The Armenian Film Festival returns for its sequel this September 4-8 at LOOK Cinemas in Glendale, California!
We're continuing our celebration of Armenian cinema, featuring the best in feature films, short films, documentaries, animation, panels, and networking mixers. This is where you'll want to be whether you're a film lover or filmmaker. See program highlights below.
🎭 The opening night of the 2024 Armenian Film Festival and the US premiere of SEVEN VEILS, starring Academy Award-nominated actress Amanda Seyfried and written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Atom Egoyan.
🇦🇲 The film festival premiere of BETWEEN BORDERS, which tells the true story of Violetta and Ivan Petrosyan, who seek asylum in the US after fleeing Baku in the 1980s. See the film before its theatrical release in January 2025. Q&A following with the cast and crew, as well as the real-life subjects Violetta and Ivan Petrosyan.
🎤 Anahid Nazarian in Conversation with Michael Goorjian: Anahid Nazarian holds the unique distinction of having collaborated with legendary director Francis Ford Coppola for over 40 years. Moderated by Emmy-winning actor Michael Goorjian.
📱 The critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary, in which a young woman picks up her phone and films her family after her younger brother goes missing during the Artsakh War. Q&A following with director Shoghakat Vardanyan, who will be joining from Armenia.
🎵 The closing night of the 2024 Armenian Film Festival features the Oscar-winning short documentary that centers on an Armenian whose family fled by Baku in the 1980s. Q&A with Steve Bagmanyan.
🎥 See short films made by Armenians from all over the world, which include some of the best films of the year.