We are pleased to inform you that this year’s edition of Art Film
Festival, Slovakia is focused on the films by the German-Armenian
director, author and producer Don Askarian. The retrospective of
his six films will take place from 20th to 28th June, 2003.
The screening times are:
• The Bear
24.06.2003, 13.00h, Cinema Pramen
• Komitas
22.06.2003, 19.00h, Cinema Pramen
• Avetik
24.06.2003, 14.00h, Cinema Kuplena Dvorana
• Paradjanov
24.06.2003, 16.00h, Videoprojection
• Musicians
22.06.2003, 14.00h, Videoprojection
• On the Old Roman Road
21.06.2003, 16.00h, Cinema Pramen
The Art Film Festival presents also an exhibition of the photographs by
Don Askarian at the Festival’s main location in the spa town
Trencianske Teplice (sponsored by the German Federal Foreign Office).
The opening of the exhibition, which features about 30 photographs,
will take place on 21st of June, 2003, Hotel Flora, Ulica 17.
Novembre, 914 51 Trencianske Teplice, phone: +421-32-6552981-5.
The body of work by Berlin-based artist combines pictures from his films
and shootings as well as original photographs. The exhibitions of
photographs by Don Askarian were already held up in Tokyo, Berlin, Potsdam
Film Museum, Armenia.
Don Askarian, recently honored with a Harvard Film Archive retrospective,
is
considered the greatest living Armenian filmmaker, will speak at the Hotel
Flora (Anglicky dvor) at 11 a.m. on 22nd of June.
Don Askarian will be awarded the "Golden Camera" at the opening
ceremony of the Artfilm Festival. The ceremony will take place on 20th of
June at 6:00 pm in the Cinema Kúpel'ná Dvorana in Trencianske Teplice.
For further information on the retrospective and the exhibition please go
to www.artfilm.sk.
For further information on Don Askarian and his work please go to
www.don-askarian.am
Askarian Film, Niebuhrstr.69, 10629 Berlin, phone & fax: +49-30-324 60 23,
mailto:
askarianfilm@web.de
