The Prize for Contribution to World Cinematography will be presented at the 34th Message to Man IFF to the legendary director and cinematic visionary Artavazd Peleshyan. Film scholars have described Peleshyan as “the man who redefined the laws of cinema, an elemental...
The Prize for Contribution to World Cinematography will be presented at the 34th Message to Man IFF to the legendary director and cinematic visionary Artavazd Peleshyan. Film scholars have described Peleshyan as “the man who redefined the laws of cinema, an elemental force in filmmaking akin to Dziga Vertov and Sergei Eisenstein.” Among his admirers were Francis Ford Coppola,...
In 2010, WITSA established its highest decoration called the WITSA Eminent Person Awardto honor and recognize those individuals who have made a significant and profoundpositive difference in the lives of others. These deserving individuals who have come from within the tech industry include theco-Fathers of the Internet Dr. Vinton...
Armenian-American Aram Yacoubian has been recognized on Cartoon Brew’s prestigious 2024 U.S. Animation Power List, ranking at #43 out of 60 influential figures. As VP of Feature Animation at Netflix and celebrating a decade at the company this year, Yacoubian has rapidly advanced from supporting content acquisition via valuation...
We are proud to announce that King Philippe of Belgium has awarded Pierre Gurdjian, our distinguished International Academic Board member and professor at Matena, former chairman of the ULB Board of Directors, the royal title of baron. This honor is a testament to his outstanding contributions and dedication to...
2024 Winners of Europe’s top heritage awards announced by the European Commission and Europa Nostra On 30 May, the European Commission and Europa Nostra announced the 2024 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. This year,...
Sean Baker’s ANORA, which stars Armenian actors, has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Sean Baker’s ANORA, which stars Armenian actors Karren Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan, has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Karren Karagulian is a regular in Sean Baker’s films, having starred in all of the director’s films. In his speech, Sean Baker called the actor his “lucky...
Strasbourg, 01 April 2024 – The Council of Europe’s new Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, begins his six-year mandate today with a pledge to put human rights at the heart of member states’ agendas. “I intend to inject a human rights perspective into the greatest challenges facing our societies,”...
Vahag Khachaturyan: We are striving to present the intellectual richness of Armenia During his official visit to Hungary recently, President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan paid a special visit to Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, where Armenian Studies Department is since 2016 working. On the ceremony,...
Caption for photo 1: Pictured from left to right: ZI President K.M. Greg Sarkissian and Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada (Photo via Office of Governor General) On February 22, 2024, 60 new members were invested into the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall...
Dr. Patapoutian admires his caricature portrait, gifted by the Gala Committee. Photo Credit: ARKA Photography April 15, 2023 was an evening to remember for the Patapoutian family, as 600 guests assembled at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to formally congratulate the first Nobel Prize winner of Armenian descent Ardem Sarkis Patapoutian,...