Golden Apricot International Cinema Festival to Open in Yerevan July 10July 8, 2006 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - July 10-15 Golden Apricot Third International Cinema Festival will be held in Yerevan. Like the first two the festival will be held under the slogan: «Armenia: A Crossroad of Civilizations and Cultures.» 92 films out of 280 presented were selected to participate in the contest screenings. These films represent 58 countries. According to the Press Service of the Organization Committee of the Festival, well-known figures of the world cinema from over 10 countries - Russia, Canada, France, US, Spain, Germany, Chile, Belgium, Turkey and Italy - will take part in the cinema forum. Contest films will be nominated for Fiction Film, Documentary and Armenian Panorama. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |