Genocide 100 anniv. films screened at Golden Apricot FestJuly 9, 2013 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 20 films dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were screened at the 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival. The films authored by Diaspora as well as Armenian directors were offered for an expert assessment by the Ministry of Culture and National Cinema Center. The expert group included filmmakers Krzysztof Zanussi and Atom Egoyan, actress Arsinée Khanjian, National Cinema Center director Gevorg Gevorgyan, film critic David Muradyan, the festival art director Susanna Harutyunyan, dramatist Karine Khodikyan and writer Ruben Hovsepyan. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |