Armenia

The 23rd Golden Apricot International Film Festival has concluded in Yerevan, announcing the winners of its three official competition programs.

Armenia’s Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports has approved new regulations for state film funding competitions, concluding a regulatory process launched in 2024.

Vrej Kassouny was reappointed as Armenia’s national representative to Eurimages in June 2026, returning to a position he had previously held.

The 9th Yerevan International Short Film Festival will open on June 25, bringing 39 films from 22 countries to Yerevan and Gyumri.

Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports said there had been “unpleasant discoveries” around the films, while the Cinema Foundation is still examining the legal grounds.

The French Kissani Films says a tripartite agreement was sent to the Armenian side several months ago, but no response was received.

An archival report shows that legal risks in Armenfilm’s contracts were already known to the ministry in 1998.

The postponement of the Armenian programme in Annecy has exposed not only a dispute over an old contract, but also an unclear chain of title around the legacy films of...

Armenia’s Cinema Foundation has postponed its Annecy Classics programme amid legal questions over contracts signed in the 1990s.

Nine Armenian animated films will be presented in the Annecy Classics programme of the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with the support of Armenia’s Ministry of Education, Science, Culture...