YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. A retrospective showing of Armenian feature, short, documentary films, starting from Hamo Beknazarian's films up to works of film directors of modern period will be held on May 5-9 at Arsenal cinema hall of Berlin. The retrospective showing was opened in Berlin by the film "Namus." As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed from the office of Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) international film festival, a dispute-discussion will be also organized on the days of Berlin showing. The subject of dispute-discussion will embrace the history of cinema up to historic and political subjects having the goal to bring the past and present of Armenia closer to the European history, in this case, to German culture. According to the same source, the showing of Armenian films in Germany is held at the suggestion of the German side. Thanks to cooperation of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs and Armenian National Cinema Center preliminary agreements have been reached with the German side about organizing showings of Armenian films during the whole year in different cities and regions of Germany. Head of Armenian Cinema Committee Garegin Zakoyan, film director Vigen Chaldranian, Director of Golden Apricot film festival, film director Haroutiun Khachatrian left Armenia for Berlin in this connection.

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