Recently, an interview given to MaxInfo.am by film director and Artsakh war veteran Gagik Atasyan has become the prime topic of discussion on Facebook.

At the beginning of this year, Atasyan started to work on a film called "Perhaps". The director wanted to make a film on the true nature of the Artsakh issue and present it to a world audience.

The director says that various government officials and agencies in Armenia have postponed any discussion of the film till next year. Such stalling tactics have been described as "dangerous" by the "We will not be silent" youth group.

Atasyan told Max Info that filming was scheduled to start in June. The presidential palace, the National Cinema Center and the Ministry of Culture knew about this.

The culture minister had even promised to raise the issue of funding at a government cabinet session. The Cinema Center stated that the making of such a film was of prime importance.

Atasyan says that he received a letter from the Armenian ministry of culture merely stating that the funding issue would be delayed till discussions regarding the 2012 budget.

"Later, I head a meeting with Minister Hasmik Poghosyan. These are her exact words. 'If I wanted to reject the film or drown it in red tape, you would then say that we were planning to discuss it in 2012.' I told her that's exactly what she said in her letter. She was surprised and responded, 'Really? Is that what I said? I completely forgot.'" notes Atasyan.

The director also points out that the president issued a directive to the ministry of culture regarding support of the film.

"I saw the directive with my own eyes. But nothing really changed," says Atasyan.

Based on this incident, the civic organization called "We will not be silent" labels the policy of the Armenian government aimed at countering the Azerbaijani public relations campaign to be dangerous and risky.

The group argues that film is one of the most effective mediums to get the truth out to the world about Artsakh.

It labels the government's decision to postpone debate regarding funding of the film till 2012 as a cynical attempt by the Armenian government to frustrate such vital projects.

"It is no wonder that Armenia is losing the information war and that the world believes the distortions of Azerbaijan," the civic group concludes.