British Council established a special award within framework of Golden
Apricot VIII Yerevan Film Festival
arminfo
Friday, July 1, 23:51
The British Council has established a special award within the
framework of VIII Golden Apricot International Film Festival
British Council Armenia Director Arevik Saribekyan said that “The New
Name of the Festival” award will be conferred on the active and
promising participant. The award- winning Armenian participant will
participate in the Encounters 17th International Film Festival on
16-20 November 2011 in Bristol, UK.
Saribekyan pointed out that “The New Name of the Festival” is not the
only surprise from the British Council. Cultural Management Workshops
will be held from 11 to12 July 2011 within the framework of Cultural
Leadership International programme. During this two-day workshop the
participants will study business strategy and planning of cultural
projects, marketing and audience development and the tools available
to reach different groups of the community. The workshops will be run
by Roger McCann and Hussain Currimbhoy (UK). oger McCann is Visiting
Lecturer in Arts Management for London Metropolitan University where
he teaches the arts management module for the MA in Arts and Heritage
Management, and for London’s South Bank University, where he teaches
two undergraduate courses on Arts Management and Theatre Production.
Hussain Currimbhoy has been the programmer for the Sheffield Doc/Fest
since 2007, and lives and works in Sheffield, UK. With the support of
British Council famous film critic and historian Derek Malcolm (UK)
and BAFTA award-winning Pawel Pawlikowski will arrive in Armenia. They
will conduct master classes for the Armenian students. “We are glad to
announce that our cooperation with Golden Apricot is developing with
every passing year”, she said.