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The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia

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Language
  
Armenian

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Director
  
Inna Sahakyan, Arman Yeritsyan

Release date
  
November 2009 (2009-11) (IDFA)

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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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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
  • 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

    The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia Wikipedia
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