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Three major Iranian cities – Tehran, Mashhad and Shiraz – held screenings of Armenian films as part of the Armenian Movie Week, a weeklong program initiated and organized by the Armenian Embassy in Iran from 23 to 29 July, the press service of Armenia’s Foreign Ministry told Panorama.am.

From the dozens of films submitted for screening by Armenia’s Ministry of Culture, the program organizers selected 10 works by Aram Shahbazyan, Aren Vatyan, Vigen Chaldranyan, Michael Poghosyan and the other filmmakers, with the film screenings organized by Art and Experience Iranian culture center.

During the film screenings, the Armenian and Iranian filmmakers and experts held discussions on the history of the Armenian cinema, the film industry, as well as the modern filmmaking trends.

Highly appreciating the weeklong program, Ambassador of Armenia to Iran, Artashes Tumanyan highlighted the commitment of the Armenian side to hold similar events periodically. “Our key purpose is to properly present the Armenian culture and Armenia in Iran. Thus, this event marked an important step in that respect,” the Ambassador said.