2nd Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival

2nd Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival
Location Yerevan, Armenia Armenia
Festival date 12 – 17 July 2005
Website http://www.gaiff.am/en/

The 2nd Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival was a film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia from 12–17 July 2005. Entries were submitted from 45 countries such as Russia, Argentina, the Netherlands, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Chile, Turkey, Finland, India, Israel, Iran and Canada. Following the selection, 144 films from 37 countries were included into competition and non-competition programs. Included amongst the guests and participants were some of the most highly acclaimed figures of world cinema such as Abbas Kiarostami, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Nikita Mikhalkov who were given Lifetime Achievement Awards. The main prizewinners of the 2nd Golden Apricot Festival were Alexander Sokurov, Russia, with his film The Sun (Feature Film Competition), Pirjo Honkasalo, Finland, with The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (Documentary Competition), and Arman Yeritsyan, Armenia, with Under the Open Sky (Armenian Panorama Competition).[1]

About the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

The Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) (Armenian: «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia.[2] The festival was founded in 2004 with the co-operation of the “Golden Apricot” Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists. The GAIFF is continually supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RA, the Ministry of Culture of the RA and the Benevolent Fund for Cultural Development.The objectives of the festival are "to present new works by the film directors and producers in Armenia and foreign cinematographers of Armenian descent and to promote creativity and originality in the area of cinema and video art".[3]

Awards GAIFF 2005

CategoryAwardFilmDirectorCountry
International Feature CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Feature FilmThe SunAleksandr SokurovRussia Russia, Italy Italy, Switzerland Switzerland, France France[4][5]
Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature Film4Ilya KhrzhanovskyRussia Russia[4][5]
Los Muertos (The Dead)Lisandro AlonsoArgentina Argentina, Netherlands Netherlands, France France[4][5]
Jury Special MentionParadise GirlsFow Pyng HuNetherlands Netherlands[4][5]
International Documentary CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Documentary Film3 Rooms Of MelancholiaPirjo HonkasaloFinland Finland, Sweden Sweden, Denmark Denmark, Germany Germany[4][5]
Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary FilmMoskatchkaAnnett SchutzLatvia Latvia, Germany Germany[4][5]
Oh! ManYervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci LucchiItaly Italy[4][5]
Armenian Panorama CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Armenian FilmHammer & FlameVon (Vahan) PilikianUnited Kingdom United Kingdom[4][5]
Under the Open SkyArman YeritsyanArmenia Armenia[4][5]
The RoadNaira MuradyanArmenia Armenia[4][5]
Jury DiplomaBorn in FireSuren Ter-GrigoryanArmenia Armenia[4][5]
Planet ZorthianArno Yeretzian, Sevag Vrej, Harout Arakelian, Lisa TchakmakianUnited States United States[4][5]
One BalloonAram Hekinian, Aruna NaimjiUnited States United States[4][5]
One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin)Serge AvedikianFrance France[4][5]
Parajanov’s Thaler - Lifetime Achievement AwardAbbas KiarostamiIran Iran[4][5]
Krzysztof ZanussiPolandPoland[4][5]
Nikita MikhalkovRussia Russia[4][5]
Prize of the Armenian Filmmakers Union for the Best DirectorLong Gone (Documentary)Jack CahilUnited States United States[4][5]
Prizes of the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists for the Best Feature FilmMy Father is an EngineerRobert GuediguianFrance France[4][5]
Waiting for the CloudsYesim UstaogluTurkey Turkey[4][5]
Hrant Matevosyan Fund Prix for the Best Script in Armenian PanoramaThe RoadNaira MuradyanArmenia Armenia[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of the GAIFF
  2. ↑ Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival/GAIFF
  3. ↑ GAIFF at IMDB
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 IMDB 2nd Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2005
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 GAIFF Official Website 2nd Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2005 Winners
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