July 10, 2009 - 18:54 AMT
Hasmik Poghosyan: "Golden Apricot" Film Festival became Armenia's visiting card
Over the past 5 years, "Golden Apricot" 6th International Film Festival, has passed a long way, gaining wide recognition.

"Every year we look forward to "Golden Apricot" festival, in anticipation of seeing organizers' successive surprise. My colleagues abroad many times expressed interest in the festival. So I can say for sure that "Golden Apricot" has become our successive visiting card," RA Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan said.

"If we are known in countries like Laos and Honduras, we can say that 'Golden Apricot' has become one of the best known film festivals," Creative director Susanna Harutyunyan said.

"Festival carries out its activities in close cooperation with Culture Ministry. And we are happy to announce that every year we receive more and more claims, with more and more notable cinematographers expressing desire to attend the festival," Harutyun Khachatryan said.