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TorontoHye’s Interview With Filmmaker Francois Jacob and Human Rights Advocate Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte About The Making Of “Under The Same Sun” About NK Conflict

Stepanakert Soviet theatre in ruins as featured in "Under the Same Sun". Photo courtesy of Francois Jacob. The Documentary About Nagorno Karabakh ...

June 5, 2020

French-Armenian Director Nora Martirosyan’s Film Included in Cannes 2020 Lineup

A scene from Nora Martirosyan's film "Si Le Vent Tombe” (Panorama)- “Si Le Vent Tombe” (Should the Wind Fall) by famous French-Armenian director Nora Martirosyan has been included in the lineup of the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film ...

June 4, 2020

Armenian American Designer Shifts from Sewing Glamorous Dresses to Making Masks

Pol Atteu (Armradio)- After non-essential businesses closed in Los Angeles due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Armenian American designer Pol Atteu shifted from sewing glamorous dresses for celebrities to making masks. Pol Atteu has dressed a number of ...

May 31, 2020

Filmmaker Francois Jacob’s Documentary On Nagorno Karabakh Conflict “Under The Same Sun” To Premiere At Canadian Hot Docs

The film crew filming Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte in her ancestral village of Khndzoresk, Armenia, May 2018. (TorontoHye)- French-Canadian filmmaker Francois Jacob’s documentary on ...

May 27, 2020

Roslin Press Presents Armenian Adaptation of Animated Series, Treasure Island

By Haig Norian (Armenian weekly)- In an initiative the likes of which the Diaspora hasn’t seen in over a generation, Roslin Press is proud to announce the first-ever Armenian production of Osamu Dezaki’s anime rendition of the classic ...

May 14, 2020

British Armenian Actor Andy Serkis Reads Entire Hobbit Online, Raises $351,000 for Charity

Andy Serkis (Armradio)- British actor of Armenian descent Andy Serkis has raised more than £283,000 ($351,000) for charity by reading The Hobbit in full on a live stream, the BBC reports. More than 650,000 people worldwide tuned in for the ...

May 10, 2020

Life During The Time of Social Isolation

By Varak Babian One might argue that a tickle of social isolation does the mind and body good. It can purge the countless distractions found outside our doors; an inevitable reality of our modern existence. A few short weeks ago, one could ...

May 7, 2020

Around 40 Musicians To Participate In An Unprecedented Pan-Armenian Interactive Online Charity Program Tomorrow

The COVID 19 pandemic has caused irreversible human losses, and the world is fighting against the coronavirus, trying to save human lives and restore normal life to mankind. The Tovmasyan Charitable Foundation has undertaken to organize an ...

May 1, 2020

Toronto Youth Creates A Google Doodle Representing The Armenian Genocide

A Toronto youth Luke Spiteri has created a Google Doodle for April 24. 17-year old Luke has attended Toronto ARS Day School from Kindergarten to grade 3. You can see his artwork on his Instagram @Graphicsbyluke. The google doodle letters ...

April 24, 2020

Four American University of Armenia Graduates Translate Michelle Obama’s Book Into Armenian

Monika Kesoyan, Nare Harutyunyan, Gayane Grigoryan, Ani-Sirekanyan YEREVAN, Armenia ‒ The idea of translating the memoir of former United States first lady Michelle Obama was born in the Practicum in Translation course taught by Dr. Shushan ...

April 21, 2020