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Power
of One -- historian,
composer, film maker, Church and Community leaders come together!
L-R: Genocide Scholar Hilmar Kaiser, Composer Alan Roubik,
Film Maker Michael J. Hagopian, Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian
and Walter Karabian during the Film Premiere in Los Angeles
One
World presents high-quality documentaries that take a concerned
and often critical look at the present-day world and its transformations.
Approximately 130 feature-length and short documentaries from
countries spanning the globe are presented each year, with
screenings followed by discussions with festival guests. All
films are provided with Czech subtitles. Last year One World
presented 165 documentaries from 41 countries | 840 entries
| 11 venues | 245 screenings | 29,334 viewers (in Prague)
| 3 international juries | 96 international guests | 214 accredited
journalists | 389 media citations | 60 audience discussions
| 6 exhibitions | 7 concerts | re-screening of festival highlights
in 14 cities.
Visit
St Lazarus Monestry in Venice this Spring!
Enjoy Art, histroy and good food
The
how many days??? tour to include Monastic Headquarters of
the Mekhitarian Order San Lazzaro, Venice Italy
Call
here????
40th
Anniversay of The first Film ever made on the Armenian Genocide
In
2005 AFF will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the documentary,
"Where Are My People?" directed and produced Michael
J Hagopian. Aired on KCOP in 1965, this film inspired activities
and research by author Dickran Boyajian (his book The Case
for the forgotten Genocide, which was released in 1973)
and later valuable research and work by Profs. Hovanissian
and Dadrian. The 1975 production of the two seminal and definitive
documentaries "The Forgotten Genocide" and "the
Armenian Case" followed. Quote by Michael here.....
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Germany & The Secret Genocide in Los Angeles
The
World premiere on
May 15, 2003 drew community leaders and film enthusiasts alike
The screening at the beautiful Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences in North Hollywood was followed by a silent auction
and reception.The Armenian Film Foundation
also hosted a press screening
at the Eastman Kodak Screening Room
of “Germany and the Secret Genocide” for reporters
on April 24, 2003. This date coninsided with the 88th annual
commemoration of the Genocide. The premiere was sponsored
by the George Ignatius Foundation, which was created by the
late Armenian benefactor to promote Armenian history and culture.
“Germany
and the Secret Genocide” was directed and produced by
Emmy-nominee Dr. J. Michael Hagopian. He utilizes emotional
videotaped interviews with Genocide survivors and witnesses,
rare German documents and letters and expert interviews to
relate this horrific event.
“This
film was designed as a memorial for those who lost their lives
in the Genocide and to inspire and educate Armenians living
outside of the country about their culture and the history
of their ancestors,” said Hagopian. “Part of that
commitment means telling the truth about history, including
the fact that Germany looked the other way as millions were
slaughtered simply because they needed Turkey’s support
during the war.”
“Germany
and the Secret Genocide” is the second installment in
the Armenian Film Foundation’s “Witnesses”
trilogy. As part of the project, the Armenian-born director
has filmed almost 400 eyewitness interviews throughout the
world, capturing their accounts of the Armenian Genocide.
Of the 11 people featured in “Germany and the Secret
Genocide,” only one is still alive.
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The film
was also shown at AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School Aghajanian
Auditorium
last September.
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  Guests
at the 2003 Los Angeles Premiere L-R: Father Shnork.....
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NOW
ON DVD!
Against
the background of World War I and told with rare archival
footage, German documents, and distinguished academics,
a story unfolds of the planned genocide of one and a half
million Armenians by the Ottoman government whose military
ally was Germany.
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--Los
Angeles Times
Soundtrack
to the Armenian Spirit
Los
Angeles based composer/arranger/producer Alan
Roubik was commissioned to write the theme song from
the documentary film "Germany and the Secret Genocide."
Roubik has composed pop, classical, contemporary jazz, and
new age music, but is often most recognized for his "Healing
Music."
Alan
who was offered an endorsement by the Yamaha Corp and is
a graduate of California State University Los Angeles (Bachelors
degree in Business) and has produced nine CDs on his private
label Roubik Records, three music videos, a film soundtrack.
Additionally he has produced RV commercials, infomercials
and has been featured on such programs as MTV, Star TV Asia,
Home Shopping Network and PBS.
In addition
to his music career, Alan is serving his fourth term as
president of the Thousand
Oaks Sister City Committee to Spitak, Armenia, a non-profit,
volunteer organization located in Thousand Oaks, California
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Germany
& The Secret Genocide
Purchase
the VHS here!
The
Armenian Spirit
Purchase
the Cd here!
Listen
to the clip here
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Armenian United Students Of America
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Two decades
later, when Hitler was planning the elimination of the Jewish
people, he is reported to have said:
"Who
remembers the Armenians?"
--Adolf
Hitler
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Medal of Narekatsi to Michael J Haopian
for Life-time Film Making Achievement
The UCLA Armenian Chair,
Peter Cowe announced that MJH
will be the receptient of a special medal of honor at a banquet
on March 14, 2004. Congratulations Michael!
AFF is
now engaged in finishing the third and final film of the trilogy,
Caravans Along the Euphrates, focusing on the death marches
to Deir Zor.
Your gift
will allow AFF to continue the great work of documenting the
most epochal event in the life of Armenian people. We thank
you in advance, for your generous giving. Visit AFF web site
to learn more about opportunitites to support AFF. Thank you.
AFF's primary aim is to inspire pride, to create world-wide
recognition of the Armenian people and their contributions,
to foster human dignity, and establish understanding and good
will between the Armenians and other peoples.
The Armenian
Film Foundation has been awarded several major grants, including
the California Endowment of Humanities (received jointly with
the Armenian Assembly), Milken Families Foundation, United
States Office of Education, Arshag Dickranian Foundation,
Ignatius Foundation, Alex Manoogian Foundation, J. Roderick
MacArthur Foundation, and Arco Foundation.
Over the
years, the Foundation has also received financial backing
from the southern California community, for a variety of projects.
These include providing scholarships for film students working
on projects of Armenian interest, establishment of an industry-wide
networking association to encourage yound film makers, and
two international Armenian film festivals.
As a result,
the Foundation has established a film, video, audio, and video
archive which functions as a repository of inestimable value
for scholars, historians, statesmen, and the media. In addition,
the Foundation has produced and distributed thirteen films
and videos that depict the cultural inheritance of the Armenian
people. Two of these films have received awards for excellence:
The Forgotten Genocide, narrated by Mike Connors, received
two Emmy nominations for production and writing; and Strangers
In A Promised Land, narrated by California Governor George
Deukmejian, was the winner of the CINE Golden Eagle Award
for Excellence.
The Foundation
increasingly serves as a primary motion picture resource bank
for the Armenian Genocide, culture, and history by public
television, educational institutions, and film and TV producers
in Great Britain, Japan, Armenia, Brazil, Australia, and Israel.
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