FILM DIRECTORS REQUIRED TO FIND NEW METHODS TO VOICE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
21.07.2009 17:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "When shooting films devoted to Armenian Genocide,
directors should find a new style and method to attract both local
audience and foreigners," Canadian actress Arsine Khandjyan told a
news conference today.
Films about Genocide are mostly shot by directors from Diaspora,
whereas Armenia is silent about the topic despite the existence
cost-effective technologies to shoot films.
"I recently visited Karabakh. And when I went to shop to buy bread,
the shop assistant recognized me at once. I am deeply convinced
that it was the film ‘Ararat’ that made me so prominent. And that
proves that Armenian Genocide issue is still of primary importance
for Armenian people," Arsine Khandjyan said.
It is important to introduce Genocide problem for avoiding repetition
of the crime, the actress finds. "Sometimes, I am under the impression
that Armenian authorities attempt avoid voicing the issue, considering
economic interests. But they forget that by doing that they lose
their Diaspora compatriots," Ms. Khandjyan stressed.
Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire is the first crime of the XX
century. In 1915-23, more than 1.5 a million Armenians were massacred;
half a million of others were scattered around the world, creating
a big Diaspora.