Arpa Foundation for Film, Music, & Art - AFFMA

Submissions are now open for the 27th Annual Arpa International Film Festival! Set to take place both online and in-theater in Hollywood this upcoming Fall 2024. We are now accepting submissions on filmfreeway.com/ArpaFilmFestival.

As a platform showcasing global narratives, we’re dedicated to films that inspire, challenge, and connect us. We invite all storytellers and film enthusiasts to join our diverse cinematic journey.

Your story has a place here. Find submission details and join us by visiting the link in our bio.

Here’s to inspiring more stories together!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TO THE ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!

ARPA IFF is celebrating 26 years of being LA's longest-running film festival.

ARPA IFF will host its free virtual film festival screening on Eventive from Sunday, October 29, 2023, through Sunday, November 12, 2023.

Click the link in our bio to submit!

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ARPA International Film Festival is proud to sponsor the Los Angeles Premiere of a unique animated film, “Aurora’s Sunrise.“
which depicts the story of Aurora Madiganian, an Armenian Genocide survivor, who losing family, escaped slavery, and all the Hollywood hardship to become a silent movie era star, and ultimately, through her lament, tells her story with grace, sharing in common humanity. .sunrise

The evening will feature an Exclusive Q and A with the filmmaker, director, and writer Inna Sahakyan, moderated by Carla Garabedian,a filmmaker, director, writer, and broadcaster.

“Aurora’s Sunrise, an Oscar contender from Armenia, this creatively executed animation in the endless race for the truth, will resonate with our film-loving community.”
Sylvia Minassian, Founder, AIFF

This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Arpa International Film Festival, the longest-running Independent Film Festival in LA.

ARPA IFF was founded to create a platform for a diverse presentation of films from around the globe. A hub of global connection for over two decades, the Annual Arpa IFF has cultivated a space of discovery, imagination, and inspiration by showcasing local and international cinema that explores all facets of the human condition.

ARPA IFF will host its free virtual film festival screening from Sunday, October 29, 2023, through Sunday, November 12, 2023.

Visit https://arpafilmfestival.com for more info.

Arpa Foundation for Film Music and Art (AFFMA) / Arpa International Film Festival (AIFF), joins the global community, not to mourn but to celebrate the life of Professor Hovannisian, whose luminous legacy and influence will be cherished by future generations.

The embodiment and wisdom of his work as the scholar, the historian and the humble man, who lived and endured a life for the higher good, will continue to shine and spread throughout the world.

Rest in your Heavenly Paradise,
Sylvia Minassian, Maral Kazazian, Sonia Keshishian
Sylvia Minassian Maral Kazazian

🎥 🎞️ 26th Annual Arpa International Film Festival will be on October 29-November 12, 2023, mark your calendars.
Attention Filmmakers Arpa 2023 submission is open, please submit your films to our FilmFreeway https://filmfreeway.com/arpafilmfestival

Deadline for Early Bird Submission is June 1st

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