Dutch director Stelling has become guest of Golden Apricot high cine

Dutch film director Jos Stelling has become the guest of Golden
Apricot high cinema school

2010-03-26 16:23:00

ArmInfo. Dutch film director Jos Stelling has become the guest of the
Golden Apricot high cinema school. He is supposed to make three short
films in cooperation with three students. The subject is Love and
(Yerevan) City. The lucky ones – the students whose projects have been
selected by Stelling – are Hasmik Hovhannesyan ("Hat"), Marianna
Yeghiazaryan ("Mystery") and Artur Sukiassyan ("Handsome Guy of
Yerevan").

Stelling says that it is funny and interesting to cooperate with young
film makers. He is sure that practice is the main thing in film
making. There are lots of nuances in this business and few young film
makers are aware of them. For example, one must always have something
sweet in the shooting area as sweets stimulate mental activity and
cheer up. One more important nuance is to say "thanks" to actors. A
film director must never shout and must always be in time.

To remind, the Golden Apricot high cinema school was opened in Yerevan
in 2008. Such well-known film makers as Atom Egoyan, Abbas Kiarostami
and Krzysztof Zanussi have given master classes at the school so far.
Over 30 students from Armenia, Georgia, TUrkey, the United States and
Iran have took part in the workshops. Egoyan made 1 short film during
the workshop, Kiarostami – 17 films.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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