TOURINFO-YEREVAN- French-Armenian Director Nora Martirosyan’s film “Si Le Vent Tombe” (Should the wind fall) has been included in the lineup of the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The film has found a place in The First Features program, the Cannes official website revealed.
This year’s selection showcases a record number of women directors alongside the festival’s usually solid share of films from Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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irosyan’s movie is about Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and is the director’s debut feature. The film is a joint production of Sister Productions (France), Kwassa Films (Belgium), and Aneva (Armenia).
The 73rd festival was due to take place between 12-23 May, but after restrictions by the French government effectively banned mass gatherings until mid-July at the earliest, it was forced to call it off, before subsequently abandoning tentative plans to reschedule it for later in the year. The Cannes Film Market, the film industry trade fair which normally operates alongside the film festival, has been reconfigured as an online event and is due to run on 22-26 June.
