Saturday, November 3, 2018
CENTERPIECE NIGHT
Special Centerpiece Screening with Reception #1
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, Egyptian
– Red Carpet & Reception Start: 5:00 PM
– Program Start: 7:00 PM
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RESERVE YOUR TICKETS FOR CENTERPIECE PROGRAM 1
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YEVA
94 min (Armenia, 2017)
WINNER 2018 Best Feature Film Award
Nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Feature Film
Director: Anahid Abad
Writer: Anahid Abad
Producer: Taghi Ali Gholizadeh
Cast: Narine Grigoryan, Shant Hovhannisyan, Marjan Avetisyan
Yeva is a young woman who escapes her influential in-laws with her daughter Nareh, after her husband’s tragic death and takes refuge in one of the villages of Karabakh, Armenia…Yeva is a complete stranger in this village and is obliged to live her daily life in disguise.
Notable screenings, awards and mentions:
Montreal World Film Festival (Canada – 2017), Mill Valley Film Festival (USA – 2017), Asian World Film Festival (USA – 2017), Pomegranate Film Festival (Canada – 2017) – Winner of the Audience Award, Tbilisi International Film Festival (Georgia – 2017), Palm Springs Film Festival (USA – 2018), Rafael Film Center (USA – 2018), International Film Screening at Harvard Law School (USA – 2018), Los Angeles Armenian Film Society (USA – 2018), Bengaluru International Film Festival (India – 2018), International Filmmor Women’s Film Festival on Wheels (Turkey – 2018), Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria – 2018), Cleveland International Film Festival (USA – 2018), Golden Apricot – Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia – 2018) – Winner of the Best Film and the Best Actor Awards in Armenian Panorama Section, Burgas International Film Festival (Bulgaria – 2018), Armenian Film Festival in Sydney (Australia – 2018), Rolan Bykov Film Festival for Children and Youth (Armenia – 2018), Kinoshock Film Festival (Russia – 2018) – Winner of the Best Actress Award, Cottbus Film Festival (Germany – 2018)[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/c6GPQpkUUrI”][vc_column_text]
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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Preceded by short film:
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]WHAT WAR?
13 min (USA, 2018) Director: Parvez S Imagery