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The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia

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'The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia' is a documentary that tells the story of Zhora, 78 years old, and Knyaz, 77 years old, who were once the most celebrated tightrope dancers in Armenia.

Festival screenings and awards



The film was completed in the beginning of November 2009 and started its festival life.

*IDFA 2009, November 1828, 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Worldwide premiere

*Goteborg International Film Festival 2010, January 29-February 8, 2010, Gteborg, Sweden Nordic premiere

*8th Gdansk DocFilm Festival, (April 2729, 2010, Gdansk, Poland) - Special Jury Award

*7th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival, July 1118, 2010, Yerevan, Armenia Best Armenian Film

*9th Euganea Film Festival, July 925, 2010, Padua, Italy - Competition Program

*Saratov sufferings International Documentary Film Festival, September 1117, 2010, Saratov, Russia The Best Cinematography

*"Russia" Documentary Film Festival, October 15, 2010, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Best Feature Length Documentary

*XIX International Festival of Ethnological Film, October 1418, 2010, Belgrade, Serbia, Grand Prix

*FilmFest Hamburg, September 30-October 9, 2010, Hamburg, Germany Official selection

*DOK Leipzig 53rd International Film Festival October 1823, Leipzig, Germany Official selection

*5th Pomegranate Film Festival, October 2224, Toronto, Canada The Best Documentary

*Listapad International Film Festival, November 512, Minsk, Belarus The Best Documentary

References




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