Karen Avetisyan, Artistic Director of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival, has become Armenia’s national representative to Eurimages, the Council of Europe’s cultural support fund. The appointment was not announced in a separate official statement.
Avetisyan’s name has been added to Eurimages’ official list of member state representatives. The fund also identifies him as Director of the Culture Development Foundation. Susanna Harutyunyan, Intercultural Communications Coordinator at the Cinema Foundation of Armenia, is listed as the substitute national representative.
No reports of the appointment were found in the news sections or official platforms of Eurimages, Armenia’s Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, the Cinema Foundation of Armenia or the Golden Apricot International Film Festival. It is also unclear when Avetisyan took up the position.
In July 2026, KinoPress reported that Vrej Kassouny had been reappointed as Armenia’s representative to Eurimages, citing a biography published on the Golden Apricot website. Neither the Armenian authorities nor Eurimages issued a separate statement about that reported reappointment. Kassouny’s name is currently absent from the fund’s official list.
Karen Avetisyan is a film critic, cultural journalist and member of FIPRESCI. He joined the European Film Academy in 2023. He currently heads the Culture Development Foundation under Armenia’s Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports and serves as Artistic Director of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival.
Armenia has been a member of Eurimages since January 1, 2016. Each member state’s representative takes part in the work of the fund’s Board of Management and contributes to shaping its policies and strategic priorities.
