"DAYS OF ARMENIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY" FESTIVAL STARTS

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 23 2007

KIEV, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The "Days of Armenian
Cinematography in Ukraine" festival started in Kiev on April 19. Films
of Armenian film directors both from Armenia and ones representing
other countries will be shown during hte festival organized by the
Gabri producer’s center, under the patronage of the RA Embassy.

RA Ambassador to Ukraine Armen Khachatrian made the greeting speech
at the solemn opening ceremony of the festival held on April 19 at
the Kiev Filmpanorama cinema. Anatoly Alexanian, a jazz musician
famous in Ukarine and the "Hayrenik" (Fatherland) dancing ensemble
of the Union of Armenians in Ukraine also greeted those present with
their performances.

Sergey Parajanov’s "Colour of Pomegranate" film was shown after the
solemn opening ceremony.

During the program organized by the Radio Era radio station of
Ukraine on April 18, on the occasion of opening of the festival,
Armen Khachatrian, particularly, mentioned that the festival will add
a new page to the centuries-old cultural ties of the two peoples. The
RA Ambassador also answered during a live broadcast radio listeners’
numerous issues dedicated to Armenia, Armenian-Ukrainian relations,
etc.

As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA Foreign Ministry’s Press and
Information Department, the festival will last in Kiev till April 24,
after what it will be held in the cities of Kharkov, Odessa, Lviv,
Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk and Simferopol, Ukraine.