Levon Mkrtchyan

Levon Mkrtchyan


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Director Levon Mkrtchyan,( _hy. Լևոն Մկրտչյան; _ru. Левон Гайкович Мкртчян ; born February 25, 1953, in Leninakan (now Gyumri), is an Armenian director known for his documentaries, "The Muses," " Charentz: Known and Unknown Sides", "Hovhannes Shiraz", " Mesrop Mashtots", "My Komitas", "And There Was Light", "The Manuscript of Independence" which was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of independence of Armenia (1991-2001), and many more. He is an award winning director who has received the highest award of the Soviet Union, the Lenin award ( the Armenian Academy Award). He has earned numerous awards for his documentaries that have kept the Armenian spirit alive. His last prestigious award during the Golden Eagle film festival he has received for his film "The Manuscript of Independence," in the Best Documentary category.

He studied in the Directing Department of the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theater Institute.In 1978, he released his debut short film "The Muses". In 1984, he graduated from the Directing Department of VGIK in Moscow. Since 1978, he has shot thirty-three documentaries. He filmed and has an incredible archive about well known Armenians, including the only film footage on Hovhannes Shiraz, incredible footage on Charles Aznavour visiting Armenia after the 1988 earthquake, the funeral of William Saroyan (1908 - 1981). He has also been great friends and film partners with the legendary director Sergei Parajanov (1924 - 1990) and has a rare footage of him, including the last days of his life. Levon Mkrtchyan continues his contribution to the Armenian people by making more documentaries about the well known Armenians.

Filmography

* 1983: "On the Path to Eternity" (Shiraz )
* 1984: "Paruyr Sevak"
* 1987: "Gyumri" ( Leninakan)
* 1987: "Charents - Known and Unknown Sides" (Yeghishe Charents)
* 1988: "Mashtots (narration by Sos Sargisyan)
* 1989: Gurfew (Paretayin zjam)
* 1989: "Charles Aznavour Armenia 1989"
* 1990: "General Andranik (narration by Khoren Abrahamyan)
* 2001: "And There Was Light" (1700years of Christian Armenia
* 2002: " [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5259207171967580050The manuscript of independence] ( Matyan Ankakhutyan )(Levon Ter-Petrosian)
* 2005: "Hovhannes Shiraz: A Documentary
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* 2007: "We Love Armenia"

Publications

* - LES DOCUMENTARY FILMS OF THE ARMENIAN SOVIET REPUBLIC Berlin 1990
* - ARMENIAN ASSOCIATION OF FILM-CRITICS AND CINEMA-JURNALISTS 1924-1999

External links

* http://www.arm-cinema.am/personalities/Directors/index.htm
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* http://www.inter-film.org/pdf/Databank_Ron_Holloway.pdf
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* http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=levon%20mkrtchyan&search=Search&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&spell=1
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