Watch Filmmaker Terry George says The Promise is not Just a Film it is now a movement,

November 22, 2017 By administrator

By Wally Sarkeesian, interview

We caught up with Terry George at Arpa International film festival,

Academy Award-winning screenwriter-director Terry George (The Promise, In the Name of the Father, Hotel Rwanda, The Shore, Some Mother’s Son) received the prestigious Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award named after the German soldier/medic who was stationed in the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian Genocide and documented the atrocities he witnessed in photographs.

Arpa’s coveted Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award, presented each year to a filmmaker whose work contributes toward the struggle for social consciousness and human rights, was awarded to Terry George in recognition of his extensive body of films that have shed light on the situation in his native Northern Ireland, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Armenian Genocide.

Terry George also received a unique stone-cross sculpted by Los Angeles-based artist Hrach Gukasyan. The tradition of etching crosses on stone is unique to the Armenian and Irish nations. A special stone-cross with a Celtic cross surrounded by Armenian motifs was commissioned by Arpa IFF, symbolizing the Armenian people’s gratitude to the Irish filmmaker.

Director of latest Armenian Genocide movie in Yerevan: We didn’t shoot it for just a month, but for 100 years

September 22, 2017 By administrator

Terry George, the director of The Promise, the latest movie about Armenian Genocide, is in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan; this is his second visit to the country. He visited Armenia for the first time four years ago, to conduct studies for this film.
During Friday’s press conference, George said when he heard from non-Armenian filmmakers or audience that they had never heard of the Armenian Genocide and are surprised that the United States or Great Britain have not recognized it to this day and that the Turkish government denies the genocide, he believes this movie is a success.

The director added that he basically came across two views from those who watched this movie: “We knew very little about the Armenian Genocide,” and “We knew nothing about it.” He expressed a view that The Promise solves some educational issues also in this regard.

And, besides, in Terry George’s words, they are trying to draw attention—through this film—to the refugees’ issue which still exists. He noted that the greatest crime of the 20th century has not yet been recognized by the international community, and that is why today we see what is happening in Syria and Myanmar.

The filmmaker stated that they did not shoot The Promise for just a month, but for 100 years.

In turn, Eric Esrailian, the co-producer of this film, attached importance to Chris Cornell, the composer and performer of the soundtrack of The Promise. To note, Cornell committed suicide in May.

As per Esrailian, despite not being an Armenian, Chris Cornell was so caring about the Armenian Genocide issue, he had put his heart and soul into his song, and he condemned genocide denial.

By Shushan Shatikyan

Filmmaker Terry George: Denial of Armenian Genocide justification for new slaughter “the Promise movie”

September 13, 2016 By administrator

tery-armenian-genocide Filmmaker Terry George, director of the Promise movie, believes that denial of the Armenian Genocide became justification for other slaughters.

During a press conference following the premiere of the Promise film, Terry George spoke of political influence of the Turkish government and denial of the event amid strategic importance.

“For me and for the world this is not a question did it happen or if it happened, vast majority of historical studies firmly established this was a planned attempt to wipe Armenian nation,” he said.
The first screening of “The Promise,” a movie about Armenian Genocide, took place Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Terry George, actors Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac, and Charlotte Le Bon as well as famous musician Serj Tankian, who is lead singer of the world-renowned American Armenian rock band System of a Down (SOAD) and composer of the soundtrack of this movie, “shone” on the red carpet event for the premiere of “The Promise.”

The film “The Promise” by director Terry George, who largely evokes the Armenian genocide at the Toronto Film Festival

September 9, 2016 By administrator

The film “The Promise” by director Terry George, who largely evokes the Armenian genocide at the Toronto Film Festival

The American film “The Promise” by British director Terry George will be presented on September 11th at Toronto International Film Festival Film (Canada). “The Promise” released in theaters in the fall. It tells the story of a young woman covered by an American journalist and a medical student in the last days of the Ottoman Empire in 1922. “The Promise” which was produced with the financial support of the Armenian-American billionaire Kirk Kerkorian -disparu in June 2015-, also discusses extensively the issue of the Armenian genocide. A film with many well-known actors such as Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac, Jean Reno, Angela Sarafyan or James Cromwell. The famous musician Serge Tankian has also contributed to the film “Hollywood”.

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