I am an artist, art educator, and curator of Armenian descent living in Munich who firmly believes in the power of interdisciplinary networking and creative collaboration. Since 2020, I have co-founded the socio-cultural platform G.Urban (www.gurbanplatform.com) between Munich and Armenia, which implements international collaborations and projects in both countries. As part of the art education projects “Artworks for Peace” in war-affected villages in Artsakh, Armenia, I have met talented filmmakers in recent years and am excited to present a joint film creation with them at this year’s Kino Asyl.
On September 27, 2020, there was another escalation at the border between Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Azerbaijan. Hundreds of soldiers and peaceful civilians once again became victims of the conflict. This war is a huge polarity, with soldiers on one side risking their lives to protect what is most valuable to them, and on the other […]
On Sunday, September 27, 2020, the war began. We had just started our first semester in journalism. For the newcomers, it was not easy to gain their first professional experiences amid the war. It was also difficult to follow events from afar. We decided to travel to Artsakh. After several failed attempts, we finally succeeded […]
The film “Bad Dreams” was directed by a young filmmaker from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Arnold Ghazaryan (born in 2001), shortly after the 44-day war in 2020. Despite the constant fear for their lives and the psychological terror caused by the blockade—which cut 120,000 Armenians off from the outside world for nearly 10 months and triggered a […]
“In our documentary, we tell the story of two young adults from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) who have been close friends since childhood. The war forced them to leave their homeland and separated their paths. Now, they face the challenges of displacement and are trying to build a new life in villages in Armenia. Despite the separation, […]
