CONFERENCE "CINEMA AS MEANS FOR INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE" TO
BE HELD IN YEREVAN
24-06-2008 12:00:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, JUNE 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The conference "Cinema as
Means for Intercultural Dialogue" will be held on the days of
the fifth "Golden Apricot" International Film Festival, to be
held in Yerevan between July 13 and 20. The objective of this
conference to be held by the assistance and on the initiative of
the Council of Europe is to discuss the role of cinema and
cinematography in the establishment of the dialogue.
According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan
correspondent by Susanna Haroutiunian, the Artistic Director of
the festival, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and the
Ukraine will take part in the conference. In her words, the
intercultural dialogue is a primary program for the Council of
Europe as it is considered to be a source of mutual enrichment
for the European states in religious and political terms.
Susanna Haroutiunian mentioned that a number of famous
European structure officials, producers, festival organizers
from Armenia and abroad involved in cinema will take part in the
conference.