FAMOUS SPANISH DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODOVAR'S "RETURN" FILM
INVOLVED IN COMPETITION PROGRAM OF "GOLDEN APRICOT" FESTIVAL AS
WELL
INVOLVED IN COMPETITION PROGRAM OF "GOLDEN APRICOT" FESTIVAL AS
WELL
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FAMOUS SPANISH DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODOVAR'S "RETURN" FILM
INVOLVED IN COMPETITION PROGRAM OF "GOLDEN APRICOT" FESTIVAL AS
WELL
01-06-2006 12:50:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 11
full-length films created in 2004-2006, among them films of such
famous directors as Pedro Almodovar from Spain, Hou Hsiao-Hsien
from Taiwan, Robert Gudiguian from France, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
from Iran, Krzsystof Zanussi from Poland, Aleksei German Junior
from Russia and others are, are involved in the competition of
the feature films of the "Golden Apricot" (Voske Tsiran) Yerevan
International Third Film Festival.
As Mikayel Stamboltsian, the Director of the festival
programs informed at the May 31 press conference, most part of
the chosen films already got prizes at the best festivals of the
world, including Spanish famous director Pedro Almodovar's
"Return" film which was recently awarded at the Cannes festival
two prizes: the best director's work and the best woman
performance. M.Stamboltsian also mentioned that Pedro Almodovar
is also invited to the festival and in most probability, will
arrive in Yerevan.
The Director of the festival programs informed that the
competition program of documentary films is still being formed,
as there are so many and various presented films that the
selecting commission was not able to watch them within the fixed
term.
M.Stamboltsian mentioned that the number of applications of
the "Golden Apricot" Yerevan International Film Festival has
considerably added this year what proves the festival's getting
wider recognition in the world. Creators of 58 countries
presented 280 films 92 of which were selected for competition
and extra-competition programs.