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.