ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS

ARMENPRESS
March 26, 2009

YEREVAN, MARCH 26, ARMENPRESS: This year Armenia will participate in
a number of international film festivals. Director of the National
Film Center Gevorg Gevorgyan told Armenpress that director Taron
Petrosian’s "Farewell to Meline", Harutyun Khachatrian’s "The
Border", Vigen Chaldranyan’s "Priestess" will be presented at the
International Syracuse Film Festival. H. Khachatrian’s "The Border"
film will be presented in a contest of the annual Huston international
film festival’s "Remmi" prize giving which will take place April 17-26.

G. Gevorgyan underscored the participation of Armenia in Cannes film
festival. Hovhannes Galstyan’s "Mixed Parallels" film will be presented
at the 48th international film critics’ week held within the frameworks
of the festival. Debutant directors are participating in the program.

H. Khachatrian’s "The Border" film will be shown at the
festival. G. Gevorgyan pointed out that Armenia is for the first
time participating in the film-market event within the frameworks of
the festival with a separate pavilion. The Armenian film production
starting from 2006 will be presented.