1st Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival
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| Location |
Yerevan,  Armenia |
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| Festival date | June 30–July 4, 2004 |
| Website | http://www.gaiff.am/en/ |
The 1st Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival was a film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia from June 30 to July 4, 2004. The festival attracted attention from all over the world while including 148 films representing over 70 filmmakers from 20 countries. Grand Prizes of the first Golden Apricot festival went to Atom Egoyan (Feature Film Competition), Stephane Elmadjian (Short Film and Experimental) and Armen Khachatryan (Documentary).[1]
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 2004
| Category | Award | Film | Director | Country |
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| International Feature Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film | Ararat | Atom Egoyan |  Canada[4] |
| International Documentary Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Documentary Film | Tale About Pegasus (Armenian: Հեքիաթ թեվավոր ձիու մասին) | Armen Khachatryan | Armenia[4] |
| Short Film Competition | Golden Apricot for Best Short Film | Je m'appelle | Stéphane Elmadjian |  France[4] |
| Animation and Experimental Film | Golden Apricot for Best Armenian Film | Freedub 1 | ||
| Jury Special Prize | Jury Special Prize for Best Feature Film | A Place in the World | Artour Aristakisian |  Russia[4] |
| Jury Special Prize for Best Animation and Experimental Film | Ligne de Vie | Serge Avedikian | France[4] | |
| Special Mention | Special Mention for Best Documentary Film | I Died in Childhood... | Georgiy Paradzhanov | Russia[4] |