Arutyun Khachatryan. Photo: Mariya Sheludyakova https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/

07 September 2017, 16:39

Director of "Golden Apricot" Film Festival resigns

Arutyun Khachatryan, Director and Founder of the Yerevan-based “Golden Apricot” Film Festival, intends to run for the post of head of the Armenian Union of Cinematographers, since the former Union head, film director Ruben Gevorkyants, died on June 23.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the 14th International “Golden Apricot” Film Festival was held in Yerevan on July 9-16. The main prize was given to the movie "Sexual Durga" by the Indian film director Sanal Kumar Sasidkharan.

Arutyun Khachatryan has decided to leave the film festival at his own will, the festival’s press service reports.

Susanna Khachatryan, Artistic Director of the "Golden Apricot" and a film critic, has been appointed its new director.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

See earlier reports:

Yerevan opens "Golden Apricot-2017" film festival, Films on Armenian Genocide presented at international film festivals in six countries, Grand Prix of "Golden Apricot" goes to Ukrainian "Plemya".

Author: Tigran Petrosyan Source: CK correspondent

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