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Thecinema of Armenia was established on 16 April 1923, when the Armenian State Committee of Cinema was established bygovernment decree. The National Cinema Center of Armenia (NCAA), founded in 2006, is the governing body offilm and cinema inArmenia.[2] The NCAA preserves, promotes and develops Armeniancinematography and provides state financial support to full-length feature, short and animation projects. The Director of the NCCA is Shushanik Mirzakhanyan, and the headquarters are located inYerevan.
The first Armenian film with Armenian subject called "Haykakan Sinema" was produced in 1912 inCairo by Armenian-Egyptian publisher Vahan Zartarian. The film was premiered in Cairo on 13 March 1913.[3]
In March 1924, the firstArmenian film studio:Armenfilm (Armenian:Հայֆիլմ "Hayfilm,"Russian:Арменкино "Armenkino") was established inYerevan, starting withSoviet Armenia (1924), an Armeniandocumentary film.
Namus was the first Armeniansilentblack-and-white film (1925), directed byHamo Beknazarian and based on a play ofAlexander Shirvanzade describing the ill fate of two lovers, who were engaged by their families to each other since childhood, but because of violations ofnamus (a tradition of honor), the girl was married by her father to another person. The firstsound film,Pepo was shot in 1935, directorHamo Beknazarian.
More recent directors include:
Modern day Armenian cinema produces two or three features, eight shorts and fifteen documentary films each year.[4]
Film festivals held in Armenia include the following inYerevan:
The National Cinema Center of Armenia (NCCA) became a member of theEuropean Audiovisual Observatory in 2012 and a member ofEurimages in 2016. The NCCA also maintains an international relations department, which is tasked with coordinating activities related to the film industry, establishing business relations, and facilitating collaboration withEuropean and international film structures.[8]
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