Yerevan International Film Festival
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| Location | Yerevan, Armenia Armenia |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Directors | Atom Egoyan (Honorary Chairman) Harutyun Khachatryan (General Director) |
| Producers | "Golden Apricot" Fund for Cinema Development, Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists |
| Festival date | July |
| Language | Armenian, English |
| Website | www |
The Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF; Armenian: «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն, romanized: "Voske Tsiran" Yerevani mijazgayin kinop'arraton) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia.[1] The festival was founded in 2004 with the co-operation of the "Golden Apricot" Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists. The GAIFF is continually supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and the Benevolent Fund for Cultural Development.The objectives of the festival are "to present new works by the film directors and producers in Armenia and foreign cinematographers of Armenian descent and to promote creativity and originality in the area of cinema and video art".[2]
History
The "Golden Apricot" Annual Film Festival was established in 2004 in Yerevan, by the "Golden Apricot" Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and Benevolent Fund for Cultural Development. Canadian-Armenian director Atom Egoyan was named president of the festival since 2005.[3] The Festival is dedicated to the theme of Crossroads of Cultures and Civilizations, and features a multitude of films representing various nations and religions, collectively depicting the richness of the human experience. In 2005, the establishment of a network of filmmakers of the region entitled Directors Across Borders was initiated by the "Golden Apricot" Film Festival.[4] Since 2005 "Golden Apricot" has been functioning under the aegis of the European Cultural Parliament.[5] In 2010, the festival was awarded by the FICTS Plate D'honneur.[6]
Awards and categories of competition
The major awards at the GAIFF are the Golden Apricot and Silver Apricot prizes for feature, documentary and Armenian panorama films. Lifetime achievement is recognized by the Parajonov's Thaler Award, named in honour of Sergei Parajanov.[7] The various categories and prize names are as follows:[8]
- International Feature Competition
1. "Golden Apricot" – Best Feature Film 2. "Silver Apricot" – Special Prize
- International Documentary Competition
1. "Golden Apricot" – Best Documentary Film 2. "Silver Apricot" – Special Prize
- "Apricot Stone" Short Film Competition
1. "Golden Stone" – Best Short Film 2. Special Prize
- "Armenian Panorama" National Competition
1. "Golden Apricot" – Best Fiction Film 2. "Golden Apricot" – Best Documentary Film 3. "Silver Apricot" – Special Prize
Winners of the Grand Prix - Golden Apricot main prize for Best Feature Film
Awards GAIFF 2004
| Category | Award | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Feature Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film | Ararat | Atom Egoyan | Canada Canada[9] |
| International Documentary Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Documentary Film | Tale About Pegasus (Armenian: Հեքիաթ թեվավոր ձիու մասին) | Armen Khachatryan | Armenia Armenia[9] |
| Short Film Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Short Film | Je m'appelle | Stéphane Elmadjian | France France[9] |
| Animation and Experimental Film | Golden Apricot for Best Armenian Film | Freedub 1 | ||
| Jury Special Prize | Jury Special Prize for Best Feature Film | A Place in the World | Artour Aristakisian | Russia Russia[9] |
| Jury Special Prize for Best Animation and Experimental Film | Ligne de Vie | Serge Avedikian | France France[9] | |
| Special Mention | Special Mention for Best Documentary Film | I Died in Childhood... | Georgiy Paradzhanov | Russia Russia[9] |
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Awards GAIFF 2005
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Awards GAIFF 2006
Awards GAIFF 2007
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Awards GAIFF 2008
Awards GAIFF 2009
Awards GAIFF 2010
Awards GAIFF 2011
| Category | Award | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Feature Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film | A Separation | Asghar Farhadi | Iran Iran |
| Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature Film | The Journals of Musan | Park Jung-bum | South Korea South Korea | |
| Jury Special Prize | The Prize | Paula Markovitch | MexicoMexico, FranceFrance,Poland Poland,Germany Germany | |
| International Documentary Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Documentary Film | The World According to Ion B. | Alexander Nanau | Russia Russia |
| Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary Film | Summer Pasture | Lynn True,
Nelson Walker III, Tsering Perlo |
United StatesUnited States, ChinaChina | |
| Jury Special Mention | Magnificent Nothing | Ahmad Seyedkeshmiri | IranIran | |
| Armenian Panorama Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Armenian Film | Loading My Life | Haroutyun Shatyan | Armenia Armenia |
| Silver Apricot Special Prize for Armenian Film | The Spaceship | Emil Mkrttchian | SwedenSweden | |
| Jury Special Mention | The Last Hippie of the Pink City | Anastasia Popova | RussiaRussia | |
| Apricot Stone | Golden Apricot | Glasgow | Piotr Subbotko | PolandPoland |
| Jury Special Mention | Bicycle | Serhat Karaaslan | TurkeyTurkey | |
| Parajanov's Thaler – Lifetime Achievement Award | Béla Tarr | HungaryHungary | ||
| Fanny Ardant | FranceFrance | |||
| Roman Balayan | UkraineUkraine | |||
| Special Prize "Master" | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | TurkeyTurkey | ||
| Wojciech Marczewski | PolandPoland | |||
| Alexei Uchitel | RussiaRussia | |||
| FIPRESCI Award | Mandoo | Ebrahim Saeedi | IraqIraq | |
| Ecumenical Jury Award | Europolis | Cornel Gheorghita | RomaniaRomania, FranceFrance | |
| Jury Commendation | Steel Gates | Armen Khachatryan | Armenia Armenia | |
| Armenian National Film Academy Award | The Prize | Paula Markovitch | MexicoMexico, FranceFrance,Poland Poland,Germany Germany | |
| Armenian Filmmakers Union Award | Loading My Life | Haroutyun Shatyan | Armenia Armenia | |
| British Council Award | Loading My Life | Haroutyun Shatyan | Armenia Armenia | |
| Hrant Matevosyan Award | The Spaceship | Emil Mkrttchian | SwedenSweden | |
Awards GAIFF 2012[22]
| Category | Award | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Feature Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film | In the Fog | Sergei Loznitsa | BelarusBelarus, RussiaRussia,Germany Germany, NetherlandsNetherlands, LatviaLatvia |
| Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature Film | It Looks Pretty From a Distance | Anka Sasnal, Wilhelm Sasnal | PolandPoland | |
| International Documentary Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Documentary Film | 5 Broken Cameras | Emad Burnat | State of PalestinePalestine |
| Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary Film | The Tundra Book. A Tale of Vukvukai, the Little Rock, | Aleksei Vakhrushev | RussiaRussia | |
| Jury Special Mention | Bakhmaro | Salome Jash | Georgia (country)Georgia, Germany Germany | |
| Armenian Panorama Competition | Best Armenian Fiction Film - Golden Apricot | If Only Everyone | Natalya Belyauskene | Armenia Armenia |
| Best Armenian Documentary - Golden Apricot | Armenian Rhapsody | Cassiana Der Haroutiounian
Cesar Gananian, Gary Gananian |
BrazilBrazil | |
| Silver Apricot for Armenian Panorama | Nana | Valerie Massadian | FranceFrance | |
| Apricot Stone | Golden Apricot | When We Die At Night | Eduardo Morotó | BrazilBrazil |
| Jury Special Mention | Insignificant Details of the Accidental Episode | Mikhail Mestetsky | Russia Russia | |
| Parajanov's Thaler – Lifetime Achievement Award" | Víctor Erice | SpainSpain | ||
| Agnieszka Holland | PolandPoland | |||
| Eldar Shengelaia | Georgia (country)Georgia | |||
| Award of the Apostolic Church of Armenia – "Let There Be Light" | Alexander Sokurov | Russia Russia | ||
| FIPRESCI Award | The First Rains of Spring | Yerlan Nurmukhambetov | JapanJapan,Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | |
| Ecumenical Jury Award | If Only Everyone | Natalya Belyauskene | Armenia Armenia | |
| Jury Commendation | Future Lasts Forever | Özcan Alper | TurkeyTurkey | |
| Armenian National Film Academy Award | Grandma's Tattoos | Suzanne Khardalian | SwedenSweden | |
| British Council Award | Armenian Rhapsody | Cassiana Der Haroutiounian
Cesar Gananian, Gary Gananian |
BrazilBrazil | |
| Armenian Filmmakers Union Award | With Fidel Whatever Happens | Goran Radovanovic | SerbiaSerbia | |
| Hrant Matevosyan Award | Bad Father | Tigrane Avedikian | FranceFrance | |
Awards GAIFF 2013[23]
Awards GAIFF 2014
Awards GAIFF 2015
Awards GAIFF 2016
See also
References
- ↑ "Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival/GAIFF". Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ↑ "GAIFF at IMDB". Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "History of the GAIFF". Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "GAIFF History". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ↑ "Golden Apricot Film Festival Partners With Council Of Europe". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ↑ "Golden Apricot International Film Festival opens in Yerevan". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Awards". Yerevan International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "Regulations of the GAIFF". Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "Golden Apricot Winners 2004". gaiff.am. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 "IMDB 2nd Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2005". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 "IMDB 3rd Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2006". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 "GAIFF Official Website 3rd Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2006 Winners". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 "IMDB 4th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2007". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 "GAIFF Official Website 5th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2008 Winners". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 "IMDB 6th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2009". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 "GAIFF Official Website 6th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2009 Winners". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "IMDB 7th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2010". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "GAIFF Official Website 7th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2010 Winners". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Winners". www.gaiff.am. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "Winners". www.gaiff.am. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.