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Only one film by Armenian producer o=in Golden Apricot contest  programme 

Only one film by Armenian producer o=in Golden Apricot contest  programme 

ArmInfo. The regional competition program of the 22nd International Film Festival "Golden Apricot" is presented by films from Georgia, Iran, Armenia, Mexico,  the USA, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Egypt, Poland, Qatar,  Saudi Arabia and others.

The Iranian director, screenwriter, photographer Amir Naderi was  invited as the chairman of the regional competition program of the  "Golden Apricot". He will be joined by the Hollywood actor of  Armenian origin Karen Karagulyan and the Russian director Kira  Kovalenko.

According to the press service of the festival organizers, the  regional program includes the following works: Deni Umar Pitsaev's  psychological drama that destroys the boundaries of forced  deportation from Abkhazia, identity and stigmatized memory -   (Georgia), the film premiered in Cannes;   (Armenia/Mexico/USA, dir. Kristine Harutyunyan) - a subtle cinematic  look at the shaky border between contradictory memories, dreams and  reality, the premiere took place at the Berlin International Film  Festival; (Iran, dir. Sahand Kabiri) - a documentary about a  political and ethical uprising about the resistance forming on the  streets of Iran, the premiere took place at the Rotterdam Film  Festival; (Norway/Netherlands, dir.  Zaradasht Ahmed) - a personal story full of tragicomic motifs, about  the consequences of the war in Iraq and political memory, premiered  at the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX); (Germany/Egypt, dir. Bassam Mortada) - a story about rethinking a  forgotten page of political violence - about the events that took  place in Abu Zaabal prison in 1989, premiered at the Cairo  International Film Festival;   (Tunisia/Qatar/Egypt/France/Saudi Arabia/Sudan/Germany, dir. Morad  Mostafa) - a social story about illegal immigration, sexual violence  and the crisis of coexistence in remote corners of Cairo, premiered  at the Cannes Film Festival; (Lebanon, dir. Omar  Mismar) - an essay film about the crumbling reality of Beirut,  located at the intersection of art, architecture and political  uncertainty, premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival  in Amsterdam (IDFA);   (France/Palestine/Iran, dir. Sepideh Farsi) - a story about female  resilience and conscious oblivion against the backdrop of religious  and political oppression, premiered at the Cannes International Film  Festival; (Iran, dir. Said Nouri) - a  subtle documentary about the shadows of Tehran's past and the  architectural labyrinths of its present, premiered at the Rotterdam  International Film Festival;   (Palestine/UAE/France/Portugal/Germany/UK/Jordan, directed by  brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser) - a story about the everyday life of  youth in Gaza, hidden under a veil of humor, pain and lyricism,  premiered in Cannes.

This year the Golden Apricot Film Festival will be held from July 13  to 20, during which Yerevan viewers will traditionally be presented  with films selected at leading international film festivals (Cannes,  Berlin, Venice, etc.). A visit by prominent figures of world cinema  is expected, who will share their experience and art with the public.  

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