ARMENIAN FILM IN TOP FIVE AT SAN-PAULU FESTIVALFebruary 6, 2002 - 22:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Herostrat" film of Ruben Kochar film director made at "Armenfilm" cinema studio was in top five at the international film festival in Brazilian city of San-Paulu. "Azg" newspaper reports the festival being held in the course of 25 years is one of the most authoritative in Latin America. "Herostrat" Armenian-American film participated in it on the invitation of the organizers. It is the first Armenian-American film. Pictures from tens of countries were demonstrated at the festival. 17 full-length, documentary and short films were selected after the first round. The top five was selected from them at the second stage - an Armenian, a Brazilian, a German, a Canadian and a Yugoslav one. The American side had financed the two-hour "Herostrat." The creative crew and the actors are Armenians. They are Hovik Babakhanian, Vladimir Msrian, Shake Tukhmanian, Zhan Nshanian and others. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | idcoin: New tool in IDBank’s loyalty system IDBank has announced the launch of idcoin, a new tool in the customer loyalty system. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |