The third edition of Italian Cinema Week in Armenia was launched at the Hamazgayin State Theatre in the capital of Yerevan, to a large audience. The presentation of the events calendar of the festival, dedicated this year to the theme of “the expression of the soul in Italian cinema”, was followed by a musical performance by the Italian duo Luca Colantonio and Tommaso Arena from the Vibo Valenzia Conservatory of Music accompanied by the Armenian Youth Orchestra. A sculpture exhibit by Armenian artist Albert Vardanyan opened the same evening to broad critical acclaim.