By Olha Moskalenko, 3/20/20

The co-director of the film Paradjanov, Olena Fetisova, has refused the State Award of the Republic of Armenia because of the country’s political position.

As reported by news source Komentari, March 20,  Olena Fetisova, the writer, producer and co-director of the film Paradjanov, will not attend the ceremony of the State Award of the Republic of Armenia for the feature film about the film director Sergey Paradjanov. The filmmaker asks that the cash portion of her award be used for the needs of Armenian orphans.