RUSSIAN CINEMATOGRAPHERS TO NOT APPROVE FINANCING ARMENIAN PROJECT
“BECAUSE OF THEIR PESSIMISTIC AND TRAGIC NATURE”

YEREVAN, APRIL 11. ARMINFO. Russian cinematographers do not approve
financing Armenian film-projects because of pessimistic and tragic
nature of presented scenario, stated chief of cinematography
department of Russian federal agency on culture and cinematography
Sergey Lazaruk at today’s meeting with students of State theatrical
university.

He noted that Russian government allotted $85 mln for film-industry in
2005. These funds will be directed to production of 130 full-length,
470 documentary, 118 animation and 4 full-length animation
films. Lazaruk said that Armenian producers also proposed to finance
shootings, however no film was approved yet because of bad
scenario. Meanwhile, the Russian quest noted that the Agency finances
some projects proposed by Georgian, Azeri and some CIS countries’
producers.

“Generally, Russian cinematographers know Armenian production owing to
its old films, but their present-day production is unknown”, Lazaruk
noted.