Golden Apricot IFF presents non-competition progra
Organizers of the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival today presented this year’s non-competition film programs.
The conference speakers- Michael Stamboltsyan (GAIFF Programme Director) and Varvara Hovhannisyan (Head of guest service) Ani Hakobyan (GAIFF “Armenians: internal & external view” coordinator) presented the Yerevan Premieres, Tributes and Retrospectives sections.
Non-competition programs will traditionally feature the best and award-winning films from Cannes, Berlin and Venice IFF’s.
More than 70 films will be presented in the non-competition sections.
YEREVAN PREMIERES
The Net |
Kim Ki-duk (South Korea) |
The Woman Who Left |
Lav Diaz (Philippines) |
A Family Affair |
Tom Fassaert (The Netherlands) |
Ghost Town to Havana |
Eugene Corr (USA) |
The Day After |
Hong San-soo (South Korea) |
On Body and Soul |
Ildiko Enyedi (Hungary) |
The Other Side of Hope |
Aki Kaurismäki (Finland) |
Touch of the Wind |
Olga Veremeeva, Elena Demidova (Russia) |
Six Musicians and the City |
Tatiana Danielyants՛ (Russia) |
The Cat from Havana |
Dacio Malta (Brazil) |
The Square |
Ruben Östlund (Sweden) |
The Killing of a Sacred Deer |
Yorgos Lanthimos (UK/Ireland/USA) |
Amant Double |
Francois Ozon (France) |
In the Fade |
Fatih Akin (Germany) |
RETROSPECTIVES
The Retrospective program will present the selected works of famous director Hugh Hudson, who is also the head of the Main Competition Jury this year.
Chariots of Fire |
Hugh Hudson (UK) |
Revolution |
Hugh Hudson (UK) |
Finding Altamira |
Hugh Hudson (Spain) |
TRIBUTES
A tribute will be paid to influential French director Jean-Pierre Melville on the occasion of his 100th anniversary. Five select films will be screened.
The Army of Shadows |
Jean-Pierre Melville (France/Italy) |
24 Hours in the Life of a Clown |
Jean-Pierre Melville (France) |
Leon Morin, Priest |
Jean-Pierre Melville (France/Italy) |
The Silence of the Sea |
Jean-Pierre Melville (France) |
The Red Circle |
Jean-Pierre Melville (France/Italy) |
Andrzej Wajda’s last film Afterimage will also be screened. The great Polish master passed away last year in the age of 90, so the screening of his last film will also be a way of paying tribute to him.
Afterimage |
Andrzej Wajda (Poland) |
Biographical films will be screened on the occasions of Frunze Dovlatyan’s (90), Yuri Yerznkyan’s (95) and Sergey Israyelyan’s (80) anniversaries.
A destiny portrait. Yuri Yerznkyan |
Eduard Hambardzumyan |
Serik/ a documentary about Sergey Israelyan |
Eduard Hambardzumyan |
A talk with Frunze Dovlatyan |
Eduard Hambardzumyan |
ARMENIANS: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL VIEW
The program will include 36 films by Armenian directors, as well as foreign productions about Armenia and Armenians.