Steven Spielberg in Negotiations to do Armenian Genocide Film
By Michael Santo
Source: Huliq.com
Both renowned producer-director Steven Spielberg and Schindler’s List writer Steven Zaillian are in negotiations with the Armenian National Cinema Center to develop a full-length feature film on the Armenian Genocide, Nouvelles d`Armйnie reports.
Steven Spielberg and Zaillian collaborated on Schinder’s List. Spielberg also produced and directed the movie Munich.
It is hoped that the film will be ready by 2015, in time for the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The date of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide is conventionally held to be April 24, 1915, the day that Ottoman authorities arrested some 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople.
The Armenian Genocide has also been called the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, the Great Crime. The number of Armenian deaths is generally held to have been between one and one and a half million.
Turkey continues to deny the existence of the Armenian Genocide ever occurred. Instead, Turkey says that while that during World War I, many Armenians died, the number of Armenian victims has been greatly inflated.
The country continues to face calls to accept the events of that period as genocide. Reportedly, to date, twenty countries have officially recognized the events of the period as genocide. Most historians also accept this view.
Gevorg Gevorgyan, Director of the Armenfilm studio and of the National Film Center in Yerevan said, “By the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide we must show the world a film that would be even more impressive than Mayrik or Ararat. Armenian and foreign actors will play in the film.”
I hope this does happen. Don’t want to get my hopes up only to get disappointed in the end.
I pray this production comes to fruition without any obstacles in its way… However, with Steven Spielberg in charge, he will know how to deal with the hitches and problems. <3
Bout time!
I Hope too,Pleas Spielberg just du it,,,
I agree with Gabriel – Bout time!
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I PRAY WHOLE WORLD CAN SEE.
I am so happy to hear this great news. I am sure Steven Spielberg will do great job.
The Genocide on the Armenians and Arameans:(
It’s long overdue that Turkey owns up to this dark period of their history and pay reparations to the few surviving victims and their families. Spielberg should coument thath not only was there just one Genocide but several mass killings of Armenians by the Turks prior to 1915.