Foreign films should have Armenian dubbing - ministry 

ArmInfo.  Foreign films in Armenian distribution must be dubbed in Armenian. The initiative was put forward by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MECS) of Armenia, which proposes to switch to showing foreign films in the RA in Armenian (dubbing and subtitles) starting from 2026

"34 years have passed since the referendum on the independence of  Armenia. Despite this, foreign films continue to be released in the  country's cinemas with Russian translation. I am not against Russian  translation for Russian-speaking audiences, but can this issue really  not be resolved?" Deputy Prime Minister of the National Assembly  Ruben Rubinyan asked the head of the Ministry of Education and  Science of the Russian Federation.

Zhanna Andreasyan noted that back in 2021, the Law on Cinematography  was adopted, which established the requirement to translate foreign  films into Armenian. The imperative will only come into force in  2030, she added.

"We think that this is a very late date, and we are now introducing a  new law on cinematography," she said. The Ministry of Education and  Science of the Russian Federation hopes that the legislative  initiative will be discussed at the autumn session of parliament and  that the new regulation will come into force in January 2026.