Culture
Armenian films restored in 4K format will be shown in New York
On January 28, at 1:30 p.m. and January 31, at 1:00 p.m., the founders of Armenian cinema, Hamo Beknazaryan's "The House on the Volcano" (1928) and "Yerkir Nairi" (1930), will be shown in 4K restored format.
Sergei Parajanov was pardoned posthumously in Ukraine
The head of the Institute of National Memory of Ukraine, Anton Drobovych, announced that the National Commission for Rehabilitation in Ukraine officially acquitted Sergei Parajanov, who was convicted of rape 50 years ago.
A statue of Parajanov was unveiled in Yerevan, and it is planned to have a "Pomegranate Color" square.
At the beginning of the events of the 100th anniversary of Sergey Parajanov, the Minister of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Zhanna Andreasyan, announced that there is a goal to create a park of stars and a "Pomegranate Color" square in front of the Cinema House.
The Armenian film "American" also appeared in the 15 "Oscar" films list.
In the International Feature Film category of the 96th International "Oscar" award ceremony, the Armenian film "American" appeared in the list of 15 films.
The blacksmithing tradition of Gyumri was included in the representative list of UNESCO.
Blacksmithing was one of the most popular crafts in Armenia, but as an urban craft, it gained its full expression in Gyumri and flourished in the 19th century.
