There are a lot of interesting films from different countries in this year’s film festival. First of all, these films are very interesting due to the fact that they mainly have human beings in their scenarios, who try to find solutions in different situations. Most of the heroes of these films are women who try to find happiness. The Iranian “Galena” film is about a lady who has lost her relatives in a war, the “Grbavutsa” film tells about a woman who is trying to make her daughter’s life better after a war. There are other interesting films about human beings and their lives. Women’s hope and expectations for love and happiness make their appearance more interesting. And everyone understands what they feel. Their choice in the “Golden Apricot” is very successful and they may serve a reason for further dialogue. There are two well-known names in this festival too: Spanish film producer Pedro Almodovar and Polish film philosopher Kshishtof Zanussi, who have sent their new films to the “Golden Apricot” festival. They have been given many prizes for their creations in different nominations.
According to the program director of the festival, Michael Stambultsyan, they want to fill the festival with intrigues because he says that their experience shows that only the opening and closing processes are in the center of public attention. “The films are the festival”, he said. This time the film competition will be better because they are very competitive.
The opening ceremony of the festival will take place at “Moscow” cinema house, when citizens will witness the showing of the first Armenian movie, “Namus”, which was produced in 1926. This film was translated into several languages and improved in quality through the combined efforts of the “Paradise” studio and French “ARTE” cultural TV. This new version of the “Namus” film will be the first surprise and the opening for this festival. It is still too early to mention other details of the festival, but the organizers say that they will give information soon and promise that they will not disappoint people. We hope that the web page of the “Golden Apricot” will work very well and will inform everyone about the festival.