Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art (AFFMA) is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization, formed in 1995 for the purpose of promoting the arts of the Armenian diaspora; Arpa takes its name from the Arpa river, in Armenia and Azerbaijan.

[1][2] AFFMA has been running its annual Arpa International Film Festival held in Hollywood, California since 1997.

[2] Arpa Film Festival claims to be one of the oldest independent film festivals in Hollywood,[3] highlighting films that explore critical issues such as war, genocide, diaspora, dual identities, exile and multiculturalism.

[4] In 2021, the festival went virtual due to COVID,[5] and 2022 marked the 25th anniversary of the festival.

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