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YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS:
Golden Apricot 8th international film festival kicked off in Yerevan "Moscow" cinema July 10. Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, ambassadors accredited in Armenia, world famous actors and actresses, film directors attended the opening ceremony.
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan noted that the Golden Apricot festival makes the life of residents of Yerevan more interesting. "It has become impossible to imagine summer without this festival which makes Yerevan live in quite another mood", Tigran Sargsyan said, adding that the festival is being improved from year to year. "The government will undertake steps to ensure the continuousness of the festival", he stressed.
Harutyun Khachatryan, the director of the festival, expressed hope that the 10th festival will already be conducted in the special festival center that will room 1500 people. "This year too we have brought interesting films, talented film directors and gloomy jury", Khachatryan joked.
Ralph Yirikian, the general manager of "VivaCell-MTS", the chief sponsor of the festival, said he will always stand by the festival. He was bestowed by the director of the festival Harutyun Khachatryan with the Mantashants Diamond Award for consistency in comprehensive support to the Armenian cinematography.