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When I am Sad: Armenian-French co-production selected for CINANIMA Animated Film Festival of Portugal

Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 22 2021
, 17:26
 1 minute read

The animated film When I am Sad directed by Lilit Altunyan has been selected for the official competition program of CINANIMA Animated Film Festival of Espinho (Portugal) – the world’s third oldest animated film festival, which will take place in early November, the Armenian National Cinema Center informs.

The film is a co-production between Armenia and France, and has been produced with financial support of the National Cinema Center.

The film had its world premiere on October 15 in Animest (Romania). The Asian premiere is expected at the Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) in South Korea later this month.

Production company: Hoshkee FILM
Co-production: Folimage, France
Director: Lilit Altunyan
Scriptwriters Lilit Altumyan, Armine Anda
Producer: Armine Anda, Coproducer Reginald de Guillebon
Composer: Mikayel Voskanyan
Starring Armine Anda (Armenian Voice), Nairi Khatchadourian (French Voice), Victoria Aleksanyan (English Voice).

CINANIMA has the approval of the International Film Association – ASIFA – and is officially considered by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as one of the qualifying festivals for the Oscar nomination for the Best Animation Short Film.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS