A conversation between filmmakers Atom Egoyan and Nora Martirosyan, on the occasion of Nora Martirosyan’s film SHOULD THE WIND DROP being submitted as Armenia’s official entry in the Academy Awards. This conversation was screened for Academy members who will vote to determine which submissions move into the next category for consideration. SHOULD THE WIND DROP… Continue reading Should The Wind Drop: Atom Egoyan and Nora Martirosyan in Conversation
Category: Culture
Five Years in Karabakh Through Anush Babajanyan’s Lens
Anush Babajanyan is a photojournalist, but the kind who doesn’t like to talk about herself. Her focus is the people she photographs. Anush was in Karabakh when the war erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2020. She was also there during the Four Day War in April 2016. She travels to Karabakh in war and… Continue reading Five Years in Karabakh Through Anush Babajanyan’s Lens
Armenia to Sri Lanka – Daao’s musical venture
Daao is an Armenia-based artist who recently dropped his first album. Hailing from a small city, he traveled to Sri Lanka, where in the island’s ancient jungles he set up a small studio to work on his new release. The album itself, as Daao describes, was a reflection on his childhood. “A trip back to… Continue reading Armenia to Sri Lanka – Daao’s musical venture
Remembering Mariam Shahinyan, Turkey’s first professional female photographer
When writer and researcher Anahit Ghazaryan saw Mariam Shahinyan’s work, it was love at first sight. It all started in Istanbul, with a little photo of a girl with long hair taken by Shahinyan. An Armenian genocide survivor, Shahinyan is Turkey’s first female studio photographer. Outside some corners in Turkey, very few know about her… Continue reading Remembering Mariam Shahinyan, Turkey’s first professional female photographer
Le film “Haut-Karabagh: deux enfants dans la guerre” raconte les déracinés de l’Artsakh
Le film “Haut-Karabagh: deux enfants dans la guerre” raconte l’histoire de deux garçons du village de Talish, dans le Karabakh, a la frontière avec l’Azerbaïdjan. Leur vie paisible a été interrompue lorsqu’en 2020, l’Azerbaïdjan a enclenché une guerre contre le Haut-Karabagh et a bombardé Talish, maintenant sous occupation azerbaïdjanaise. Sur le plateau de CivilNet, le… Continue reading Le film “Haut-Karabagh: deux enfants dans la guerre” raconte les déracinés de l’Artsakh
Exploring the broken promises of international law in Palestine
Stefan Ziegler is the producer of a film called “Broken – A Palestinian Journey Through International Law.” The film will be screened in multiple venues and universities in Armenia including the Golden Apricot Film Festival. The story focuses on the humanitarian consequences of the wall built between Israel and Palestine. Stefan explains what the relevance… Continue reading Exploring the broken promises of international law in Palestine
18th annual Golden Apricot Film Festival kicks off in Yerevan
The 18th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival kicked off in Yerevan on October 3. From October 3 to 10, Armenian film enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to enjoy a number of special movies. This year’s honorary guest to the festival is American screenwriter and director Paul Schrader. He is the screenwriter of Martin… Continue reading 18th annual Golden Apricot Film Festival kicks off in Yerevan
Yerevan’s flourishing underground scene – Poligraf’s story
Armenia’s electronic music scene has been flourishing in the past few years. Poligraf is one of the city’s spaces which is not only showcasing international and local DJs, but is also holding classes to teach beatmatching, mixing and phrasing to a new generation. With foreign artists noticing Armenia’s music scene, some think that Yerevan could… Continue reading Yerevan’s flourishing underground scene – Poligraf’s story
The Armenian Within Us: A book launch in memory of Hrant Dink
On Hrant Dink’s birthday, on September 15, the launch of The Armenian Within Us took place in Yerevan. The book was written by 35 contemporary Turkish writers, on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, in memory of Hrant Dink.
The Story of Three Italians in Gyumri | La storia di tre italiani a Gyumri
The stories of Italians Massimiliano “Max” Floriani Antonio Montalto, and Marzio converge in Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city. Max, together with his wife Mariam, has restored a neoclassical style house, typical of old Gyumri, to an Italian-Armenian bed and breakfast. Antonio, who is Italy’s Honorary Consul to Armenia and founder of the Family Care Foundation,… Continue reading The Story of Three Italians in Gyumri | La storia di tre italiani a Gyumri