Burbank Film Festival to feature Armenian Genocide documentary August 29, 2017 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Crow's of the Desert: A Hero's Journey Through the Armenian Genocide," a 2016 film by director Marta Houske telling the story of the destruction of 1,5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire will screen as part of the Burbank International Film Festival. The festival on Monday, August 28 announced official program selections for the 9th Annual edition of the festival set for September 6 through September 10. The documentary is based on the "Memoirs of Levon Yotnakhparian", a true story of one man's brave adventures to stay alive, and help save his people from near extinction. More than 180 feature and short films representing 60 countries will be presented during the five-day event, along with artist tributes, panels, and festivities.   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. |
