FESTIVAL OF ARMENIAN FILMS TO BE HELD IN HAGUE IN OCTOBER
Noyan Tapan
July 28, 2009
HAGUE, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Abovian Armenian
Cultural Association functioning in the Hague (Netherlands) planned
to organize a festival of Armenian films in coming October, on the
occasion of its 25th foundation anniversary. It will be implemented
by the cooperation of Filmhuis den Haag festival in Hague and Golden
Apricot festival in Yerevan.
Azg states it, quoting the Armenian Mirror Spectator weekly.
Taking into consideration that great Armenian illuminator Khachatur
Abovian’s 200th anniversary is this year, the association envisages
to properly mark that anniversary at the end of the year.
The Armenian Mirror Spectator message also reads that in May
the association marked with great magnificence William Saroyan’s
100th anniversary at the American Book Center where those present
got acquainted with the writer’s life and works with the help of
lectures and video films. German translations of 7 of his books
were represented.