DETROIT, Mich.—The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) announced that screenwriter and filmmaker Eric Nazarian will serve as Master of Ceremonies of the 9th Annual ANCA-ER Banquet.
“Eric Nazarian embodies the finest qualities of an artist as well as a true spirit of an advocate for truth and justice. He is able to masterfully raise awareness about issues concerning the Armenian nation—and humanity in general—through the creative medium of film,” said ANCA-ER Board Member Armen Sahakyan. “We are eagerly awaiting for the cinematic adaptation of Chris Bohjalian’s New York Times bestselling novel The Sandcastle Girls, which will undoubtedly be a huge success given Eric’s artistic talent and wealth of experience.”
Nazarian was born in Armenia and raised in Los Angeles, Calif. He is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and photojournalist. In 2007, Nazarian wrote and directed “The Blue Hour,” a first feature film that won six international awards. In 2008, Nazarian received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (home of the Oscars) prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting for his original screenplay, “Giants.” In turn, Nazarian’s film “Bolis” was the recipient of the Best Short Film Award at the 14th ARPA International Film Festival in 2011. He is currently adapting Bohjalian’s critically acclaimed novel, The Sandcastle Girls, for the big screen.
“For centuries, the Armenian people have tirelessly taken stands and fought for human rights, freedom of expression, liberty and the right to self-determination. Our rebel songs are very old and spiced with endurance and absolute commitment to the cause that every human deserves. The ANCA represents the continuation of that heritage well into the 21st-century. I am very proud and honored to be a part of this year’s ANCA’s Eastern Region Banquet,” Nazarian said.
The banquet, sponsored by the ANCA-ER Endowment Fund, will begin with an elegant cocktail reception and silent auction at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and awards ceremony at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 14. Tickets for the banquet are $150, but available for $125 if purchased before Oct. 31. To purchase tickets, please, visit the secure payment portal: ww.ancaef.org/banquet.
The event will take place in the heart of Detroit at the prestigious Westin Book Cadillac Hotel located at the corner of State Street and Detroit’s Washington Boulevard, once dubbed the Fifth Avenue of the Midwest. For details on hotel reservations, call 1-800-241-3333 and reference “ANCA” to get the reduced rate of $149/night for the rooms. Additional information about the banquet is available at: https://er.anca.org/banquet
The ANCA Eastern Region Endowment Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization that supports the ANCA Eastern Region in outreach to Armenian-American communities.
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Great. I would have loved to participate – an acting role – in Nazarian’s adaptation and screenplay of Bohcalyan’s best seller, Sandcastle Girls. An actress from the international community in Geneva (UN), free lance writer and journalist, am equally committed to the Armenian and other human rights causes (how to an redeem the Armenian genocide by appealing to international legal instruments). Rather than banquets which, given the price and the fact that I live in Geneva, no way can I attend. Success to both “culture” authors and best of luck to ANcA – PS ANCA Eastern Region, what is your definition? Too many Armenian associations in the diaspora with Eastern… , Western… headings. All Armenians in the world, outside the Armenian Republic, should unite under the same representation… aline d.