AZERBAIJAN DOUBTS AVAILABILITY OF FILMS FOR FESTIVAL IN GYUMRI
Vestnik Kavkaza
April 9 2012
Russia
The Azerbaijani Ministry for Culture and Tourism does not support
the Azerbaijani Film Festival in Armenia’s Gyumri set for April 12,
1news.az cites Yusuf Sheykhov, head of the cinematography section of
the ministry, as saying.
The official explained that the Azerbaijani ministry cannot cooperate
with Armenia because of the latter’s “occupation policy.”
The Journalist Club in Armenia’s Gyumri planned to host an Azerbaijani
Film Festival on April 12. Four short films made in Azerbaijan
in 2007-2008 (one documentary and three feature films) were to be
demonstrated. One of the films was to be awarded with a premium for
Audience’s Sympathy. The festival was organized within the framework of
the Caucasus World Center and the British and US embassies in Armenia.
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