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May 11, 2012	Golden Apricot 9th Yerevan International Film Festival promises a rich and interesting program again On May 11 a joint press conference was held at the Ministry of Culture of RA which announced this year’s Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival. The speakers of the press conference were the Minister of Culture of RA -Hasmik Poghosyan, VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian, the Director of the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival Harutyun Khachatryan, the Festival Program Director Mikayel Stamboltsyan, and the Festival Artistic Director Susanna Harutyunyan.
Sep 6, 2011	The Film ‘’Border’’ Wins 3 More Prizes The 15th Forum of National Cinematographies was held in Moscow, from August 27 to September 4. The annual forum as always was organized by the Federation of.Union of Cinematographers.
Sep 6, 2011	The Armenian Film Critic as a Jury Member at Venice Film Festival Susanna Harutyunyan, prominent Armenian film critic and the Artistic Director of GOLDEN APRICOT International Film Festival is invited to be FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Jury Member at the 68th Venice Film Festival, from August 31 to September 10, 2011.
Jul 8, 2011	Fanny Ardant is Guest at Golden Apricot During the last press-conference before the opening of the Golden Apricot Film Festival, the Director of the Festival Harutyun Khachatryan announced the surprising news: “The last gift, that we would like to present you before the start of the Festival, is the visit of my beloved and, I am sure, your beloved, outstanding actress Fanny Ardant. We are inviting you to meet with her before the opening ceremony of the festival on July 10 at 1 p.m. in the Red Hall of Moscow Cinema”.
Jul 1, 2011	Golden Apricot’s cooperation with Foreign Embassies and International Organization continues The cooperation of Golden Apricot International Film Festival with the Embassies of Foreign Countries to Armenia is being continued and enlarged.

May 11, 2012	Golden Apricot 9th Yerevan International Film Festival promises a rich and interesting program again On May 11 a joint press conference was held at the Ministry of Culture of RA which announced this year’s Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival. The speakers of the press conference were the Minister of Culture of RA -Hasmik Poghosyan, VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian, the Director of the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival Harutyun Khachatryan, the Festival Program Director Mikayel Stamboltsyan, and the Festival Artistic Director Susanna Harutyunyan.
May 7, 2012	Dear Friends, Volunteers are invited to submit their applications to the 9th GOLDEN APRICOT IFF, which is scheduled on July 8-15, 2012. Find the entry form attached HERE. The applications deadline is 10th of June.
Apr 10, 2012	Call for entries for 18th edition of Aye Aye International Film Festival AyeAye Film Festival Programming Team is happy to let you know that the call for entries for 18th edition of Aye Aye International Film Festival is still open.
Mar 29, 2012	FIRST “HAYAK” AWARDS FOR THE BESTS IN THE ARMENIAN CINEMA On 18 March, 2012 the results of “Hayak”” National Film Awards were finalized at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre after Alexander Spendiaryan.
Mar 23, 2012	Exclusive Interview - Novosti Armenia The Armenian news agency “Novosti Armenia” has published an exclusive interview with the Artistic Director of Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Susanna Harutyunyan, concerning the Armenia-Turkey Cinema Platform.