YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Numerous Diasporan Armenian artists from different countries of the world this year as well participate and has represented films of different genres at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International 6th Film Festival. The RA Minister of Diaspora organized on that occasion a reception in honour of the film festival participants. According to the Press and Public Relations Department of the RA Ministry of Diaspora, the heads of the Yerevan Beer Factory agreed with pleasure to carry out the reception. Here, in a free and easy conditions, the film festival organizers, film producers, directors and cinematographers expressed their viewpoints and professional opinions about films which have already been shown. Canadian Armenian actress Arsinee Khanjian, American Armenian actor Eric Bogosian, American Armenian director Eric Nazarian, German Armenian director Norik Keshishian, Georgian famous director Nana Djordjadze, Russian famous film critic Kirill Razlogov, other participants and guests of the festival almost unanimously expressed an opinion that Golden Apricot year by year becomes more representative and widens borders of its authority. More and more young artists strive for representing their films to the society through Golden Apricot, at the same time expecting to get any prize of the already authoritative film festival. The Diasporan Armenian Director's Best Film prize defined by the RA Ministry of Diaspora found its honourary place among the prizes of the 6th film festival. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian warmly greeted the film festival organizers, participants, jury members, all the guests of the film festival, attached importance in her speech to artist's high goal of arising global problems in the language of art and giving a reason for thinking to spectators of many millions, assisting formation of a strong connection between the world-spread Armenians and Homeland through the art of cinematography. The Minister expressed a hope that the special prize defined by the Ministry of Diaspora will find its prize winner at the time when it will be possible to give a complete estimaion of a given film from both ideological and artistic viewpoint.

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