Lusine Martirosyan), Othello (by Sergey Yutkevich), Pepo (by
Hamo Beknazaryan).
On the 75th anniversary of Artavazd Peleshyan retrospective screenings
of his films were planned, as well as of Peleshyan's Silence by
the Italian director Pietro Marcello. Nerses Hovhannisyan's 75th
anniversary was memorized also with the retrospective screenings of
his films.
Krzysztof Zanussi and Godfrey Reggio were among the official guests
of the Golden Apricot 10th jubilee IFF.
"Yerevan Premieres" of 10th Golden Apricot included "The girl and
Death" by Jos Stelling, "Till Night Do Us Part" by Boris Khlebnikov,
"Hannah Arendt" by Margarethe von Trotta, "The Paradise..." trilogy
by Ulrich Seidl and "Right to Love" by Paul Kurti. Jos Stelling,
Margarethe von Trotta were personally present at the festival as
honorable guests and presented their own films.
The annually held Golden Apricot International Film Festival was
established in the capital of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, in
2004 by the "Golden Apricot" Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian
Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists, supported by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry
of Culture of Republic of Armenia and Benevolent Fund for Cultural
Development.
From: Baghdasarian