Armentel sponsors festivals of British films in Armenia

YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. ArmenTel telecommunications company (trading as Beeline), the British embassy in Armenia and the local office of the British Council will jointly conduct the 15th Festival of British Films in Armenia.

The festival will open on February 18 at Moskva cinema by screening  "I, Daniel Blake," directed by Ken Loach, who was awarded the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival for this film.

"Beeline welcomes and attaches great importance to those programs, which help people build a better life. This year’s festival is the 15th. Beeline has been the sponsor of the festival for the fifth consecutive year. We are pleased and proud of the fact that the festival has become a favorite event in the cultural life of Armenia," ArmenTel CEO Andrei Pyatakhin said.

Arevik Saribekyan, the head of the British Council Office in Armenia, said the festival has become the hallmark of the British Council in Armenia and they tried to choose the best works of the contemporary British cinema." she said.

This year’s festival will feature seven films in Yerevan from February 18 to 24 at Moskva cinema house. The films focus on human rights. Admission is free.

ArmenTel is entirely owned by VimpelCom. It provides fixed and mobile telephony services as well as high-speed Internet.-0-

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17:27 02/15/2017