Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

Regulations and Entry Form The 10th annual Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival is scheduled for July 7 to 14, 2013. The festival annual theme is Crossroads of Cultures and Civilizations. The theme is anchored in the idea of a global human landscape in the process of transformation and the challenges such transformations pose to human beings. We welcome films representing diverse ethnic groups, religions, and nations that depict the human experience, daily lives of people, both ordinary and extraordinary, their troubles and joys, as they try to find meaning in a changing world, struggling to redefine themselves in a world that recognizes fewer and fewer boundaries. Internationally acclaimed director Atom Egoyan (Canada) is President of the Festival and noted director Harutyun Khachatryan (Armenia) is the General Director. According to a journalist, the festival became a pleasant place for film elite meetings: "Classics of the art house films can be understood: almost fantastic country with so ancient history, dramatic present and perspective future, naturally, interests any artist"... Program The festival includes 2 main competition sections: • International Competition (Feature, Documentary, Short) • Armenian Panorama National Competition Other festival sections: • Cinema in Dialogue Regional Competition • Retrospectives • Yerevan Premieres • Filmschool Program Eligibility • International Competition: Feature Films (full length), Documentaries, Shorts produced after July 2011. • Armenian Panorama National Competition: Feature, Animation, Short and Documentary films produced after July 2010, by film directors from Armenia as well as all those of Armenian descent. • Cinema in Dialogue Regional Competition: Feature and Documentaries produced by film-makers from Black Sea and Caucasus region, viewed by FIPRESCI jury. Selection: The special committee in charge of selection will accept films on DVD format only. Screening format:35mm for feature films; 35mm, Betacam and DVD for documentaries. Jury The festival hosts 6 groups of juries. Each of 4 groups will evaluate one of the following categories: • Feature Films • Documentary Films • Armenian Panorama • "Apricot Stone" Short Films As well as: • FIPRESCI jury • Ecumenical Jury Awards  International Feature Competition • Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film, 2 million AMD (approx. 5 200 USD) • Silver Apricot – Special Prize for Feature Film International Documentary Competition • Golden Apricot for Best Documentary Film, 1 million AMD (approx. 2 600 USD) • Silver Apricot – Special Prize for Documentary Film Armenian Panorama • Golden Apricot for Best Film in the Armenian Panorama, 1 million AMD (approx. 2 600 USD) • Silver Apricot – Special Prizes for films in the Armenian Panorama "Apricot Stone" Short Film Competition • Golden Stone for Best Short Film, 300 thousand AMD (approx. 800 USD) • Special Prize for Short Film Entry Form Applications will be accepted by the “Golden Apricot” IFF office until April 15, 2013, located at: 3 Moskovyan Street, Yerevan 0001, Armenia. (Contact Information: Tel/Fax.:+374-10-52 10 42/47, E-mail: program@gaiff.am, www.gaiff.am). The Selection Committee will make the selections and notify participants by May 31, 2013. Source