Armenia opens GAIFF Pro film development tool to Azerbaijan tooMarch 28, 2018 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After 15 years of holding the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival annually and the 10 years of organizing Directors Across Borders, the GAIFF is launching an innovative platform called GAIFF Pro for local, regional and international filmmakers. The platform is available for industry professionals and newcomers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey who will be given access to the experience and knowledge of award-winning experts and a new prospects for funding and cooperation. The C2C Regional Cooperation Film Market, which is a component of GAIFF Pro, gives authors the opportunity to develop their first or second projects and pitch it to internationally accredited specialists. The C2C consists of three components - feature film market, market for films in production, and C2C film screening. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |