  11 films to be screened during Golden Apricot International Film ContestJune 27, 2009 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Golden Apricot 6th international film festival has selected 11 films to be featured in the "International feature competition" from 12 till 19 July in Yerevan.The jury consists of 6 specialists from the following countries: Kouyou Oguri (Japan), Albert Vidershpil (Hamburg Film Festival Director, Germany), Paco Poch (film producer, Spain), Erik Poghosyan (actor-scenario writer, USA), Nana Djordjadze (director, Georgia) and Arsine Khandjyan (actress, Canada). Within contest frameworks, the following films will be featured: Autumn (Ozcan Alper, Turkey), Be Calm and Count to Seven (Ramtin Lavafipour, Iran), Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (Edwin, Indonesia), Prince of Broadway (Sean Baker, US), Scratch (Michal Rosa, Poland), Room and a Half (Andrei Khrzhanovsky, Russia). The program also includes films of joint production (Be Good, Another Bank, Opium War, Looking for Palladin).   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 |  Related sections 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. |
