Around 170 films will be presented in the framework of “Golden Apricot”

YEREVAN, 3 JULY, ARMENPRESS: In the framework of 9th international Yerevan film festival “Golden Apricot” approximately 170 feature, short feature and documentary films will be represented. The director of film festival Harutyun Khachatryan informed Armenpress during the press conference, that about 90 films from 170 will compete in the competitive nominations, the others will be represented in non-competition programs.

The festival opening will start with the “Shor and Shorshor” film of Hamo Beknazaryan, which will be accompanied with a jazz live music of Vahagn Hayrapetyan written especially for this film. The movies will be shown in Nairi, Moscow cinemas and in the Puppet theatre.

The festival mood will be provided by the everyday jazz concerts in the square after Charles Aznavour. During the whole festival, a photo exhibition will presented in the lobby of Moscow cinema, it will include photos of famous film directors, who were awarded “Parajanovyan taler” prize in the framework “Golden Apricot”.

The festival will be finalized with showing the “Love” film, which was the main prizewinner of Cannes festival. The “Golden Apricot” Yerevan film festival is being implemented by the support of Armenian Ministry of Culture.