5th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival

The 5th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival was a film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia from 13–20 July 2008. The festival had more than 450 submissions from 67 countries; viewers had an opportunity to see over 160 films.[1] Among the honorable guests of the festival were Wim Wenders, Enrica Antonioni, Goran Paskaljevic, Dariush Mehrjui, Catherine Breillat, and others. A Special Tribute was paid to Michelangelo Antonioni by honoring him with a posthumous Parajanov’s Thaler. Additionally, Wim Wenders and Dariush Mehrjui were honored with Parajanov’s Thaler Lifetime Achievement Awards. The main prizewinners of the 5th Golden Apricot were Anna Melikian from Russia for her film The Mermaid (Golden Apricot 2008 for the Best Feature Film), Meira Asher from Israel for the film Women See Lot of Things (Golden Apricot 2008 for the Best Documentary Film), and Eric Nazarian from the USA for The Blue Hour (Golden Apricot 2008 for the Best Film in the “Armenian Panorama”). The FIPRESCI Award went to Huseyn Karabey with his film My Marlon and Brando and the Ecumenical Award to Eric Nazarian with his film The Blue Hour.[1]

5th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival
LocationYerevan, Armenia Armenia
Festival date13 – 20 July 2008
Websitehttp://www.gaiff.am/en/

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 2008
CategoryAwardFilmDirectorCountry
International Feature CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Feature FilmMermaidAnna MelikyanRussia Russia[4][5]
Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature FilmLemon TreeEran RiklisIsrael Israel, France France, Germany Germany[4][5]
Wonderful TownAditya AssaratThailand Thailand[4][5]
Jury DiplomaEnd of the EarthAbolfazl SaffaryIran Iran[4][5]
International Documentary CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Documentary FilmWomen See Lot of ThingsMeira AsherNetherlands Netherlands[4][5]
Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary FilmLakshmi and MeNishtha JainIndia India, United States United States, Finland Finland, Denmark Denmark[4][5]
Armenian Panorama CompetitionGolden Apricot for Best Armenian FilmThe Blue HourEric NazarianUnited States United States[4][5]
Silver Apricot Special Prize for Armenian FilmGataDiana MkrtchyanRussia Russia[4][5]
Jury DiplomaJrarat, MiniaturesMariam OhanyanArmenia Armenia[4][5]
Parajanov’s Thaler – Tribute toMichelangelo AntonioniItaly Italy[4][5]
Parajanov’s Thaler – Lifetime Achievement AwardWim WendersGermany Germany[4][5]
Dariush MehrjuiIran Iran[4][5]
Special Silver Apricot – Pour l’Audance Artistique et HumaineCatherine BreillatFrance France[4][5]
FIPRESCI AwardMy Marlon and BrandoHuseyin KarabeyTurkey Turkey[4][5]
Ecumenical Jury AwardThe Blue HourEric NazarianUnited States United States[4][5]
Jury DiplomaMy Marlon and BrandoHuseyin KarabeyTurkey Turkey[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "GAIFF Official Website History". Archived from the original on 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  2. "Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival/GAIFF". Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  3. "GAIFF at IMDB". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  4. IMDB 5th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2008
  5. "GAIFF Official Website 5th Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2008 Winners". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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