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09/06/2026

Cannes → TIFF → Glendale

Following its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and a Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, ATONEMENT makes its US Premiere at the Armenian Film Festival, with Oscar-nominated director Reed Van Dyk and Emmy-nominated actress Hiam Abbass (SUCCESSION, RAMY) joining us in person.

ATONEMENT is inspired by real events and centers on an Armenian family caught in an extraordinary and devastating series of events. Hiam Abbass stars as Mariam Khachaturian.

📆: Thursday, September 17
🕢: 7:30pm
📍: AMC The Americana at Brand
🎟️: $35

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09/06/2026

The ‘80s called. We answered.

Armenian cinema never goes out of style.

09/06/2026

The Venice Film Festival hosted the world premiere of A24’s PRIMETIME on September 5, 2026.

The cast and crew were in attendance, including director Lance Oppenheim, actors Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers, producer Ari Aster, and composer Ari Balouzian (top row, second from left).

PRIMETIME is inspired by the real-life phenomenon of Dateline’s TO CATCH A PREDATOR, and follows television host Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) at the absolute height of the show’s success in 2006. The thriller captures an institutional portrait of the viral apparatus, tracing how the converging ambitions of a moralistic crusader, a mercenary producer, and an aspiring actor collateralize human fallout for high ratings before the early 2000s media landscape forever fractured.

09/05/2026

The Armenian Film Festival returns September 16-20 in Glendale, California.

This year’s Armenian Film Festival features the US premieres of films from Cannes, TIFF, and Venice, alongside special conversations with Oscar-winning and acclaimed filmmakers.

The 2026 Armenian Film Festival is presented by The Americana at Brand (The Americana at Brand) and The Envelope by the Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles Times), and is supported by our sponsors and partners, including A&T Legal Group (A&T Legal Group), Davana Law Firm (Davana Law Firm, APLC ⚖️), Glendale Arts and Culture Commission (Glendale Library, Arts & Culture), The Glenmark (The Glenmark Hotel), Greater Downtown Glendale Association (Greater Downtown Glendale Association), Karmir Film Lab (Karmir Film Lab LA), Kevork Law (Zoe Kevork), Le Brand Restaurant (Lē Brand), Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger (Supervisor Kathryn Barger), Lumen Coffee (lumen coffee LA), Massis Kabob (), PTD Business Management (PTD Business Management), Sheppard (Sheppard), and Simple DCP (Simple DCP).

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09/04/2026

DE GAULLE – PART I: RESISTANCE will have its US Premiere as the Closing Film of the 2026 Armenian Film Festival.

DE GAULLE – PART I: RESISTANCE had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, during which Simon Abkarian received a standing ovation for his performance as Charles de Gaulle. The film is directed by Antonin Baudry and explores Charles de Gaulle’s journey during World War II, from military leader to a defining figure in French politics between 1940 and 1945.

Simon Abkarian is an acclaimed French-Armenian actor, playwright, and director whose career spans theater, film, and television. Simon Abkarian, who won the Molière Award for Best Actor, has hundreds of credits including films such as ARARAT, CASINO ROYALE, PERSEPOLIS, and THE ARMY OF CRIME.

📆: Sunday, September 20
🕢: 5pm
📍: AMC The Americana at Brand
🎟️: $25

158 minutes
French with English Subtitles
Courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films

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09/04/2026

Join Armenian Film Society on Sunday, September 20 for Shorts II: This Land is My Land, a selection of three stories exploring displacement, belonging, and the search for a place to build a future. Q&A with Sevana Alik and Kamee Abrahamian.

📆: Sunday, September 20
🕢: 2pm
📍: AMC The Americana at Brand
🎟️: $20

LIFE WITHIN
Armenia/Belgium/Hungary/Portugal, 16 minutes
Director: Anna Mkrtumyan
During the nine-month blockade imposed by Azerbaijan on Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the number of miscarriages and stillbirths increased fourfold. This experimental documentary follows the voice of a mother whose pregnancy unfolded entirely within this siege. As her pregnancy progressed, the blockade steadily worsened, bringing scarcity, uncertainty, and the quiet fear of each passing day.

MY SOUL IN EXILE
United States/Lebanon, 9 minutes
Director: Sevana Alik
A young woman returns home from her studies to find both her country and her work in a state of exile. Based on the novel by Zabel Yesayan.

THE POMEGRANATE TREES
Canada, 11 minutes
Director: Kamee Abrahamian
A young, skeptical boy follows his uncle’s quixotic dream of planting a pomegranate orchard in the dust of a desolate acreage.

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09/04/2026

Join Armenian Film Society on Sunday, September 20 for Shorts I: Around the World, a selection of short films from across the globe, showcasing diverse voices and stories that transcend borders, including films made by Armenian filmmakers in China, Estonia, and Scotland. Q&A with Artur Andonian and Kristiina Davidjants.

EVERY LOST BREATH
Scotland, 13 minutes
Director: Alex Sarkisian
In a world where oxygen is vanishing, a lone sound recordist searches for a rare, ephemeral sound to complete humanity’s final audio archive.

MORNING CIRCLE
Germany, 21 minutes
Director: Basma al-Sharif
This short visceral narrative film unfolds in three parts to describe loss, and follows a father and son in their intimate rituals as they prepare to start the day and head to kindergarten.

POSE
Canada, 11 minutes
Director: Artur Andonian
An aspiring model is pulled into the world of fashion after being given the chance to become the image of himself he has always dreamed of, but as he chases that image, he grows blind to the consequences surrounding him.

FURIOUS
France, 25 minutes
Director: Laurier Fourniau
Tim is still dealing with the aftermath of his burnout, as the lottery of temp work assigns him to care for Odette, an 81-year-old woman suffering from memory loss. Through a mysterious phenomenon, Odette’s memories begin to surface in the young man’s life. Growing attached to her, Tim sees it as a puzzle to piece together, in a search to fulfill his own quest for meaning.

THE LAST BROADCAST
China, 12 minutes
Director: Moris Amiryan
An old shoemaker, who lives with memories of a childhood dream, saves money for a television to see his granddaughter, but he must make a difficult choice between illusion and reality.

THE EEL
Estonia, 26 minutes
Director: Kristiina Davidjants
This coming-of-age story centers on a 14-year-old country girl who feels more at home in a lake than among people. The girl meets a charismatic dancer from the city, longing draws her into a world where reality is touched by myth. The film explores shame, transformation, and the seductive pull of becoming something else entirely.

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09/03/2026

Join Armenian Film Society and the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival on Saturday, September 19 for the US Premiere of OUTLIVING SHAKESPEARE, followed by a Q&A with director Inna Sahakyan.

📆: Saturday, September 19
🕢: 7:30pm
📍: AMC The Americana at Brand
🎟️: $25

“To be or not to be?” echoes through the halls of a derelict Soviet-era retirement home, where a group of its elderly residents rehearse Shakespeare’s Sins—an original play in which the renowned playwright’s own characters confront him over their tragic fates. From casting to premiere night, Outliving Shakespeare follows the retired theater troupe bonding in and between rehearsals, transforming from a lighthearted warm look at the innocent dignity of aging, into a deeper thought-provoking exploration of the loneliness that accompanies it. As the production unfolds, the theatre mirrors reality.

Inna Sahakyan is a documentary filmmaker and producer whose work uncovers forgotten stories through deeply human, character-driven narratives. Inna Sahakyan’s AURORA’S SUNRISE about the Armenian Genocide survivor and early Hollywood star Aurora Mardiganian won major awards including the APSA for Best Animated Film, Movies that Matter Special Mention and Audience Award, Audience Favorites at IDFA, and the Grand Prix at FIFDH Geneva.

94 minutes
Armenian with English subtitles

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09/03/2026

In July 2026, Armenian Film Society and the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival announced a new year-round partnership supporting Armenian cinema and filmmakers through collaborative programming and cultural exchange. The partnership launched in Yerevan, Armenia and continues in Glendale, California, with a special program presented at this year’s Armenian Film Festival.

A Taste of Golden Apricot is a curated program of award-winning films from this year’s Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan. The program brings these films from Yerevan to Glendale, connecting audiences across Armenia and the diaspora while deepening the growing relationship between the two film festivals.

DIALOGUES SOLITAIRES
(France/Armenia, 25 minutes)
Director: Serouj Hovsepian
Aren drifts through the Parisian night, torn between confessing his love to Van and risking their friendship, when an encounter with former lover Théo rekindles buried emotions and forces him to redefine the meaning of love.

PAID MOURNERS
(Armenia, 35 minutes)
Director: Ovsanna Gevorgyan
PAID MOURNERS follows a family of professional mourners, where the unique trade is passed down through the women of the household.

RELIC
(Armenia, 23 minutes)
Director: Sona Khachatryan
Minas, a 10-year-old blind boy, with magical abilities to heal, struggles with his father’s inability to accept him due to his disability.

TOGETHER ALONE
(Armenia, 11 minutes)
Director: Arthur Sahakyan
TOGETHER ALONE portrays the life of Shura and Ofelya, an elderly couple who lived in isolation for nearly fifty years, exploring love, loneliness, memory, and loss through the house and life they shared.

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09/03/2026

Join Armenian Film Society on Saturday, September 19 for the US Premiere of Robert Guédiguian’s A WOMAN TODAY.

A WOMAN TODAY comes to the Armenian Film Festival just days after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

📆: Saturday, September 19
🕢: 11am
📍: AMC The Americana at Brand
🎟️: $20

The film centers on Juliette, who seems to have everything she needs in her life: a high-profile job in finance, a beautiful home, and a life of constant travel. Juliette is attacked by a colleague during a company event, and her world begins to fall apart, and she embarks on a new journey to find meaning in her life.

Robert Guédiguian explores the stories of those he calls, in Victor Hugo’s words, the “poor”: workers, employees, small business owners, the unemployed, immigrants, and the marginalized. Robert Guédiguian has developed his worldview by making films in Sarajevo, Yerevan, Beirut, and Dakar, and his films have premiered at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin.

123 minutes
French with English subtitles
Courtesy of Playtime

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