  85 films from 30 countries to be presented in frames of "Arevordi" second ecological festivalOctober 21, 2009 - 21:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Arevordi" environmental festival will be held October 25-29 in Yerevan. The festival, starting in 2007, is organized every two years by the Wildlife and Cultural values protection fund of Armenia. The program of the only ecological festival of the South Caucasus includes film screenings on environmental topics, seminars, exhibitions, concerts and various environmental actions. This year the festival will show 85 films from 30 countries. Together with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and GTZ the festival organizers will hold a workshop for 13 to 16 years old boys and girls from Yerevan, Lori, Tavush, Vayots Dzor and Ararat. The purpose of the festival is an open forum through seminars, open discussions and trainings. For the first time the audience award, established by OSCE will be given to participants this year. More than 60 guests will attend the festival: film directors, critics, representatives of international organizations and leading environmentalists.   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 Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |
