FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2006 Arpa International Film Festival
2919 Maxwell St.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Contact: [email protected]
Phone/Fax (323) 663-1882
ARPA FILM FESTIVAL HONORS DOCUMENTARIAN DR. J. MICHAEL HAGOPIAN
Hollywood, CA – The 2006 Arpa International Film
Festival will honor 93 year-old Emmy-nominated filmmaker and Thousand
Oaks resident, Dr. J. Michael Hagopian. Arpa will present him with
the Armin T. Wegner Award for his trilogy of films about the Armenian
Genocide, Witnesses.
Filmmaker Carla Garapedian (director of 2006’s
"Screamers" about System of a Down) will present Dr. Hagopian with
a lifetime achievement award for his 6 decade-long career in cinema.
Founded in 1995, the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and
Art (AFFMA) was formed for the purpose of promoting the arts and
enhancing the cultural environment of the community, especially
providing support to filmmakers exploring subjects of social and
cultural importance through their medium. "Dr. Hagopian has
dedicated his life to exploring diaspora, multi-culturalism, exile,
war and global empathy through the medium of film," says 2006 Arpa
Festival director Alex Kalognomos. "He’s made over 70 films (please
see filmography) that have created social understanding among people
all over the world. And at age 93, he’s still got an active
production slate for 2007. Dr. Hagopian’s vision is always set on
the future. And that makes our future a better place to be."
Arpa is also presenting a retrospective of Dr.
Hagopian’s "Germany and the Secret Genocide" on Thursday, October
26, 2006 at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (6712
Hollywood Blvd.)
Tickets are $11 for the Dr. Hagopian retrospective of
"Germany and the Secret Genocide." To attend the Arpa Awards
Banquet honoring Dr. J. Michael Hagopian on Friday, October 27 please
visit or call (323) 663-1882 for more information. END
Dr. J. Michael Hagopian
Filmography (Partial List)
Africa is my Home
African Girl…Malobi
Ali and his Baby Camel
The American Indian in Transition
Ancient Phoenicia
Apryl and her Baby Lamb
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Ararat Beckons
The Armenian Case
Armenian Genocide
Art of Traditional Armenian Cooking
Asian Earth
As Long as the Grass is Green
California Armenian: The First Generation
Cilicia…Rebirth in Aleppo
Caravans Along the Euphrates (forthcoming)
The Forgotten Genocide
>From Bitlis to Fresno: The Karabian Family saga
Germany and the Secret Genocide
Henry…Boy of the Barrio
Himalaya…Life on the Roof of the World
Hindu Village Boy
Historical Armenia
History of Southern California (Part I & II)
How to do Research
How Vast is Space
If Kangaroos Jump, Why Can’t you?
India and her Food Problem
Israel…Its History and People
Israel…Nation of Destiny
Jerusalem and its Contributions
Jerusalem…Center of Many worlds
Legacy
Mandate from Armenia
Mexican or American
A Mexican-American Family
Mountain Community of the Himalayas
Museum…Gateway to Perception
The Native Land
Negro Heroes from American History
Negro Kingdoms of Africa’s Golden Age
Nigeria…Problems of Nation Building
Noise Not sound
Problems of the Middle East
Ricky’s Great Adventure
Seacoast Villages of Japan
Silkmaking in China
Strangers in a Promised Land
Tibetan Traders
To be Somebody
Voices from a Lake
Where are My People?
Winter on an Indian Reservation