Armenian Cinema On Show At Golden Apricot Festival

ARMENIAN CINEMA ON SHOW AT GOLDEN APRICOT FESTIVAL

EuroNews, EU
July 15 2013

15/07 15:45 CET

The 10th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival celebrated
the achievements of Armenian cinema.

A jury of internationally-renowned filmmakers handed out awards in
categories including Feature Films, Documentaries, Armenian Panorama
and Short Films.

In the International Feature category, the Golden Apricot was awarded
to Serbian filmmaker SrÄ’an Golubovic’s for his film ‘Circles’.

Runner up was Iranian Majid Barzegar for his film ‘Parviz’, one of
the two Iranian films to scoop up top awards at the festival

“I’m so happy to receive this prize and I’d like to dedicate it to
Jafar Panahi,” Barzegar said.

The film tells the story of a middle aged man called Parviz, who has
lived at home with father for his whole life and has never had a job.

His quiet routine is suddenly shaken up when his father decides to
remarry and tells Parviz to move out.

“They chose the films that wanted to tell something about the lack of
love, about the lack of human relationships,” said Hungarian director
and feature competition jury president Istvan Szabo.

In the Armenian Panorama category, the Golden Apricot went to Maria
Sahakyan’s film “I’m Going to Change My Name”.

The festival is held annually and carries the theme ‘Crossroads of
Cultures and Civilizations’ – a reflection of its desire to build
bridges and foster cross-cultural dialogue through the medium of film.