AFGHANS KNOW ARMENIA THANKS TO PARAJANOV AND ARMENIAN MUSIC
YEREVAN, JULY 16. ARMINFO. “Afghans know Armenia mainly thanks to great
Parajanov and Armenian music”, Film Director from Afghanistan Siddik
Barmak stated during the news conference, Saturday. His film “Osama”
is presented in the contest of fiction films of the film festival
“Golden Apricot – 2005”.
At the same time the director mentioned though he has taken part in
such famous festivals like Golden Globe, Venice contest, and received
prizes for Osama, he liked the “taste” of Golden apricot and the
whole Armenia very much. he expressed hope that his new film The War
of Opium will take part in the Yerevan Third Festival in 2006.