13th Golden Apricot IFF programs unveiled in YerevanJune 22, 2016 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At a press conference Wednesday, June 22, international competition programs and the international jury boards for the 13th Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF was announced in the Armenian capital. 43 films out of 900 submissions will be competing in the three main competition sections: International Feature Competition (12 films), International Documentary Competition (15 films) and Armenian Panorama National Competition (16 films). The films from 37 countries will participate in the festival. 1. International Feature Competition Amama: When a Tree Falls dir. Asier Altuna (Spain) Anna's Life dir. Nino Basilia (Georgia) Dust Cloth - dir. Ahu Öztürk (Turkey) Full Contact - dir. David Verbeek (Netherlands/Croatia) Immortal - dir. Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh (Iran) Insight - dir. Aleksandr Kott (Russia) The Land of the Enlightened - dir. Pieter-Jan De Pue (Belgium/Ireland/Netherlands/Germany/Afghanistan) The Last Land - dir. Pablo Lamar (Paraguay/Netherlands/Chile/Qatar) The Prosecutor the Defender the Father and His Son - dir. Iglika Triffonova (Bulgaria/Netherlands/Sweden) Things to Come - dir. Mia Hansen-Løve, (France/Germany) Toni Erdmann - dir. Maren Ade (Germany/Austria/Romania) Ungiven - dir. Branko Schmidt (Croatia) 2. International Documentary Competition A Man Returned - dir. Mahdi Fleifel (UK/Denmark/The Netherlands/Lebanon) Across the Don - dir. Evgeny Grigorev (Russia) Añoranza - dir. Flo Flamme (Belgium) Curumim - dir. Marcos Prado (Brazil) Don Juan - dir. Jerzy Sladkowski (Sweden/Findland) Habitat - Personal Notes - dir. Emiliano Dante (Italy) Homo Sapiens - dir.Nikolaus Geyrhalter (Austria/Germany/Switzerland) Olmo & the Seagull - dir. Petra Costa, Lea Glob (Denmark/Brazil/Portugal/France/Italy) Salto Mortale - dir. Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria) Samir in the Dust - dir. Mohamed Ouzine (France/Algeria/Qatar) The Archipelago - dir. Benjamin Huguet (UK) The Magic Mountain - dir. Anca Damian (Romania) The Man Who Saw Too Much - dir. Trisha Ziff (Mexico) The Other Life of Charon - dir. Ioana Turcan (Romania/USA) Tracks - dir. Gunnar Bergdahl, Annica Carlsson Bergdahl (Sweden) 3. Armenian Panorama National Competition Feature Films About Love - dir. Anna Melikian (Russia) Good Morning - dir. Anna Arevshatyan (Armenia) The Last Inhabitant - dir. Jivan Avetisyan (Armenia/Lithuania/Sweden/Lebanon/USA) All That Jam - dir. Alexander Andranikian (Russia) 28:94 Local Time - dir. David Safarian (Armenia/Germany/The Netherlands) Documentary Films Stony Paths - dir. Arnaud Khayadjanian (France) Balkan Royal - dir. Kevork Aslanyan (Bulgaria) Skhtorashen - dir. Garegin Papoyan (Armenia) Rhythm & Intervals - dir. Comes Chahbazian (Belgium) The Other Side of Home - dir. Naré Mkrtchyan (USA) My World - dir. Albert Sargsyan (Armenia) Aurora - dir. Gor Margaryan (Germany) Shorts Leopard’s Silence - dir. Viken Armenian (France) Paris-Erevan - dir. Nora Martirosyan (France) Bravoman - dir. Evelina Barsegian (Russia) Radioreceiver - dir. Lusine Papoyan (Armenia) Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |