AzerNews Weekly, Azerbaijan
Aug 18 2009

Azeri films to be screened in Yerevan – report

18-08-2009 23:56:52

A festival of Azerbaijani films will be held in the Armenian capital
Yerevan in October, Arminfo news agency reported. The festival will be
organized by the Caucasus Center of Peace-Making Initiatives with the
support of the US embassy in Armenia.
Georgy Vanyan, the head of the Center, has told Arminfo that the
festival will feature movies of different genres, including feature
films, animated ones and documentaries. He claimed that 50 films
bidding for participation have been reviewed so far.
"We, ourselves, are trying to forge ties with young Azerbaijani
filmmakers through our partners and have already succeeded in
contacting several cinematographers."
He added that the key goal of holding the festival was to facilitate
dialog between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The two South Caucasus republics have been locked in conflict for
nearly two decades.