The 13th Annual Arpa International Film Festival 2010 Program of Films.

The 13th Annual Arpa International Film Festival 2010 Program of Films has been aannounced.
The program includes an outdoor screening of the opening night film Amo-Bek-Nazaryan's 1926 silent epic "Namus" (Honor) based on the play of the same name by Alexander Shirvanzade who also penned the screenplay and Eric Friedler’s critically acclaimed documentary, Aghet – A Genocide (Aghet-Ein Völkermord) which is produced by ARD television network of Germany. Friedler is the recipient of the festival’s prestigious Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award, which is annually awarded to a filmmaker who contributes to the fight for social justice and human rights. Friedler will be in attendance to receive the honorary award and take part in a discussion about the film.

In addition, this year marks the inaugural launch of the Francophone-Fest Cinema side bar with the festival’s 2010 Career Achievement Award presentation to Sérge Avedikian, Paris-based filmmaker and 2010 Palm D'Or- Short Film winner for Chiennes D'Histoire (Barking Island). The filmmaker will be in attendance to accept the award.