Applications For Demonstration Of 75 Films At 4th International Film

APPLICATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION OF 75 FILMS AT 4th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "GOLDEN APRICOT" ALREADY SUBMITTED

Noyan Tapan
Feb 21 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The organizing committee of
the 4th international film festival "Golden Apricot" has already
received applications for demonstration of 75 films. The number of
applications is increasing, and the expert commission will soon start
film selection. Mikael Stamboltsian, director of the festival programs,
said during the February 20 press conference that the juries for the 3
contest programs – feature films, documentaries and "Armenian Panorama"
have been almost formed.

According to him, this year "Golden Apricot" will have a jury of
the International Association of Film Critics and Journalists and
an ecumenical jury for the first time. The decision on formation of
these two contest commissions was taken by the organizing committee
of the 36th Rotterdam International Film Festival, "Golden Apricot"
also being its member.

M. Stanoltsian said that this year they failed to go to Iran for
selecting films for the festival. However, he expressed a hope that
this problem will be solved soon.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS