Regulations and Entry Form

The seventh annual Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival is scheduled for July 11 to 18, 2010. The festival annual theme is Crossroads of Cultures and Civilizations.The theme is anchored in the idea of a global human landscape in the process of transformation and the challenges such transformations pose to human beings. We welcome films representing diverse ethnic groups, religions, and nations that depict the human experience, daily lives of people, both ordinary and extraordinary, their troubles and joys, as they try to find meaning in a changing world, struggling to redefine themselves in a world that recognizes fewer and fewer boundaries.Internationally acclaimed director Atom Egoyan (Canada) is President of the Festival and noted director Harutyun Khachatryan (Armenia) is the General Director.According to a journalist, the festival became a pleasant place for film elite meetings: "Classics of the art house films can be understood: almost fantastic country with so ancient history, dramatic present and perspective future, naturally, interests any artist"...

Program
The festival includes two main competition sections:
• International Competition (Feature and Documentary)
• Armenian Panorama National Competition
Other festival sections:
• Cinema in Dialogue Regional Competition
• Information program
• Retrospectives
• Yerevan Premieres

Eligibility
• International Competition: Feature Films (full length) and Documentaries produced between July 2008 to July 2010.
• Armenian Panorama National Competition: Feature, Animation and Documentary films produced between July 2008 and July 2010, by film directors from Armenia as well as all those of Armenian descent.
• Cinema in Dialogue Regional Competition: Feature and Documentaries produced by film-makers from Black Sea and Caucasus region, viewed by FIPRESCI jury.

Selection: The special committee in charge of selection will accept films on DVD format only.

Screening format: 35mm for feature films; 35mm, Betacam and DVD for documentaries.

Jury
The festival hosts five groups of juries. Each group will evaluate one of the following categories:
• Feature Films
• Documentary
• Armenian Panorama
As well as:
• FIPRESCI jury
• Ecumenical Jury

Awards
International Feature Competition
• Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film, 2 million AMD (approx. 5 200 USD)
• Silver Apricot – Special Prize for Feature Film
International Documentary Competition
• Golden Apricot for Best Documentary Film, 1 million AMD (approx. 2 600 USD)
• Silver Apricot – Special Prize for Documentary Film
Armenian Panorama
• Golden Apricot for Best Film in the Armenian Panorama, 1 million AMD (approx. 2 600 USD)
• Silver Apricot – Special Prizes for films in the Armenian Panorama

Entry Form

Applications will be accepted by the “Golden Apricot” IFF office until April 15, 2010, located at:
3 Moskovyan, Yerevan 0001, Armenia. (Contact Information: Tel/Fax. +374-10-52 10 47, E-mail: info@gaiff.am, www.gaiff.am). The Selection Committee will make the selections and notify participants by May 31 2010.