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Turkish state TV wants to participate in international festivals with
documentary on Yerevan
news.am
May 28, 2012 | 09:09
ISTANBUL. - The Turkish state-run TRT television will soon air a
documentary, entitled `Distant Neighbor,' on Armenia's capital,
Yerevan.
In an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter, who visited TRT
in Istanbul, the film's creator Gulgun Cundubeyoglu noted that the
documentary pursues no political objectives and aims to present
Yerevan's social and cultural life to foreigners.
`We will air the film on TRT, and, afterwards, we plan on taking part
in international film festivals,' Cundubeyoglu said.
`Yerevan is a beautiful city. The film is great, too, and it has a
moving end,' the documentary's director Ozlem Okul added.
The shootings for the film were carried out in June 2011.
Armen Sargsyan, who represents Internews Armenia - which is a supporter
of the documentary's shootings - , underscored that the film was shot by
state-run television, and added that the film's director and crew were
amazed at Armenia's state of development.
documentary on Yerevan
news.am
May 28, 2012 | 09:09
ISTANBUL. - The Turkish state-run TRT television will soon air a
documentary, entitled `Distant Neighbor,' on Armenia's capital,
Yerevan.
In an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter, who visited TRT
in Istanbul, the film's creator Gulgun Cundubeyoglu noted that the
documentary pursues no political objectives and aims to present
Yerevan's social and cultural life to foreigners.
`We will air the film on TRT, and, afterwards, we plan on taking part
in international film festivals,' Cundubeyoglu said.
`Yerevan is a beautiful city. The film is great, too, and it has a
moving end,' the documentary's director Ozlem Okul added.
The shootings for the film were carried out in June 2011.
Armen Sargsyan, who represents Internews Armenia - which is a supporter
of the documentary's shootings - , underscored that the film was shot by
state-run television, and added that the film's director and crew were
amazed at Armenia's state of development.