TAVIANI BROTHERS TO SHOOT A FILM ABOUT GENOCIDE
AZG Armenian Daily #049, 18/03/2006
Armenian Genocide
Europe Assigns 600.000 Euros
The March 9 sitting of Eurimages foundation of the Council of Europe took a decision to assign 600.000 euros to famous Italian filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani brothers to shoot "The Larks' Hamlet" feature film dealing with the Armenian Genocide. All members of the foundation's jury except for Turkish one voted for the decision. This foundation that supports European film production has 32 member states.
According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Armenia, French chairman of the foundation Jacques Toubon resolutely backed this decision in his speech and accused Turkey of the Genocide calling it a historic fact. Despite dissatisfaction of the Turkish representative and official Ankara, the jury's opinion remained unchanged.
By Tamar Minasian
Armenian Genocide
Europe Assigns 600.000 Euros
The March 9 sitting of Eurimages foundation of the Council of Europe took a decision to assign 600.000 euros to famous Italian filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani brothers to shoot "The Larks' Hamlet" feature film dealing with the Armenian Genocide. All members of the foundation's jury except for Turkish one voted for the decision. This foundation that supports European film production has 32 member states.
According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Armenia, French chairman of the foundation Jacques Toubon resolutely backed this decision in his speech and accused Turkey of the Genocide calling it a historic fact. Despite dissatisfaction of the Turkish representative and official Ankara, the jury's opinion remained unchanged.
By Tamar Minasian
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