Ceremonies launching the 8th Annual British Film Festival in Yerevan will take place on Monday March 22 at 5 pm at Aznavour Square.Opening the festival will be the Oscar winning "The Duchess" starring Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley and Charlotte Rampling. There will be two showings, at 6 and 8 pm at Kino Moskva. The 6 pm showing is by invitation only. There are five other top British films in the offing, including the fabulous "Blood Sunday", dealing with the 1972 murder of peaceful civil rights activists in Derry, Northern Ireland, by British soldiers. The Festival is organized by the British Council Office in Armenia and the British Embassy. As in the past, all proceeds will go to charitable causes. This year’s revenue has been earmarked to upgrading technical equipment at the Yerevan State Theater and Film Institute.