Arpa foundation will be hosting the 12th annual Arpa International Film Festival Friday, October 23, to Sunday, October 25, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The festival program includes the U.S. premier of Haik Gazarian's Venezzia, starring two of Latin America's great stars, Alfonso Herrera and Ruddy Rodriguez.

More than 50 feature films, shorts, documentaries, music videos, and animations will be screened during the festival, including films from Armenia, Turkey, France, Iran, Spain, Lebanon, England, Israel, Palestine, and Germany. Festival attendants will also have the opportunity to watch Alex Web's "Hove", starring Olympia Dukakis.