ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF EUROPEAN FILMS STARTS IN YEREVAN
13-12-2006 12:12:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The annual festival of
European films started in Yerevan on December 12 with show of
the "Christmas Holiday at the Front" German full-length film and
"Perished Art" Polish short animated film at the "Moscow"
theater.
At the press conference preceded the start of the festival,
convened by the Ambassadors of the European Union member
countries accredited in the RA, Robin Liddell, the First Advisor
of the European Commission delegation to Armenia stated that the
festival will be held this year in Gyumri and Kapan as well,
correspondingly on December 14-17 and 16-19. In Mr.Liddell's
words, the festival films will be shown in Yerevan with payable
tickets, in Kapan and Gyumri with free tickets. He also stated
that all the money gathered as a result of show of the films in
Yerevan will be used for charity purposes.
He mentioned that the festival of European films being held
in Armenia already for the third time has become traditional
one. The festival was organized in Gyumri the last year, and the
city of Kapan was also involved in the festival this year. "Our
goal is to present the European cinematographic art in the
marzes as well, as people here, being far from the capital, are
not, in particular, involved in cultural programs," R.Liddell
emphasized.