For the first time this year Golden Apricot International Film Festival will present a special program featuring Latin American films.

Argentinean and Brazilian films created within the last year will be featured. The retrospective of three films by Argentinean well-known director Lucrecia Martel, the award-winner of Berlin International Film Festival will be the highlight of the program.

The film Prize by Argentinian director Paula Markovich will be included both in Latin American film program and Golden Apricot International Feature Competition.

The program will be implemented with the assistance of the embassies of Brazil and Argentina in Armenia, GAIFF said on its website.

The 8th Golden Apricot International Film Festival will take place June 11-17.