  Ruben Gevorkyan's "Wizard's autumn" among Oscar nomineesSeptember 24, 2009 - 19:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Wizard's autumn" documentary by RA Cinematographers Union Chairman Ruben Gevorkyants, was nominated for Oscar Annual Academy Awards' Best foreign language film.According to Academy regulations, participation applications are to be filed till September 1, 2009. As Modern Culture Department expert at RA Ministry of culture Kristina Gushchyan reported, the application was filed two month ago. "Wizard's autumn" was created in 2008 by scriptwriter Ruben Gevorkyants, directors Ruben Gevorkyants and Vahe Gevorkyants. The film is dedicated to famous Italian scriptwriter, dramatist, poet and sculptor Tonino Guerra. In 2008, "Wizard's autumn" was granted the Grand Prix of "New films of 21st century", as well as Golden Laurel Prize (Khanty-Mansiysk, 2008) and presidential prize.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
