The Armenian Movie Week officially launched in the House of Artists of Iran on Sunday, in attendance of Ambassador of Armenia to Iran Artashes Tumanyan, the Embassy staff, as well as Armenian filmmakers Aram Shahbazyan and Aren Vatyan, together with a large number of guests.

As the press service of Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Panorama.am, the participants were briefed on the films featured in the weeklong program of the Armenia Movie Week, slated for July 23-29 in the Iranian cities of Tehran, Mashhad and Shiraz.

Ambassador Artashes Tumanyan also delivered remarks at the event, touching upon the path of the Armenian cinema, as well as Armenian-Iranian cultural ties.

The opening ceremony was followed by the screening of the movie “Moskvitch, My Love” by Aram Shahbazyan. Afterwards a joint discussion was held with the participation of Armenian film directors, focusing on the history of the Armenian cinema and the perspectives of Armenian-Iranian cooperation in film industry.