The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia
The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia is a documentary that tells the story of Zhora, 78 years old, and Knyaz, 77 years old, who were once the most celebrated tightrope dancers in Armenia.
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| Directed by | Inna Sahakyan, Arman Yeritsyan |
| Produced by | Vardan Hovhannisyan |
| Cinematography | Mkrtich Baroyan |
| Edited by | Tigran Baghinyan |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Language | Armenian |
Festival screenings and awards
The film was completed in the beginning of November 2009 and started its festival life.
- IDFA 2009, November 18–28, 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Worldwide premiere
- Goteborg International Film Festival 2010, January 29-February 8, 2010, Göteborg, Sweden – Nordic premiere
- 8th Gdansk DocFilm Festival, (April 27–29, 2010, Gdansk, Poland) - Special Jury Award
- 7th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival, July 11–18, 2010, Yerevan, Armenia – Best Armenian Film[1]
- 9th Euganea Film Festival, July 9–25, 2010, Padua, Italy - Competition Program
- Saratov sufferings International Documentary Film Festival, September 11–17, 2010, Saratov, Russia – The Best Cinematography
- "Russia" Documentary Film Festival, October 1–5, 2010, Yekaterinburg, Russia –
Best Feature Length Documentary
- XIX International Festival of Ethnological Film, October 14–18, 2010, Belgrade, Serbia, Grand Prix
- FilmFest Hamburg, September 30-October 9, 2010, Hamburg, Germany – Official selection
- DOK Leipzig 53rd International Film Festival October 18–23, Leipzig, Germany – Official selection
- 5th Pomegranate Film Festival, October 22–24, Toronto, Canada – The Best Documentary
- Listopad International Film Festival, November 5–12, Minsk, Belarus – The Best Documentary
References
- "Golden Apricot International Film Festival". gaiff.am. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
External links
- The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia at IMDb
- http://www.barsmedia.am/tightrope/index.html - "The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia" Official website
- http://www.barsmedia.am/ - Bars Media Documentary Film Studio Official website
- "The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia" on PBS.
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