World-renowned Armenian-Canadian director Atom Egoyan wants to make film in TurkeyJuly 30, 2010 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World-renowned Armenian-Canadian director Atom Egoyan wants to make a film in Turkey, saying he welcomes all manners of projects. A joint project with Turkish directors would be a good step toward dialogue, Egoyan told the Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review during a recent interview in Yerevan. A fan of Turkish Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk, and especially his novel “Snow,” Egoyan said it would be a pleasure to adapt the writer’s work to the silver screen. Referring to the Armenian Genocide, the filmmaker said: “As two publics, we need to speak about these incidents without a mediator,” he said. “Since we don’t speak, the West has not hesitated to exploit our wounds for political interests.” Speaking about the current situation between Turkish and Armenian people, Egoyan said he deeply believed that the iron curtain between both peoples would be torn down as past incidents became topics of discussion. In contrast to the commonly held view in the Diaspora, Egoyan said he believed opening the closed border gate between Turkey and Armenia was a significant step toward a peaceful future. “Lifting borders will increase peace and welfare in the region,” the director said. “It will provide an environment for dialogue.” 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 | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |