Armenian Directors Shine at Cannes | Entertainment and Celebrity News

Armenia’s cinematic future is taking center stage at Cannes as four rising directors—Armik Israyelyan, Raffi Movsisyan, Sona Khachatryan, and Naira Sargsyan—are selected for the Critics’ Week Next Step Studio program. Each will collaborate with an international filmmaker to shoot a short film in Yerevan in March 2027, all in Armenian with local talent, with premieres at Cannes later that year. Backed by the Armenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, this initiative stems from 25 submissions and promises global exposure for Armenian cinema, with director pairings revealed at Sarajevo Film Festival on August 19. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/20e94b413ce5a870