The Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia. 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.
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Eurasia Doc is a unique opportunity for filmmakers working on creative documentary projects. Designed as a scriptwriting residence with the purpose of creating an intensive working atmosphere between the participants and the trainer during two weeks, it also provides an opportunity to participate in the co-production meetings. The filmmakers present their projects to producers and broadcasters, in order to find future production partners.
Youth CineWave is an open social initiative launched by young filmmakers, a platform designed for emerging talents who work on short films. The main purpose of the program is to arrange Master Classes, idea and project development workshops and provide an opportunity for young Armenian filmmakers to create a professional network, gain essential skills for pitching and presenting ideas, as well as, get funding to tell their stories.
Independent Filmmakers’ Club of Armenia is an open initiative established by the Armenian film professionals with the aim of development and sustainability maintenance of the Armenian Cinema.
Independent Filmmakers
Club of Armenia
Anadolu Kültür was founded as a not-for-profit cultural institution in 2002 when individuals from various fields of the art world, the business world and civil society came together to support the production and sharing of culture and art in cities across Turkey and abroad.
The cultural and artistic collaboration inaugurated in 2005 with civil society institutions, academic institutions and independent artists from Armenia has continued since.