  Armenia to host first Festival of Non-Commercial Independent Cinema March 23, 2011 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Center of Armenian Noncommercial Cinema (CANC) Artashes Hovanessian said that Armenia will host the first Festival of Non-Commercial Independent Cinema on May 28-30. Applications for participation in the festival will be accepted until May 15. 14 applications have been already received, Hovanessian told a press conference in Yerevan. Films will be assessed in three categories: basic category (1-10 minute duration), one-minute films and student films. The jury will include well-known filmmakers. The best five films will participate in UNICA (International Union of Non-Professional Cinema) international festival due August 20-28 in Luxemburg. The CANC unites all amateur filmmakers of Armenia. Artashes Hovanessian, who is a professional doctor, received UNICA festival’s Gold Medal in 1988.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
