Film director Alexander Sokurov received an offer to teach at the Yerevan State Theater and Cinema Institute, where he will share his experience and knowledge with future directors. writes about this MK.
The master was given the opportunity to create a workshop for students that provides unique opportunities for the development of Armenian auteur cinema.
“The rector of the university offered me a workshop and we decided that it was possible,” Sokurov shared.
In Russia, the distribution certificate for Sokurov’s film “Fairy Tale” was rejected by the Russian Ministry of Culture, which led to the film being banned from screening in the country.
Following this, the director announced his intention to stop making new films or showing old works.
Many of the graduates of Sokurov’s workshops became successful directors whose films entered and won the world’s largest film festivals. In his workshop, students start making films from the first days of their education, and in addition to practical lessons, they are also given the opportunity to study humanities under the guidance of leading Armenian and international teachers.
The publication states that each student will have the opportunity to communicate individually with the master within the scope of the workshop.
Previously Alexander Sokurov rejected From the movie with Urgant after the decision of the Ministry of Culture.
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Source: Gazeta
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