WORKS OF ARTAVAZD PELESHIAN’S NEW, "HOMO SAPIENS" FEATURE FILM TO START IN LATE 2007
Noyan Tapan
Jan 08 2007
YEREVAN, JANUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Works on shooting world-famous film
director Artavazd Peleshian’s "Homo Sapiens" feature film will start
in late 2007.
Hasmik Poghosian, the RA Minister of Culture and Youth Issues informed
the Noyan Tapan correspondent about it.
The Minister stated that at present Artavazd Peleshian works on the
final variant of the film scenario, and when it is ready, works on
shooting will start.
Hasmik Poghosian mentioned that the preliminary agreement on financing
of the film is in force, according to what, according to former
Minister Gevorg Gevorgian’s promise, Armenia will attempt to allocate
at least 250 thousand U.S. dollars annually for that film of 1 mln
U.S. dollars. That money must be allocated from the year budget of the
National Film Center founded on the basis of the "Hayfilm" film studio.
In H.Poghosian’s words, the film director intends to make some changes
in the scenario because of what works on shooting will be postponed.
In Mrs.Poghosian’s words, she has been acquainted with the talented
director’s works still since early ages, just herself, when working
at the Cultural Committee for Coopeation with Foreign Countries, sent
Peleshian’s films countinuously for years to this or that country
for show.