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Parajanov Scandal / Parajanov Scandal
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 17th December
- 3.00 pm
- Sree Padmanabha
Screening 2
- 19th December
- 9.00 pm
- audi 4
Serge Avedikian, Olena Fetisova
Director's bio
Serge Avedikian, Olena Fetisova
Serge Avedikian, born on December 1, 1955, in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, is an Armenian-French film and theatre actor, director, writer, and producer. His parents, born in France, were children of survivors of the Armenian genocide. Avedikian moved to France at the age of fifteen and pursued his studies at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Meudon. He has had a prolific career in theatre, film, and television, founding his own production company in 1988. Avedikian is known for his roles in films such as "Paradzhanov" (2013) and "Lost in Armenia" (2016), and he won the Cannes Festival prize for his works Olena Fetisova, born in 1964 in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and director. She graduated from the Moscow Film School VGIK in 1987 and has been active in the film industry ever since. Fetisova founded the Interfilm Production Studio in 2001 and has produced and directed numerous documentaries and feature films. Her notable works include the biopic drama "Paradjanov" (2013), which received multiple international awards. Fetisova is a member of the European Documentary Network and the Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers.
Synopsis
Film director Sergei Parajanov creates brilliant films. His nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. He is committed to prison for being eccentric. His indestructible love for beauty allows him to withstand the years of imprisonment, isolation and oblivion.
Details of Cast
Serge Avédikian, Yulia Peresild, Karen Badalov, Zaza Kashibadze
Details of Crew
Director of Photography : Sergei Mikhalchuk Music Composer : Michel Karsky Editor : Alexandra Strauss
Producer Details
Tinatin Kajrishvili
Writer Details
Olena Fetisova
Stills
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Should the Wind Drop
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Labyrinth
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Amerikatsi
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The Lighthouse
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Gate to Heaven
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Lost in Armenia
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