THE FESTIVAL OF YOUNG FILM DIRECTORS LAUNCHED IN YEREVAN
Aysor
Nov 6 2009
Armenia
Since November 8 – 18 in Yerevan will take place the 4th republican
festival of young directors. In the festival will participate the
art directors representing Yerevan as well as directors from Gyumri,
Vanadzor, Kapan, and Goris.
The organizer of the festival, Sona Meloyan speaking about the ideas
that say that the "theatre life is dead", "critical" mentioned that
the experts, the foreign guests who had participated in the previous
festivals say that they have seen such "theatrical boom" in no other
CIS country but Armenia.
The speaker said the experts find exclusive the fact that even Georgia
which is thought to be theatrical country the youngest director
is 40 years old, whereas in Armenia the directors partaking in the
theatrical festival are only 30 years old. Half of them have already
passed qualification in Moscow.
"In Armenia the return of the youth to this profession after having
lost the interest towards it for a long period, as well as the prestige
now is having a strong growth", – mentioned S. Meloyan.
The organizer also added that the RA Culture Ministry and the Union
of the theater workers will participate in the festival.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
