Leon Cakoff: I am delighted with organization level of Golden Apricot festivalJuly 17, 2010 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Brazilian-Armenian filmmaker, President of an international film festival in San-Paolo Leon Cakoff (Leon Shatarevian) said that he is delighted with the organization level of Golden Apricot festival. “Despite its small scale, it brought together such filmmakers as Theodoros Angelopoulos, Atom Egoyan, etc,” Cakoff told a press conference on the sidelines of Golden Apricot festival in Yerevan on July 17. The filmmaker promised to arrive in Armenia every year to be beneficial to the festival. “I will be recommending Brazilian films to the festival organizers. And, possibly, I will select Armenian films for my festival,” noted Leon Cakoff. He added that he is eager to include Armenian films (starting from silent ones) in the program of San-Paolo festival. He even made an attempt of retrospective screening of Armenian films in 1988, but failed in doing so, as “the Soviet Union was not interested in promotion of national films of any republic.” Commenting on San-Paolo festival, Kakov said that he applied to San-Paolo Gallery with an offer to organize films screening in 1974. “In five years, I suggested its management to organize a festival and they agreed gladly,” said Leon Cakoff. 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 | EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.” Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |