1,120 FILMS PRESENTED AT THE 9TH GOLDEN APRICOT: INTEREST TOWARDS THE FESTIVAL GROWING
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
11.05.2012 18:01
The 9th Golden Apricot International Film Festival will be held
July 8-15. Organizers of the festival informed today that 1,120
applications for participation have been received from 70 countries,
which is an evidence of growing interest towards the Golden Apricot.
This year the jury will be chaired by famous Spanish film director,
member of jury of the 2010 Cannes festival Víctor Erice.
On the occasion of proclamation of Yerevan as World Book Capital
2012, the Golden Apricot will present a new program titled "Cinema
and Book." The screenings of the Armenian and foreign classical works
will be included in the program.
According to president of the Festival Harutyun Khachatryan, a film
of joint Azerbaijani-Czech production has also been presented at the
festival. The film tells about the billions of oil dollars earned
from oil wells and the starving people living next door. The authors
were invited to Yerevan, but they refused to come, Khachatryan said.
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
11.05.2012 18:01
The 9th Golden Apricot International Film Festival will be held
July 8-15. Organizers of the festival informed today that 1,120
applications for participation have been received from 70 countries,
which is an evidence of growing interest towards the Golden Apricot.
This year the jury will be chaired by famous Spanish film director,
member of jury of the 2010 Cannes festival Víctor Erice.
On the occasion of proclamation of Yerevan as World Book Capital
2012, the Golden Apricot will present a new program titled "Cinema
and Book." The screenings of the Armenian and foreign classical works
will be included in the program.
According to president of the Festival Harutyun Khachatryan, a film
of joint Azerbaijani-Czech production has also been presented at the
festival. The film tells about the billions of oil dollars earned
from oil wells and the starving people living next door. The authors
were invited to Yerevan, but they refused to come, Khachatryan said.