Francis Ford Capolla congratulates SOAD for winning Parajanov-Vartanov Institute award

Leading American film director Francis Ford Capolla has congratulated the US Armenian rock band “System Of A Down” for winning the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute award.

The band won the honor as part for its global tour, Wake Up the Souls, which it dedicated to the Armenian Genocide centennial in an effort to contribute to the universal efforts towards reinstating historical justice.

“I would like to extend my congratulations to 'System Of A Down' on being honored for their commitment to justice with the 2015 Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award. In memory of filmmakers Sergey Parajanov and Mikhail Vartanov, whose work I greatly admire, I am also pleased to hear of the band’s unique gestgure to help resote Mohail Vartanov’s film Parajanov: The Last Spring which was created under positive conditions and yet exemplifies the power of art over any limitations. I would strongly encourage other to unite around this significant endeavor,” reads the congratulation address posted on the Parajanov Institute’s website.

The award ceremony will take place at the Chateau Monument in Hollywood on October 21.