Arsen Azatyan(I)
- Producer
- Writer
- Editor
In 1981 he graduated from the film directing department of the culture
faculty at Yerevan Pedagogical Institute. From 1981 to 1990 with his
colleague Narine Mkrtchyan worked at the Armenfilm State Studio where
they directed five short films based on their own scenarios. In 1990
they established Aysor and, later on, Aysor-Plus Productions. In 1994
Armenian Film Projects scenario program supported by the Canadian
government was implemented which in 1995 was awarded the prize of the
Dutch Ministry of Culture. In 1995 the Film Producers' Association of
Armenia was established and under its auspices, the Sergey Parajanov
Memorial Award Golden Pomegranate. To-date, ten shorts and three
full-length feature films have been made based on their scenarios which
participated in numerous film festivals in Berlinale, Busan, Montreal,
Rotterdam, Sydney, Edinburgh, Goteborg, Moscow, Taormina, Riga,
Trieste, Barcelona, Odence, etc. During the course of the competitions,
the films received several awards, prizes and favorable reviews. They
also authored many other scenarios.