On the first day of the Forum, a film screening and seminar-discussion took place as part of the “Cultural Dialogue Platform” parallel discussions.

For this seminar, films by directors Nora Martirosyan, Christopher Peter Atamian, and Hasmik Movsisyan were screened. Following the screenings, the speakers addressed challenges in the field of film production and explored opportunities for collaboration.

Topics included the organization of creative processes, financing and budgeting, the use of digital platforms, the international presentation of films, and the involvement of diaspora resources in these processes.

The discussion was moderated by Ani Vorskanyan, Producer and Executive Director of Ava Films, and Tigran Iskudaryan, Director at the Dramatic Theatre.

The panel featured:

• Nora Martirosyan, Film Director, Screenwriter, and Lecturer;
• Mikayel Poghosyan, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director, Singer, and Producer;
• Christopher Peter Atamian, Writer, Literary Critic, Translator, Film Director, and Co-founder of the Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice;
• Hasmik Movsisyan, Producer at NRANÉH Production, Film Director, and Screenwriter;
• Shushanik Mirzakhanyan, Professor at the State Institute of Cinema and Theatre of Armenia, Film Critic, and Member of the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia.