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Charles Aznavour is a member of GOLDEN APRICOT jubilee edition Honorary comittee

Harutyun Khachatryan, director of GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival had a meeting on September 30 in Geneva with the world famous chansonnier, composer, actor and Ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland, Charles Aznavour. Lots of questions were discussed during the meeting related to the organization of the festival jubilee edition. Aznavour agreed to be involved in the Honorary Committee devoted to the jubilee edition of GOLDEN APRICOT. On the same day at the UN headquarters building Harutyun Khachatryan and Satenik Abgaryan, Deputy Ambassador of RA to Switzerland, were handed a prize “International Star for Quality” for GOLDEN APRICOT IFF from BUSINESS INITIATIVE DIRECTIONS organization. The famous award is defined in accordance with the International Star for Quality Convention (Geneva) designed to recognize the prestige of the outstanding companies, organizations, and businessmen in the business world.
Jose E. Prieto, Harutyun Khachatryan, Satenik Abgarian

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24 MAY 2013

The “Golden Apricot” 10th Jubilee International Film Festival will kick off on July 7

Today, the Ministry of Culture hosted the first press conference dedicated to the Golden Apricot” 10th Jubilee International Film Festival. The joint press conference was presided by the Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and the Director of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival Harutyun Khachatryan. more »

9 MAY 2013

SECOND DAB STORY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP BEGINS ON MONDAY

The EU funded Directors Across Borders (DAB) project, will conduct Story Development Workshop for feature films on 6-10 May, 2013in Yerevan, Armenia.
The Workshop will focus on the creative aspects of story development and will help emerging scriptwriters, producers and directors to hone their fundamental skills on creating engaging cinematic stories. The workshop will also discuss ways how to make films more competitive in the global film market. more »

9 MAY 2013

The results of preselection process of “Open Doors” programme are known

Martina Malacrida, the head of “Open Doors” programme of Locarno IFF, and Joel Chapron, festival consultant and the regional expert, were hosted in Armenia by “Golden Apricot” Yerevan IFF from the 29th to 30th of October, 2012. During the two-day workshop and individual meetings held at the conference hall of “Golden Apricot”, the guests presented the “Open Doors” programme for the local directors and producers. more »

24 OCT 2012

GOLDEN APRICOT at MOLODIST Kiev International Film Festival

GOLDEN APRICOT IFF, being a member of Eastern Partnership program, is actively strengthening relations with other film festivals, which are members of the same program. more »

14 AUG 2012

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FILMSCHOOL CANCELLED

The INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FILMSCHOOL call announced recently is cancelled because of some technical problems. more »

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