Mediamax, Armenia
Oct 15 2012
The EU Delegation and the German Embassy in Armenia will launch public
screenings of the film Parada on October 17 and 18
Yerevan/Mediamax/. The EU Delegation to Armenia and the German
Embassy in Yerevan will launch public screenings of the film Parada on
17 and 18 October at Congress Hotel Ballroom starting from 19:30.
`The film is part of the European Union activities for promoting human
rights awareness in Armenia, and relates to non-discrimination of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) persons. The screenings,
initially planned for the second week of October, were postponed when
the agreed venues were cancelled the events due to public pressure.
Traian Hristea, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia and Reiner
Morell, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia
noted that Parada is a film about tolerance, which does not offend
anyone, nor impose opinions. During a press conference on 9 October,
the Ambassadors asserted that those who want to watch the film should
have the opportunity to do so, while those who stand against it, have
the right to express their opinion’, EU Delegation said today in a
press release.
The film Parada is an internationally acclaimed Serbian drama dealing
with the delicate subject of LGBT rights. The film focuses on an
attempt to organise the Belgrade gay pride parade, after a first
attempt in 2001 ended violently. Parada gained international attention
after its release in October 2011.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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