One crisis after another is shaking the world – the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, and climate change. One World can’t ignore any of these. Each year, the festival brings dozens of documentaries...
One crisis after another is shaking the world – the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, and climate change. One World can’t ignore any of these. Each year, the festival brings dozens of documentaries about human rights and human rights violations to cinemas. This year’s festival theme is The...
MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR which will chart Charles Aznavour’s rise to stardom in the 1950s and his friendships with many artists, including Edith Piaf, who took him with her on a tour of France and the United States. The film will be directed by singer-turned-filmmakers Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade,...
“Armenians in Film” at Lincoln Center, New York. Photo by Harout Barsoumian After two years of virtual screenings, eager film enthusiasts around the globe joined AGBU’s creative young artists for in-person showings and discussions of the past, present, and future of Armenian independent films. The first screening took place...
The president of the Montecatini International Short Film Festival Marcello Zeppi answers the questions of Hakob Asatryan, editor-in-chief of ORER magazine – Dear Mr. Zeppi, the International Short Film Festival has been held in the city of Montecatini for 73 years. What is the uniqueness of your festival and what makes it...
The 19th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival will kick off with “Amerikatsi” (American) by director Michael Goorjian. The official opening ceremony of the festival will take place on July 10 at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. This year, the International Film Festival will present to the public films from different countries...
Virtual participants will be able to join the lecture at 5:30 PM, after the in-person screening of the film “The Seasons” (1975). In 1971, the Armenian filmmaker Artavazd Peleshyan, who had already established a name for himself with found footage films such as “The Beginning” (1967) and “We” (1969),...
British producer Tanya Seghatchian, who is of Armenian descent, has become the first Armenian to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture with “The Power of the Dog”, which many consider the frontrunner to win. If the film does win, she will be the first Armenian to win the top prize...