Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Spielberg for shooting film on genocide

Ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the National Cinema Center is planning to shoot a full length film featuring the tragic pages of the Armenian history.The center is currently negotiating with world-famous director Steven Spielberg and writer of Armenian descent Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List)."On the 100th anniversary of the Genocide, we must have a film to demonstrate to the world. We want more than the films 'Mayrig' or 'Ararat' ", the center's director, Gevorg Gevorgyan, told a news conference.He said writing a screenplay in countries abroad is a complicated process as it requires numerous procedures.It is planned to invite both Armenian and foreign actors to play in the movie.
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