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ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN BEST WAY
11:05, 6 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 6, ARMENPRESS: Armenia is scheduled to participate in
world famous Cannes film festival current year as well. Our country
is going to be engaged both in competitive projects and in the
film market, launched in the frames of film festival. The Armenian
National Cinema-Center head Gevorg Gevorgyan told Armenpress, Vigen
Chaldranyan "Voice of Silence" movie has been introduced in the
contest program. Efforts are being made in order to complete and
introduce Armenian- French- Ukrainian joint project - "Parajanov:
the Lover of the Beauty".
This time too Armenia has great expectations from the current year
festival. Among other things Gevorg Gevorgyan noted: "We shall make
attempts to sign a new agreement with CNC company aimed at launching
joint filming and funding program. It will contribute to the change
of our films' status and make them meet European standards, which
will further on enable a chance to take an advantage of relevant
privileges." Besides a range of meetings are scheduled to be held
and a number of the Armenian film projects are also scheduled to
be presented.
The 2013 Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 15 to May 26,
2013. The President of the Jury will be American film director Steven
Spielberg. The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in the late
1930s when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on
the proposal of Philippe Erlanger and with the support of the British
and Americans, set up an international cinematographic festival. In
1947, the festival was held as the "Festival du film de Cannes",
where films from sixteen countries were presented. At that time the
principle of equality was introduced, with a jury made up of only one
representative per country. The festival is now held at the Palais
des Festivals, expressly constructed for the occasion, although for
its 1949 inaugural the roof was unfinished and blew off during a storm.
The festival was not held in 1948 and 1950 on account of budgetary
problems. Although its origins may be attributed in part to the French
desire to compete with Autumn's Venice Film Festival, in 1951 Cannes
was moved to Spring to avoid a Fall clash.
In 1955, the Golden Palm was created, replacing the Grand Prix du
Festival which had been given until that year. In 1957, Dolores del
Rio was the first female member of the jury as a Selection officielle
- Member. In 1959, the Marche du Film (Film Market) was founded,
giving the festival a commercial character and facilitating exchanges
between sellers and buyers in the film industry. Today it has become
the first international platform for film commerce.
From: Baghdasarian
11:05, 6 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 6, ARMENPRESS: Armenia is scheduled to participate in
world famous Cannes film festival current year as well. Our country
is going to be engaged both in competitive projects and in the
film market, launched in the frames of film festival. The Armenian
National Cinema-Center head Gevorg Gevorgyan told Armenpress, Vigen
Chaldranyan "Voice of Silence" movie has been introduced in the
contest program. Efforts are being made in order to complete and
introduce Armenian- French- Ukrainian joint project - "Parajanov:
the Lover of the Beauty".
This time too Armenia has great expectations from the current year
festival. Among other things Gevorg Gevorgyan noted: "We shall make
attempts to sign a new agreement with CNC company aimed at launching
joint filming and funding program. It will contribute to the change
of our films' status and make them meet European standards, which
will further on enable a chance to take an advantage of relevant
privileges." Besides a range of meetings are scheduled to be held
and a number of the Armenian film projects are also scheduled to
be presented.
The 2013 Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 15 to May 26,
2013. The President of the Jury will be American film director Steven
Spielberg. The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in the late
1930s when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on
the proposal of Philippe Erlanger and with the support of the British
and Americans, set up an international cinematographic festival. In
1947, the festival was held as the "Festival du film de Cannes",
where films from sixteen countries were presented. At that time the
principle of equality was introduced, with a jury made up of only one
representative per country. The festival is now held at the Palais
des Festivals, expressly constructed for the occasion, although for
its 1949 inaugural the roof was unfinished and blew off during a storm.
The festival was not held in 1948 and 1950 on account of budgetary
problems. Although its origins may be attributed in part to the French
desire to compete with Autumn's Venice Film Festival, in 1951 Cannes
was moved to Spring to avoid a Fall clash.
In 1955, the Golden Palm was created, replacing the Grand Prix du
Festival which had been given until that year. In 1957, Dolores del
Rio was the first female member of the jury as a Selection officielle
- Member. In 1959, the Marche du Film (Film Market) was founded,
giving the festival a commercial character and facilitating exchanges
between sellers and buyers in the film industry. Today it has become
the first international platform for film commerce.
From: Baghdasarian