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2006-05-19

The three juries at "Golden Apricot-2006" International Film Festival will be headed by Moritz de Hadeln, Godfrey Reggio and Arsine Khanjian

The juries for feature, documentary and "Armenian Panorama" competitions have been formed.
The feature film jury is headed by Moritz de Hadeln, Berlin Festival manager in 1980-2001, in 1969-1979, founder and manager of Nioni Film Festival, and long-time manager of Locarno and Venice festivals.
The documentary film jury is headed by director Godfrey Reggio, (USA).
The jury for the "Armenian Panorama" competition is headed by actress Arsine Khanjian (Canada).
285 bids for participation in the Festival have been made from 57 countries, of which ... have been selected, including 11 feature films and ... documentaries.
Artavazd Peleshian will be an Honorary Guest of the Festival; he will be awarded the Prize for outstanding contribution to world cinematography. The same prizes will be awarded to Marco Bellocchio and Mohsen Makhmalbafi.
In the retrospective program, the films by Honorary Guests of the Festival, Marco Bellocchio and Mohsen and Marize Makhmalbafi will be demonstrated.
Marco Bellocchio is a famous Italian director whose films had been awarded prizes at Venice, Cannes and Locarno festivals.
Mohsen Makhmalbafi is a major figure in the modern Iranian cinematography; in the 1990s his films were awarded prizes at European festivals.
Four out-of-competition programs will be demonstrated at the Festival:

1. "One Day in Europe": top ten European films of 2005-2006.
2. "Summer Euphoria", a selection of films by the FIPRESCI President A. Plakhov.
3. "Yerevan Premiere", presentation of new films by Festival guests.
4. "Documentary World", a selection of out-of-competition documentaries made by the organizers.

On July 12-13, within the framework of the Festival an international seminar, "Directors without Frontiers" will be held under the aegis of the European Culture Parliament.

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Script/Dir.: Marco Bellocchio, Dir. of Phot.: Alberto Marrama, Compos.: Ennio Morricone, Prod. Design.: Gisella Longo, Edit.: Silvano Agosti, Prod.: Enzo Doria.
Cast:. Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé, Liliana Gerace, Stefania Troglio, Jeannie McNeil.

On a rural estate live three brothers, a sister, and their blind, religious mother. Three of the siblings have epilepsy, the fourth and eldest, Augusto does not, and he's about to break away from the family: he's in love with Lucia and planning to move to the city. Augusto's sister Guilia tries to frustrate the lovers, while another brother, Alessandro, hatches a far-reaching plot to free himself of his mother's demands and other family responsibilities, to give Augusto the wherewithal to leave with Lucia, and, perhaps, to pursue incestuous impulses with his sister.

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Silver Ribbon - Best Original Story, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1966; Silver Sail, Locarno IFF, 1965.

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Script/Dir./ Dir. of Phot./Prod.: Cristobal Vicente, Compos.: Carlos Canales, Toto Alvarez, Sound: Mario Diaz, Rafael Huerta, Cristobal Vicente. Edit.: Cristobal Vicente, Carlos Klein.

This film presnts a record of the last working year of the old prison of Valparaiso, which closed in 1999. It is a homage to the prison and to the values and customs of the men, who have secretly lived within it during its 150 year history.

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