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Films on Armenian Topics in Diaspora


It is a reality that new generation of Armenian Diaspora abandons its national roots. On the other hand, many Diaspora Armenian artists continue raising Armenian topics. Do the interactions with historical homeland help them carry on with realizing their creative abilities, what do the new generation of Diaspora Armenians gain from communicating with the Armenian culture? Hayk Hambardzumyan talks about these topics with Hayk Hambardzum, American Armenian filmmaker.
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Pietro Marcello


Italian filmmaker Pietro Marcello is fascinated with the art of Artavazd Peleshian. The documentary of Marcello entitled “Silence of Peleshian” was screened in the Golden Apricot film festival this year. Pietro Marcello was in Armenia for the first time. He told Fr. Ruben Zargarian about the impressions he got from the Golden Apricot and Yerevan, talked about the specifics of Armenian and world film industry.

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“Golden Apricot -10”


Despite the diversity of presented films and participant countries, 10th International Golden Apricot film festival seemingly bears French or French-Armenian tones. The festival was launched by screening François Truffaut’s “Shoot the Piano Player” starring Charles Aznavour and will be closed with the film “Parajanov” starring Serj Avetikyan, also being the film director. Hayk Hambardzumyan talks about the touches of jubilee apricot, the specifics of embodying the character of Sergei Parajanov, with actor, film director Serj Avetikyan.

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Grigor Muradyan


Constitution is the key development milestone of a democratic state. What is its role and significance to an ordinary citizen, how much do we realize the importance of constitution in our personal lives, do we recognize our constitutional rights and obligations? Fr. Ruben Zargarian talks about the above-mentioned issues with the First Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia.

Peace Building


Why are people, communities and countries dissentious, what is the real, core reason for human conflicts, intolerance and wars, what do we need not to get into confrontations, obtain inner peace? Writer Hovhannes Yeranyan, Father Shnorhk Sargsyan and journalist Ara Galoyan share their thoughts on these and other issues related to peace building.
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Davit Muradyan, part 2


Davit Muradyan considers the goals of religion and culture as the same; both are designed for the improvement of man. The conversation with Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian is about the art-culture relationships and preservation mechanisms for culture.

Loyalty


What is loyalty to ideas, country, work, man and the Church? Why is loyalty considered to be a virtue, why does a man learns to live in loyalty? Father Vahram Melikyan, former judge Pargev Ohanyan, at critic Ara Khzmalyan share their thoughts on the topic.
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Davit Muradyan


The language is a memory, national integrity, the language is a vital means of forming independence and identity. The conversation of Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian with film critic, writer Davit Muradyan on the inmost and applied role of language. According to the film critic, the basis for any culture makes the language, however, to his pity, at present, we are not making use of the huge ethical, cognitive, spiritual reserves that the Armenian language possesses.
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TOPIC: guest – Rev. Father Shahe Ananian


Our Church attaches high importance to the role and significance of translation movement by the Feasts of the Holy Translators. An unprecedented cultural uplift, which originates from the exceptional translation of the Bible.

The Armenian Holy Bible is matchless in its accuracy of translation and elegance of style. It is still a matter of debates for the specialists, as to how could our holy translators, without having any culture of writing and respectively elaborated literary language, manage to create such monumental piece of work. Hayk Hambardzumyan discusses this cultural phenomenon and the specifics of the Bible translation with Rev. Father Shahe Aanian
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Vladimir Harutyunyan


Vladimir Harutyunyan is a businessman from Moscow. He develops management projects for companies dealing with oil and gas mining and sale. Our hero has always had a keen interest in the black gold market. He has even written a book about it. He used to be the director of "Soyuz Oil Export" in Soviet times. He has a large family of 4 children and 13 grand-children. The humanitarian was again in his homeland, visiting Kecharis monastery complex, which is under restoration thanks to his donations.
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Garo Tertzakian


American Armenian physician, philanthropist, was born in Lebanon. He received his primary education in Nishan Palandjian College and studied medicine in the American University of Beirut. This is where he met his future wife, Sylvie, who came from Jerusalem. They moved to US after they got married. At present, they reside in Santa Ana, California (Orange County). They live happily with their children Talin and Aram.
1987 was crucial for Garo Tertzakian. He was invited to Armenia. Since then, he visits Armenia every year. He has supported a number of hospitals through provision of up-to-date medical equipment and professional skills. In recent years, he cooperates with St. Nerses Hospital of Holy See of Etchmiadzin. He was awarded a letter of blessing of His Holiness, Mkhitar Heratsi Medal and various awards.
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Harutyun Khachatryan


The jubilee 10th annual Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival will soon launch. Harutyun Khachatryan, the Director of the Film Festival, is sure that we’ll have a second chance of telling about us through the Golden Apricot, invite different people and represent ourselves to world. The festival is a wonderful opportunity to get familiarized the world cinematography. In his conversation with Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian, the film director addressed also the development prospects of film production in Armenia, the role of cinematography in protection of our cultural borders.