IRAN, ARMENIA TO MAKE TV SERIES

PRESS TV, Iran
Aug 30 2007

Iran’s cultural attache to Armenia has announced that the two countries
have reached a preliminary agreement to make a joint TV series.

Speaking at a meeting with Armenian cultural officials, Reza Atufi
said that the joint venture would expand cinematic ties between the
two countries, and that it would portray the social and cultural life
of Iran and Armenia.

Iranian director, Qasem Jafari, who has directed a number of well
received TV series and flicks, said he would hand in a script to
Armenian cultural officials soon.

The Armenian Deputy Director of Public Television and Radio, Levon
Galstian, stated that the joint TV series would familiarize the two
nations with each others’ culture and lifestyle.

Garegin Zakoian, the Armenian National Cinematheque’s director
concluded that the project will revitalize Armenia’s filmmaking
industry.