1st Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival

The 1st Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival was a film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia from June 30 to July 4, 2004. The festival attracted attention from all over the world while including 148 films representing over 70 filmmakers from 20 countries. Grand Prizes of the first Golden Apricot festival went to Atom Egoyan (Feature Film Competition), Stephane Elmadjian (Short Film and Experimental) and Armen Khachatryan (Documentary).[1]

1st Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival
LocationYerevan, Armenia
Festival dateJune 30–July 4, 2004
Websitewww.gaiff.am/en/

About the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

The Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) (Armenian: «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia.[2] 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 Armenia and foreign cinematographers of Armenian descent and to promote creativity and originality in the area of cinema and video art".[3]

Awards GAIFF 2004
CategoryAwardFilmDirectorCountry
International Feature CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Feature FilmAraratAtom Egoyan Canada[4]
International Documentary CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Documentary FilmTale About Pegasus (Armenian: Հեքիաթ թեվավոր ձիու մասին)Armen Khachatryan Armenia[4]
Short Film CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Short FilmJe m'appelleStéphane Elmadjian France[4]
Animation and Experimental FilmGolden Apricot for Best Armenian FilmFreedub 1
Jury Special PrizeJury Special Prize for Best Feature FilmA Place in the WorldArtour Aristakisian Russia[4]
Jury Special Prize for Best Animation and Experimental FilmLigne de VieSerge Avedikian France[4]
Special MentionSpecial Mention for Best Documentary FilmI Died in Childhood...Georgiy Paradzhanov Russia[4]

See also

References
  1. History of the GAIFF
  2. Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival/GAIFF
  3. GAIFF at IMDB
  4. IMDB 1st Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2004
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