The Commonwealth Countries Film Festival concluded in Meghri with 30 short films, participants from seven countries, industry discussions and awards.
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.
Four Armenian directors will develop short films with international partners in Yerevan, ahead of their premieres at Critics’ Week in Cannes in 2027.
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.
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 ...
The 24th ONE SHOT International Short Film Festival opened in Yerevan on June 8 and will run through June 15.
