AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION OF ROTTERDAM, PUSAN AND GOLDEN APRICOT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS TO BE SIGNED ON JANUARY 30 IN ROTTERDAM
Noyan Tapan
Jan 18 2007
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The agreement on cooperation of
the Rotterdam, Pusan and Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) international
film festivals will be signed on January 30 in Rotterdam. Haroutiun
Khachatrian, the Director General of the Golden Apricot international
film festival, film director will sign the agreement from the
Armenian side, Sandra den Hamer and Kim Dong Ho, the Directors of
the Rotterdam and Pusan film festivals signed the agreement from
the Dutch and South-Korean sides. The Noyan Tapan correspondent was
informed about it by Susanna Haroutiunian, the Programs Director of
the Golden Apricot international film festival.
In her words, the agreement on this cooperation was reached still
during the days of the Pusan international film festival, one of the
Asian great film festivals held on October 12-20, 2006. According
to the agreement, the mentioned three festivals will become sister
festivals and will assist each other in different issues.
S.Haroutiunian mentioned that RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian,
the Honorary Chairman of the Golden Apricot international festival, RA
Culture and Youth Issues Minister Hasmik Poghosian, Rotterdam Mayor,
high-ranking officials of the Armenian Embassy will be present at
signing of the agreement. A reception and a cultural program will
take place after signing of the agreement.
Two Armenian films participated in the Golden Apricot will be shown
during them.
To recap, the agreement will be signed during the Rotterdam
international film festival days to take place from January 24 to
February 4.