RA CULTURE MINISTRY AWARDS PARTICIPANTS OF "GOLDEN APRICOT" FILM FESTIVAL WITH MEDALS
AZG Armenian Daily #133, 18/07/2006
On Satruday, RA Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosian awarded several well
known foreign film directors with golden medals for their cooperation
with the third "Golden Apricot" international film festival and with
the Armenian film directors. In particular, Tonino Guerra (Italy),
Godfrey Regio(USA), Krzsystof Zanussi(Poland), and Kin Don Khoh (North
Korea) received the medals. Mrs. Poghosian stated in her speech that
not everyone can be a genuine man of art, but those who can really
create art and present their art to millions of people make great
contribution to the cultures of their countries and nations.
The film directors awarded with medals gave various estimation to the
gold medals they received. Thus, Mr. Guerra stated that that was the
second award he received in Armenia, as the first one he received for
his friendship and cooperation with Sergey Parajanov, great Armenian
film director. He said as a joke that he is twice happy. In his turn,
Mr. Zanussi, who greatly contributed to popularization of Parajanov’s
"The Colour of Pomegranates" in Europe, expressed hope that he will
never become a persona non grata. Mr. Kin don Khon and Mr. Godfrey
Regio stated that they will continue cooperating with Armenia in the
future too.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
