Levon Minasian's The Piano to be screened at disability film festivalFebruary 10, 2012 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Picture This, an international disability film festival showcases films about disability and films that were produced, directed or written by people with disabilities will kick off on Feb 13 under the motto "Eleven years of excellence" in Calgary, Canada. According to Calgary Herald, over 40 films will be screened over three days, including The Piano by Armenian-French filmmaker Levon Minasian. The film, which won the Best of Festival award, is about Louissine, a young talented pianist who is blind. Unfortunately, her piano doesn't fit through the door of her house, leaving her to practice the same piece over and over again in her front yard.   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 |  Latest news SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia  To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts.Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament.Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent.French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |
