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Arpa International Film Festival in Hollywood

October 3rd, 2005 will mark the 8th annual Arpa International Film Festival. This will take place at ArcLight Cinemas, Hollywood. Over 50 documentaries, shorts, animated films, and features will be shown from 18 different countries. The focus of this festival - multiculturalism and tolerance of ethnic differences.

This year`s nominated feature films are Jodi Binstocks `Call Waiting`, produced by Don Roos, Vijay Singhs `One Dollar Curry`, Tahmineh Milanis `Unwanted Woman`, and Rene Gabris `Love and Suicide`. Nominated documentaries are Peter Rosens `Khachaturian`, Carmen Labakis `Armenians of Lebanon`, Aaron Weisblatts `Between Two Worlds`, Gary Nulls `The Drugging of Our Children`, and Hagop Goudsouzians `My Son Shall be Armenian`.

Arpa is a resource for international filmmakers who address the issues of diaspora, multi-culturalism and global empathy. The non-profit art organization has grown into a dynamic forum for world cinema in Los Angeles. 2005 Arpa Official Selection includes the work of Caroline Aaron, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ed Asner, Catherine Bell, Eric Bogosian, Dan Bucatinsky, Vikram Chatwal, Erica Christensen, Andy Dick, Jenna Elfman, Isaac Hayes, Roger Kupelian, Danica McKellar, Michael Moore, James Oxford, Timilee Romolini, Jane Seymour, Diego Velasco, and Sevag Vrej. Joanelle Romero will receive the Armin T. Wegner Award for `American Holocaust: When It`s All Over I`ll Still Be Indian`, an examination of the link between Adolf Hitler`s treatment of German Jews and the U.S. governments `ethnic cleansing` of American Indians.