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Kcet To Broadcast U.s. Premiere Of French Documentary
PRESS RELEASE
KCET
Contact: Laurel Lambert, KCET
Tel: 323/953-5246
February 23, 2006
Jennifer Kutner, KCET, 323/953-5243
KCET TO BROADCAST U.S. PREMIERE OF FRENCH DOCUMENTARY
ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, APRIL 17
KCET IS ONLY PBS STATION SCHEDULED TO AIR
`Le Genocide Armenien'
(Los Angeles) -- KCET will present the U.S. broadcast premiere of `Le
Genocide Armenien' (`The Armenian Genocide') by acclaimed French
documentary filmmaker Laurence Jourdan. KCET currently has the exclusive
broadcast rights to this film. The English-voiceover documentary
premieres Monday, April 17 (10:00 - 11:00 p.m.)
"It was a tremendous coup for KCET to acquire this film, as `Le Genocide
Armenian' received wide acclaim in Europe. The film is respectful of
Armenian history while being illustrative of events which took place prior
to World War I and might be less familiar to our broad viewing audience,'
said Mary Mazur, KCET executive vice president, programming and
production. `We are pleased to begin a collaboration with Jourdan, whose
depth of content is impeccable.' She added, `KCET enjoys a strong
relationship with the Armenian community in Southern California and has
broadcast programs over the years of particular interest to this
audience."
Laurence Jourdan has tackled many geopolitical and historical issues with
documentaries including `The Milosevic Nightmare,' `Golan: The Story of an
Occupation' and `The Forgotten People of the Ho Chi-Minh Road,' among
others.
During April, which is designated as Armenian Remembrance Month, KCET will
also re-broadcast the popular documentary "My Son Shall be Armenian,"
directed by Hagop Goudsouzian, which originally aired in April 2004.
The documentary was well received and the station had many requests for a
second airing.
KCET, PBS' West Coast flagship station, has garnered hundreds of awards
over its 40-year history for its national drama and documentary
productions, its local and regional news and public affairs programming
and its quality educational children's productions.
Additional information about KCET can be found at http://www.KCET.org"All truth passes through three stages:
First, it is ridiculed;
Second, it is violently opposed; and
Third, it is accepted as self-evident."
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
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