CINEMATOGRAPHERS FROM 45 COUNTRIES ARRIVE IN YEREVAN TO PARTICIPATE IN
“GOLDEN APRICOT” FILM FESTIVAL

YEREVAN, JULY 12. ARMINFO. Well-known cinematographers from 45
countries arrived in Yerevan to participate in the “Golden Apricot”
Second International Film Festival, under the “Crossroads of Cultures
and Civilizations” motto. The opening ceremony of the festival will
take place today in the evening at the National Opera Theatre. Film
directors, critics, actors and producers will present 140 films at
competitive, out-of-competition and special views. Three contests – of
fiction, documentary and animation films will be organized to elect
the best works.

A Canadian film director Atom Egoyan is the jury chairman. A
well-known Canadian actor of Armenian origin Jan Pier Nshanyan,
cinematologist Garegin Zakoyan, film directors Peter Vinotik (Canada),
Joss Stelling (Netherlands), actor Rafael Kotanjyan and other known
film art representatives are the jury’s members. Winners will be given
“Golden apricot” prize made by the glass. Besides, “Ani and Nation”
Foundation (Los-Angeles) will allotted “Mark-Sarkis” nominal money
prize for the best film within the framework of the “Armenian
panorama” contest.

The out-of-competition program of the festival consisted of works by
Iranian, Malaysian, Portuguese, Dutch and Canadian film directors will
be demonstrated at “Moscow” and “Nairi” movie theatres, as well as in
the cinema hall of the National Picture Gallery.

Everyday masterclasses, jazz-concerts and exhibitions of film-artists’
works will be organized within the festival framework. The festival
closing will take place at “Armenia-Marriott” hotel on July 17.