It is a warm December day. I am heading to the city of Toyonaka in Osaka prefecture, Japan, where ‘The Stateless Diplomat’ – Mimi Malayan’s film about Diana Apcar’s life and activities – is about […]
Arpa (Los Angeles) and Pomegranate (Toronto) Film Festivals have slated Ani Hovannisian’s new documentary The Hidden Map for their 2019 festivals in November. Prior to any public screenings, The Hidden Map has been recognized with an ImpactDOCS award […]
BROOKLYN, NY – Venera Films is proud to announce the theatrical release of Anahid Abad’s captivating Armenian story, YEVA, starring Karabakh-born Armenian actress Narineh Grigoryan. The film has premiered at more than 40 festivals worldwide […]
Taniel, directed by Garo Berberian, a beautiful, dramatic and poetic film about the last months of Armenian poet Taniel Varoujan has had a busy year of international festival screenings. Following its wins at Bermuda International […]
The seed that spurred the making of The Stateless Diplomat was the discovery of a box of papers in my uncle’s closet in 2002. It contained Diana Apcar’s books and some papers, which brought to mind several […]
It has been a truly wonderful experience sharing “Taniel” with audiences at festivals around the world. Whether it be at Screenplay in Shetland, Bermuda International Film Festival or at Golden Apricot in Armenia, one question […]
WORCESTER, Mass.—The sixth annual Worcester Armenian Film Festival, featuring screenings and discussions with filmmakers, will take place on Thursday, May 16 at the Sprinkler Factory and Sunday, May 19 at the Armenian Church of the […]
The sixth edition of the Socially Relevant Film Festival, executive directed by Nora Armani, gets underway in downtown New York this coming March 16th. Founded to honor the memory of her Cairene cousin Vanya Exerjian, […]
When the American-made motion picture Ravished Armenia was released in 1919, it became the first film to tell the story of the World War I Armenian Genocide through the eyes of a survivor, Aurora Mardiganian. […]
Critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Bared Maronian is pledging to shed light on the unknown in his latest production Women of 1915. On Sunday evening in Lexington, Massachusetts, Maronian shared a screening of the documentary, which […]
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