  ATOM EGOYAN'S "ARARAT" FILM BEST CANADIAN FILM IN 2002February 15, 2003 - 21:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director Atom Egoyan's "Ararat" film, which tells about the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1923, was honored as the best Canadian film of 2002. Moreover, "Ararat" got another four awards at the "Genie" awards ceremony held in Toronto the other day. These are best actress, best supporting actor, best original score and best costume design. When accepting the award, best actress winner Arsinee Khanjian noted, "With my work on 'Ararat,' I wanted to honor the spirit of my ancestors," - and finished her speech in Armenian.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
