  ATOM EGOYAN'S NEW FILM ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE SCREENED AT CANNES FESTIVALMay 16, 2002 - 23:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Famous Canadian film maker Egoyan's film "Ararat" will debut at the Cannes Festival. This film is about the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey. Famous singer and actor Sharl Aznavour stars in the film. He has the role of the film maker who returns to Armenia to make a film about the genocide. The film will not be placed in competition. Sarkis Assadurian, who is famous for its participation in the campaign for the recognition of the Armenian genocide, will arrive in Cannes to participate in the festival. Turkey has already made a clamor, being afraid of the responses that film "Ararat" will undoubtedly give rise to. It should be reminded that before the end of the film shooting, the right for its screening was acquired by France, Britain, Germany and Spain.  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. |
