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YEREVAN, APRIL 4, ARMENPRESS. Armenia will be represented for the first time in the Cannes Film Market (Marché du Film) in 2017 in the Village International/Pantiero section – N226 paviliion.
The ministry of culture of Armenia discussed the participation bids for the Film Market of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.
The ministry told ARMENPRESS 12 film projects were presented.
The following projects were selected by the jury.
Bars Media – ‘Aurora’s sunrise’
Sergo Ustyan – ‘Exchange’
Arthur Sukiasyan – ‘The wounded city’
The culture ministry had formed a special commission for the participation at the Film Market of the Cannes Film Festival, which is scheduled for May 17-28.
The commission’s chairman is Arsen Baghdasaryan (filmmaking expert), members – Guzh Tadevosyan (representative of culture ministry), Hovhannes Galstyan (filmmaker, founder of “Cinema” center), Vardan Abovyan (producer, representative of Armenia’s national cinema center), Arman Yeritsyan (director), Narine Mkrtchyan (director).
The culture ministry is willing to present the film projects which didn’t make it in the selection course in the Cannes film market, in case of receiving appropriate materials from the authors.