Tag: Armenia

Karen Avetisyan has become Armenia’s national representative to Eurimages. No separate official announcement of the appointment has been published.

Armenia plans to allocate AMD 1.098 billion to cinematography in 2027. Culture accounts for 5.5% of the ministry’s budget, while education receives over 80%.

Avengers: Doomsday will open in Armenia on January 7, raising questions about the influence of unauthorized Hollywood screenings in Russia.

From October 4 to November 4, Armenia will host a film programme featuring screenings dedicated to 11 of the country’s national minority communities.

The Commonwealth Countries Film Festival concluded in Meghri with 30 short films, participants from seven countries, industry discussions and awards.

Armenia’s box office reached AMD 2.13 billion (about $5.86 million) in the first half of 2026, rising 34.9% year on year despite fewer new releases.

Armenia has selected Tamara Stepanyan’s Land of Arto for the 99th Oscars, but the Academy has not disclosed which other films entered the selection.

The Pan-Armenian Federation of Film Producers will present the Cinema Alliance and the VERA film project at the Venice Film Festival’s industry platform.

The Cinema Foundation of Armenia has announced its 2026 public funding calls for feature-length and short film projects, with a total budget of around AMD 272.7 million.

Under one state programme, Cinema Foundation of Armenia live-action films went to tender, while seven animated films were awarded directly to KIRA.