The "Golden Apricot" Annual Film Festival was established in 2004 in Yerevan, by the "Golden Apricot" Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists. The Festival is dedicated to the theme of the Crossroads of Cultures and Civilizations and features a multitude of films representing various nations and religions, collectively depicting the richness of the human experience. Since 2005 "Golden Apricot" has been functioning under the aegis of the European Cultural Parliament.