Here is Short Interview with French Armenian FilmMaker Arnaud khayadjanian About “Artsakh film Project” Due to the Storm in Europe will continue next week, but Please go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1268609988/artsakh
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Watch live from Paris French-Armenian filmmaker Arnaud Khayadjanian Speak to Wally Sarkeesian readying movie about Artsakh
Friday March, 2 10:00 AM Live from Paris on GagruleLive https://facebook.com/gagrulepage
French-Armenian film director Arnaud Khayadjanian is readying a feature drama about Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), its people, the rhythm of life and much more.
Titled “Artsakh”, the movie centers on universal stories, inspired by true events, with Khayadjanian paying homage to Karabakh, an emerging country.
Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, “Artsakh” addresses a variety of themes such as friendship, patriotism, youth, culture, family.
“It is a ‘hyperlink movie’ which shows many characters (around 20) telling several little stories”,
In the film, the people of Karabakh introduce themselves to the world through endearing characters, the film’s description on Kickstarter says.
ARNAUD KHAYADJANIAN BIOGRAPHY In 2014, Arnaud Khayadjanian adapted a French play by Laura Desprein into a short film entitled “BAD GIRL” which has been viewed 1.3 million times by streaming. “BAD GIRL” has been selected in 23 international festivals including Oscar Qualifying UPPSALA and it won both Vimeo Prize and Jury Prize in Sundance Channel Contest. In September 2015, Arnaud Khayadjanian has released “STONY PATHS”,
A documentary inspired by the story of his Armenian great-grandparents. The film was honored by the French critics and was selected in 24 international festivals. “STONY PATHS” received the Jury Prize from Ismailia Festival in Egypt, the Best Documentary Prize in Yerevan Film Festival, and it was broadcasted on Armenian Shant TV. Last summer, Arnaud Khayadjanian has directed his second documentary “WE ARE OUR MOUNTAINS” produced bay Stanoz Films about the unknown and extraordinary people of Artsakh.
In September 2017, Arnaud Khayadjanian’s new short film “DEAF HEARTS”, produced by Envie de Tempête is broadcasting on TV channel ARTE. Currently, he is developing “NO MORE HEROES” a short film produced by Good Fortune about French “greasers” written with Maïté Sonnet.
FilmMaker Arnaud Khayadjanian at GagruleLive “A movie about Nagorno-Karabakh” March 2, 2018
Mark your calendar Friday March 2, 2018 Interview a filmmaker ARNAUD KHAYADJANIAN A movie about Nagorno-Karabakh 10:00 AM Pacific time
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SYNOPSIS
Through universal and unifying stories, inspired by true stories, Arnaud Khayadjanian pays homage to Nagorno-Karabakh, an emerging country. ARTSAKH, sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, addresses a wide variety of themes such as friendship, patriotism, youth, culture, family. The Nagorno-Karabakh people present themselves to the world – through endearing characters – under a modern, courageous and dynamic face.
DIRECTOR’S MOTIVATIONS
To the world, Nagorno-Karabakh would not exist, it would be an imaginary territory, a cloudless landscape, a fiction in the minds of its inhabitants. Yet, I did meet that so-called faceless country, a thousand-faceted people, bereaved by wars and orphaned by liberty, but still standing and heroic. Two years after Les Chemins Arides (Best Documentary Award in Yerevan), I had the immense pride to realize We Are Our Mountains. I was so fascinated by my meeting with the people and landscapes from Nagorno-Karabakh, that I wrote this project. Through this film, ARTSAKH, I wish to introduce this country to an international audience.
Risks and challenges
In Nagorno-Karabakh, many benefits in terms of image are planned. The film will be broadcast in cinemas in France and Armenia, on television channels, on the Internet, by DVD, at international festivals. Social and economic benefits are also expected thanks to the active participation of Nagorno-Karabakh people (actors, extras, technicians, translators); as well as expenses incurred in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh (hotel, meals, equipment, logistics, etc.)