Berlin celebrates Armenia with cinema and food thanks to Travelling Film Festival

It’s all ready for the first day of Travelling Film Festival Berlin: let’s begin with Armenia

A journey to discover Armenia in the heart of Berlin? At Travelling Film Festival Berlin you can do it! For a week the festival combines cinema and food, in order to learn more about the culture of the six participating countries. It begins on the 26th November and the opening night is dedicated to Armenia. Between Europe and Asia, surrounded by the mountains of the Caucasus, you will begin a journey made of images, sounds, smell and flavours, always staying in the same place, at the cinema Il Kino in Nansenstr. 22 in Neukölln. The event begins at 7 p.m. with the Armenian Ambassador in Berlin, who will introduce the country, and with the video presentation of Armenia. Then we will continue with the film (in the original version with English subtitles), that is the comedy Poker AM, blockbuster film in the country of origin a few years ago and still not distributed in Germany. After the film screening in the lounge of the cinema there’ll be a traditional dinner with Armenian food, which is chosen by the Embassy itself (100% authentic) and the distribution of informative material to plan your trip to Armenia. The ticket price of the event is €15 and it includes the film as well as the dinner. The seats are limited, they’re just 52.

Armenian Day: the plot of Poker AM and the menu of the typical dinner

Poker AM, directed by David Babakhanyan (2012), is one of the best Armenian comedy ever according to critics and box-office success, with stolen cars, pursuits, poker games and a love story. David Babakhanyanm, the director, is also a screenwriter and producer, who’s directed A Millionaire Wanted (2010), The Fiancé from Circus (2011), Four Buddies and The Bride (2015). Immediately after the film screening you will begin a journey at the discovery of Armenian cuisine, a mix of simple ingredients, but with sophisticated cooking technique. You cannot miss the dish Lavash, an unleavened and thin bread that accompanies vegetables, meat and cheese. Then there’s the Tolma, wine leaves and cabbage filled with meat and mountain herbs. And as dessert…the Gata, flour puff pastry, butter and sugar, that is traditionally filled with a coin because it’s a good omen.

Travelling Film Festival Berlin, 2019 edition

Travelling Film Festival Berlin is a festival born in 2018 to promote the knowledge, the habits and the traditions of some countries around the world without leaving Berlin, through cinema and food. In its second edition Travelling Film Festival will begin on 26th November and it will end on 1st December at the cinema Il Kino. Every day will be dedicated to the discovery of a special country. This year we begin the exploration with Armenia, then passing through Arab Emirates, Croatia, Basilicata, Serbia, up to Georgia. The event will begin at 7 p.m. with the presentation of the day’s nation, then it will continue with the Armenian film screening (in the original version with English subtitles), and at the end it will conclude with a dinner with typical dishes. It’s organized by Berlin Italian Communication, Berlino Magazine, in collaboration with the Embassy of Armenia, Croatia, Arab Emirates, Basilicata, Serbia and Georgia and powered by From A to B, a travel company that helps travellers to find the journey that fits their needs, matching trains, flights, buses and carpooling, and to find and book the cheapest, fastest or most environmentally-friendly option for them.

Armenia Day – Travelling Film Festival 2019

26th November 2019, from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.

7 p.m. Welcome and presentation of Armenia

7:15 p.m. Screening of POKER AM, directed by David Babakhanyan (1h 41 min, 2012)

9 p.m. Dinner with Armenian traditional food

Price of the ticket: €15, that you can buy here

IL KINO Berlin

Nansenstraße 22, 12047 Berlin

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Cover Image: Screenshot from Youtube, Poker AM