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Private Screening of “45 Days: The Fight for a Nation” by Emile Ghessen at Imagine Cinema Carlton, Toronto

The highly-anticipated documentary on the war in Artsakh "45 Days: The Fight for a Nation" will screen at the Imagine Cinema Carlton, Toronto, on November 8. The documentary is directed by former Royal Marines Commando Emile Ghessen. It shows ...

Artsakh War Film ‘Gate to Heaven’ Wins 4 Awards at Ontario International Film Festival

(Panorama)- Jivan Avetisyan's “Gate to Heaven”, a film about the 2016 Artsakh war, has won four prestigious awards at the Ontario International Film Festival. “Congratulations to the team behind "Gate to Heaven" for winning 4 of our ...

Intent to Destroy: Armenian Genocide Documentary Wins Award at RUSDOCFILMFEST in New York

(Armradio)- Armenian Genocide documentary “Intent to Destroy” directed by Joe Berlinger has received the “Humanism in the Modern World” award at the 14th Independent American-Russian Documentary Film Festival (RUSDOCFILMFEST) in New ...

Armenian Soprano Mané Galoyan Wins Second Prize at Operalia 2021 World Opera Competition

(Armradio)- Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan won the second prize at the Operalia 2021 world opera competition. Galoyan shared the second award with tenors Bekhzod Davronov (Uzbekistan) and Jonah Hoskins (USA). Russia mezzo-soprano Victoria ...

BBC Music Magazine Explores the Enduring Influence of Komitas

BBC Music Magazine’s Michael Church explores the enduring influence of Komitas, the composer and pioneering folk-collector whose career met a brutal end. The author notes that while many in the world would name Aram Khachatourian as greatest ...

Stamp Dedicated to Armenian St. Thaddeus Monastery Issued

Stamp dedicated to Armenoan St. Thaddeus Monastery was issued in Iran (Asbarez) – In conjunction with the opening of a joint exhibition of selected Iranian and Armenian stamps organized by the Artak Manukian Museum and the Iranian National Postal ...

Virtual Tour of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Launched

Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (Armradio)- Thanks to the joint work of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and On Point, it is now possible to take a virtual tour of the temporary exhibition hall of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Insti...

Oscars 2022: Armenia Selects ‘Should the Wind Drop’ for International Feature Film

Armenia has chosen Should the Wind Drop as its official submission to the 94rd Academy Awards in the international feature film category. The 2020 Armenian-Belgian-French drama film is directed by Nora Martirosyan and ...

Armenian Singer, Songwriter Hayko Dies Aged 48

Singer and songwriter, Honored Artist of Armenia Hayko (Hayk Hakobyan) has died aged 48. Chief of staff of the Yerevan State Medical University Shushan Danielyan confirmed the news to Public Radio of Armenia. He had been in grave condition since ...

Hagop Oshagan’s Work Now Online

The works of the 20th c. Western Armenian Literature titan now accessible to all  The entire oeuvre of Hagop Oshagan, one of the giants of Western Armenian Literature, is now online and easily accessible to all, free of charge. The ...