US to premier ‘Yeva’

The joint cinematic project of Iran and Armenia titled ‘Yeva’ is scheduled to be premiered in the US.

Directed by Anahid Abad, the movie will go on big screen in the US city of New York starting from October 25, 2019.

The screening will be then pursued on November 1 in the Southern California city of Los Angeles.

The rest of the American states will also host ‘Yeva’ in parallel.  

The cast list of the flick includes many recognized actors and actresses from Armenia such as Narine Grigoryan and Shant Hovhannisyan.  

Produced by Taqi Aliqolizadeh, ‘Yeva’ is about the life challenges of a woman who is under prosecution following her husband’s murder.  

Attending many global film festivals, ‘Yeva’ is recipient of many prestigious film awards, including award for best feature film at the 2018 Arpa Int’l Film Festival in Los Angeles, Grand Prix Award at the 6th Socially Relevant Film Festival in the US, Best Film award at the 14th Rolan – Int’l Film Festival for Children and Youth in Armenia as well as Best Screenplay award from the 15th Golden Apricot Yerevan Int’l Film Festival in Armenia.

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