Director of Programs of Golden Apricot Film Festival Michael Stamboltsyan announced that renowned Claudia Cardinale, who co-starred in Mayrig (Mother) film by Henri Verneuil, will attend the opening ceremony of the festival.

Mayrig film will open the festival to honor the film director’s birth anniversary.

Claudia Cardinale and Greek film director Theodoros Angelopoulos will be awarded a silver copy of a thaler made by Sergei Parajanov during the years of his imprisonment.

Henri Verneuil will be awarded the prize posthumously.