  Yerevan hosts another press conference on Golden Apricot  July 7, 2010 - 15:28 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan has hosted another press conference dedicated to Golden Apricot Film Festival which will kick off on July 11. The press conference was attended by officials from embassies of the countries collaborating with the Festival – France, Germany, Poland, U.S. – as well as representatives of the British Council and European Union. This year, the Festival will start cooperation with Brazil, whose Armenian community will also present their films. Golden Apricot will also welcome film critic, writer and filmmaker Leon Cakoff (Shadarevian), who founded Sao Paulo international film festival in 1977. Germany will present three documentaries.   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 |  Topic 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. |
