WORLD-FAMOUS FILM DIRECTOR TONINO GUERRA TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA IN DAYS OF GOLDEN APRICOT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jul 5 2006

YEREVAN, JULY 5, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. World-famous film
director Tonino Guerra has also give consent to be present at the
Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) third international film festival. He
will be already the 5th greatest figure to be present at the festival
this year. In the 70-s Tonino Guerra had close contacts with Sergei
Parajanov and has always wished to see the talented cinematographer’s
homeland. Tonino Guerra will be given a prize after Parajanov on
hehalf of the Golden Apricot film festival for his great contribution
to the world cinema.

Informing about it at the July 5 press conference, festival Art
Director Susanna Haroutiunian said that the prominent guest will join
the festival some days late, on July 13, and will stay in Yerevan
until the festival ends.

Susanna Haroutiunian also informed that on the day of festival’s
opening, July 10, besides the film "Namous," the 15-minute documentary
film "Andrei" by Arsen Azatian and Narine Mkrtchian shot in the 60-s,
dedicated to Andrei Tarkovski, will be also shown. The film contains
episodes regarding the period of the cinematographer’s life when he
was in Armenia.