The 7th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival was a

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held in

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from July 11 to 18, 2010. This edition of the festival was dedicated to the anniversaries Arni Verno and

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. Other filmmakers who presented their films at the festival were

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and

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.Annual Golden Apricot Film Festival Kicks Off in Yerevan
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About the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

The ''Golden Apricot'' Yerevan International Film Festival ( GAIFF) ( hy, «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in

. The festival was founded in 2004 with the co-operation of the “Golden Apricot” Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists. The GAIFF is continually supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RA, the Ministry of Culture of the RA and the Benevolent Fund for Cultural Development.The objectives of the festival are "to present new works by the film directors and producers in

and foreign cinematographers of Armenian descent and to promote creativity and originality in the area of cinema and video art".GAIFF at IMDB
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Awards GAIFF 2010

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About the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

Awards GAIFF 2010

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