Outdoor Movies | Open Air Cinema | Backyard Theater » Armenia http://www.openaircinema.us/blog Outdoor Movies and Open Air Cinema with an Inflatable Backyard Theater Screen Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:45:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Yerevan, Armenia: Youth Protest the Demolition of Open-Air Cinema http://www.openaircinema.us/blog/2010/yerevan-armenia-youth-protest-demolition-openair-cinema/ http://www.openaircinema.us/blog/2010/yerevan-armenia-youth-protest-demolition-openair-cinema/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:12:39 +0000 Open Air Cinema http://blog.openaircinema.us/blog/?p=6527

A group protesting plans to tear down ’s only open-air cinema has collected through Facebook social network – a breakthrough in social activism for as other parts of the world have rallied causes via internet long before. 

At the beginning of March the Armenian government decided to approve a proposal made by the management of Moscow Cinema Ltd to alienate the territory currently occupied by its outdoor theater (18 Abovyan Street, central Yerevan) in favor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin – for the purpose of building a new church. The St. Paul and Peter (Poghos-Petros) Church that used to stand there until the 1930s was demolished during the Soviet regime. 

The decision raised a clamor both among public and architects. Some interested youngsters sent a special letter to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, and they are still waiting for their replies. 

“We are against not the Armenian Apostolic Church, but against the idea of constructing churches at the expense of the cultural values,” Sarhat Petrosyan, 28, co-founder of the group «Save Cinema Moscow Open-Air hall» told ArmeniaNow, expressing their protest against the decision.

Karine Ionesyan

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Outdoor Movies in Yerevan, ArmeniaYesterday was the opening of the Golden Apricot Intn’l Film Festival. It was all outdoors, and was in Armenian (though some people had translation headphones I understand). The show (as it seems appropriate to call it) was a bit strange to me, with mimes, a blessing by an Archbishop with his crew, the Minister of Justice (Hasmik, a woman) being precariously whisked up and down a steep slippery ramp to talk. The fireworks were nice (as you can see) since they really lit up the Opera house, and then the outdoor movie screening that followed was nice (there was an indoor one for the VIPs), though again, only if you speak Italian or can read Armenian subtitles really fast.

History of the Golden Apricot Film Festival in ,

Annual International Film Festival GOLDEN APRICOT was established in 2004 in Yerevan, the capital of the Republic of Armenia, by the “Golden Apricot” Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Armenia and Benevolent Fund for Cultural Development. Internationally acclaimed Canadian-Armenian director Atom Egoyan was named President of the festival since 2005. The festival includes many themes and events, including outdoor movies.

The Golden Apricot International Film Festival carries the theme Crossroads of Cultures and Civilizations. The title may well serve as our impassioned mantra for building cultural bridges and fostering dialogue. It also reflects the history of Armenia itself, which for millennia has existed as a flash point for competing geopolitical forces. Armenia’s desirable geographic position has made it into a bone of contention for various empires, but has, on the other hand, resulted in a civilization replete with world influences and a dynamic arts heritage. We welcome films representing diverse ethnic groups, religions, and nations that depict the human experience, the daily lives of people, ordinary and extraordinary, their troubles and their joys, as they try to find meaning in a changing world; as they struggle to redefine themselves in a world that recognizes fewer and fewer boundaries.

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Outdoor movies and inflatable movie screens have been appearing in locations all around the world. Over time we will be adding links to articles about outdoor movies and open air cinema events. These articles are listed according to the country where the inflatable movie screen has been set up or the country where the outdoor movie event takes place.

A

B

C

D

E

F

  • Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)
  • Faroe Islands (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
  • Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
  • Finland – Republic of Finland
  • France – French Republic
  • French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)

G

H

I

J

  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown dependency)
  • Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

  • Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Kenya – Republic of Kenya
  • Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
  • Korea, North – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Korea, South – Republic of Korea
  • Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo
  • Kuwait – State of Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic

L

  • Laos – Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Latvia – Republic of Latvia
  • Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
  • Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Liberia – Republic of Liberia
  • Libya – Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
  • Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

  • Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)
  • Macedonia – Republic of Macedonia
  • Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
  • Malawi – Republic of Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives – Republic of Maldives
  • Mali – Republic of Mali
  • Malta – Republic of Malta
  • Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
  • Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French overseas collectivity)
  • Mexico – United Mexican States
  • Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia
  • Moldova – Republic of Moldova
  • Monaco – Principality of Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
  • Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco
  • Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
  • For “Myanmar”, see Burma

N

  • Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh)
  • Namibia – Republic of Namibia
  • Nauru – Republic of Nauru
  • Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
  • Niger – Republic of Niger
  • Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
  • Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australian overseas territory)
  • Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  • Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
  • For “North Korea”, see Korea, North
  • Norway – Kingdom of Norway

O

  • Oman – Sultanate of Oman

P

  • Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Palau – Republic of Palau
  • Palestine – Palestinian Territories
  • Panama – Republic of Panama
  • Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
  • For “People’s Republic of China”, see China
  • Peru – Republic of Peru
  • Philippines – Republic of the Philippines
  • Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
  • Poland – Republic of Poland
  • Portugal – Portuguese Republic
  • For “Pridnestrovie”, see Transnistria
  • Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US commonwealth)

Q

R

S

T

U

V

  • Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
  • Vatican City – State of the Vatican City
  • Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  • Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
  • Virgin Islands, British – British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
  • Virgin Islands, United States – United States Virgin Islands (US organized territory)

W

  • Wallis and Futuna – Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas collectivity)
  • Western Sahara – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Y

  • Yemen – Republic of Yemen

Z

  • For “Zaire”, see Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Zambia – Republic of Zambia
  • Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe
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