YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia), June 25–The traditional apricot blessing ceremony on July 11 will mark the start of the Seventh Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan. The festival will open with a screening of Henri Verneuil’s classic 1991 film “Mayrig,” starring  Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif. Cardinale, who plays one of the leading roles [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), May 20—The seventh annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival will open on July 11 in Yerevan, the official website of the Festival informs. The festival will run until July 18, and its competition program will consist of three categories: international feature films, documentaries and “Armenian Panorama.” The winner for “Best International Feature Film” will [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), April 17–Films produced by Armenian and Turkish young filmmakers will be presented at the Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival in 2011, said the director of the festival Armen Khachatryanat at a press conference on April 15. “Our initial goal was to create a film festival, where young directors could realize themselves. This goal we [...]

YEREVAN (Tert.am), April 15—Filmmaker Harutyun Khachatryan, who is the director of the Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival, is going to shoot a new film called “Endless Escape, Endless Return.” “I’m shooting this film for 20 years. It’s about the Armenians who are leaving Armenia. Someone comes back, but others do not.” The director promised to [...]