CONFERENCE "CINEMA AS MEANS FOR INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE" TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

NOYAN TAPAN

JU NE 24

The conference "Cinema as Means for Intercultural Dialogue" will
be held on the days of the fifth "Golden Apricot" International
Film Festival, to be held in Yerevan between July 13 and 20. The
objective of this conference to be held by the assistance and on the
initiative of the Council of Europe is to discuss the role of cinema
and cinematography in the establishment of the dialogue.

According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent
by Susanna Haroutiunian, the Artistic Director of the festival,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and the Ukraine will take part
in the conference. In her words, the intercultural dialogue is a
primary program for the Council of Europe as it is considered to be
a source of mutual enrichment for the European states in religious
and political terms.

Susanna Haroutiunian mentioned that a number of famous European
structure officials, producers, festival organizers from Armenia and
abroad involved in cinema will take part in the conference.