"GOLDEN APRICOT" IN SHOUSHI
By Haroutiun Khachatrian, Director of the international film festival "Golden Apricot"
AZG Armenian Daily
06/10/2007
On September 23-30, in Shoushi (Artsakh) the first festival
"Golden Apricot in Shoushi" was held on the initiative of the
"Golden Apricot" film festival foundation and under the patronage of
"Karabakh Telecom". The Chairman of Honor of the festival was the
Mayor of Yerevan Ervand Zakharian. The opening ceremony was held in
movie theatre "Yerevan" (Shoushi), reconstructed by means of "Shushi
Renaissance" foundation. More than 40 feature and documentary films of
"Golden Apricot" festival program were shown in "Yerevan".
"Shushi – Golden Apricot" 2007 film festival is not only a cultural
event. It has deeper meaning and intention, as it is held in a town
that has been a cultural center for centuries. Today Shoushi is
of a great importance as it carries the motto "The crossroads of
civilizations and cultures".
The aim of the festival in Artsakh is not only to continue
the film days; it’s already 4 years that we invite well-known
cinema professionals of different ethnic, national and religious
affiliations. Thanks to the festival our country becomes a tangible
territory, where we can discuss not only creative and cooperation
programs, but also present the past and the present of our country.