
Buried Treasure: Vahé Oshagan
Western Armenian poet, writer, and literary critic Vahé Oshagan is one of the most radical voices of Armenian literature.
Picking the Battle: Lights.Camera.Reaction
April 4, 2018
Blood diamonds. Censorship battles. The role of lawyers behind the scenes. Ethics, shmethics, and sexual assault.
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Creative Armenia
Don't be
a Dolly
March 9, 2018
Brief Encounter begins with a comedic scene and ends with a tragic one. This would not be interesting, except that the scenes are exactly the same.
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Creative Armenia
Interview with
Christopher Atamian
February 27, 2018
Christopher Atamian is a writer, filmmaker, poet, and contributor to this magazine. We asked him a few questions about this unusual work and its background.
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Creative Armenia
Winners of Serj Tankian's
$5,000 music challenge
February 16, 2018
Alpha Lighting System, Mariam Petrosian share Serj Tankian's $5,000 prize
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Creative Armenia
Peleshyan's Style -
and his Sheep
January 31, 2018
Cannes-winning director Serge Avedikian has chosen his perfect scene from The Seasons (1972) by Artavazd Peleshyan.
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Creative Armenia
Burden of the
Bear
January 23, 2018
Bear hunting is no more a means of livelihood. But how is it reflected in the Armenian and American cultures?
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Vahram Danielyan
Bad, Bad
Review
January 9, 2018
Did your debut novel get a bad review? Was your first film a flop? We have just the medicine for you.
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Vera Lowe
Gollum is
Armenian!
December 26, 2017
And a few other ethnic sightings, just in time for the holidays.
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Creative Armenia
Cutting Rooms
and Cognac
December 12, 2017
We recently hosted a masterclass with the Oscar-winning filmmaker of Hotel Rwanda and The Promise. These are 19 takeaways.
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Creative Armenia
Peleshyan vs.
Von Trier
December 5, 2017
Two directors take on agony and ecstasy – but it's often impossible to tell the difference between them.
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Karen Avetisyan
Culture Check:
March 2018
March 29, 2018
If you didn’t follow the arts news this month, Creative Armenia is here to tell you about the most interesting cultural happenings in March.
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Creative Armenia
One Big Box of
Beautiful Things
March 6, 2018
The acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Jos Stelling talks about his “perfect scene.” But then aren’t all scenes perfect in Federico Fellini’s 1973 film Amarcord?
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Creative Armenia
Interview with
Mariam Petrosian
February 20, 2018
The co-winner of Serj Tankian’s 7 Notes music challenge Mariam Petrosian talks about her winning composition, main influences, and future plans.
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Creative Armenia
Serj Tankian unveils 7NotesExperiment.com
February 7, 2018
The new platform features 500 songs, including the Top 100 submissions to his $5,000 music challenge.
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Creative Armenia
Culture Check:
January 2018
January 30, 2018
The first month of the new year was filled with cultural events. Here are some of them that might have escaped your attention.
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Creative Armenia
Train of Thought
#1
January 18, 2018
How do we get from legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock to Armenian pop star Sirusho in 7 stops?
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Creative Armenia
White vs. Red
Christmas
January 4, 2018
Christmas is everywhere. But depending on which side of the Iron Curtain you grew up on, you'd be watching very different movies.
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Karen Avetisyan
Christmas with
Leonardo
December 21, 2017
Sometimes we find moments when there isn't one. Leonardo da Vinci would know. For hundreds of years, we’ve been scavenging his famous fresco for secrets.
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Creative Armenia
Children of War hits the
festival circuit
December 11, 2017
Creative Armenia’s innovative anthology showcases powerful visions by filmmakers Vahe Terteryan, Anna Maria Mouradian, Aram Shahbazyan, Asier Urbieta, and Andoni di Carlos.
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Creative Armenia
Interactive
Rembrandt
November 30, 2017
This is a painting about an apostle and his muse. But the devil hides in the details.
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Creative Armenia
Star filmmakers at
summit on human rights
March 19, 2018
Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino receives the Promise Institute Award for Contribution to Human Rights through the Arts.
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Creative Armenia
Culture Check:
February 2018
February 28, 2018
Want to catch up with the culture? Creative Armenia has selected the most interesting things in the field of arts happened in February.
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Creative Armenia
Interview with
Alpha Lighting System
February 20, 2018
In their interview to Creative Armenia, Alpha Lighting System, co-winners of the 7 Notes music challenge, explains the title of their song and future ambitions.
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Creative Armenia
3 Armenians walk
into a bar
February 6, 2018
Louis Armstrong has done it. Family Guy has done it. And Al Pacino has done it – twice.
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Creative Armenia
Mirror Selfie by
Jan van Eyck
January 25, 2018
They say art reflects the world as we know it. They're wrong.
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Creative Armenia
4 Shots of
John Ford
January 16, 2018
What is the perfect scene for the powerful Mexican director Arturo Ripstein? It's the conversation between the Sheriff and the Driver in John Ford’s classic Stagecoach.
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Creative Armenia
Culture Check:
December 2017
December 28, 2017
Want to be the cultured one at your holiday party? We've selected the most interesting things that happened in December.
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Creative Armenia
Scrooge vs.
The Grinch
December 19, 2017
Why these two Christmas “villains” were actually prophets of our time.
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Corey Garriott
William Saroyan's
Profound Egg
December 7, 2017
What is the most important moment in a young boy's life? William Saroyan didn't need a thousand words to paint it. He captured it in a single sentence.
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Creative Armenia
Serj Tankian's music
challenge jury announced
November 29, 2017
System of a Down frontman will lead a world-renowned jury for his 7 Notes music challenge – deadline December 15.
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Creative Armenia