Armenia’s Ambassador to France, Vigen Chitechyan, and Deputy Culture Minister Arev Samuelyan on Friday met with Eric Garandeau, President of the National Film and Moving Image Center of France.  

The interlocutors underlined the need to deepen cooperation in screening Armenian and French films in international festivals. 

Armenia’s Deputy Culture Minister invited Eric Garandeau to Armenia along the lines of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival.  

Ambassador Chitechyan underscored the necessity to present Armenian-French cinematography to the francophone world, too.  

Eric Garandeau stressed that joint film production enables an extra opportunity to circulate the cinematography products between the two countries, and, in this connection, he expressed a readiness to deepen the practical bilateral contacts.    

As a result of the meeting, the National Film Center of Armenia and National Film and Moving Image Center of France signed a convention on cooperation in cinematography.