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Robert Sahakyants

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Robert Sahakyants

Born
Died
(aged 59)
Birthplace
Agdash, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Credits
54 titles

Biography

Robert Arshavirovich Sahakyants (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Սահակյանց, Russian: Роберт Аршавирович Саакянц, 30 August 1950 – 24 September 2009) was an Armenian animator in the former Soviet Union and Armenia. Sahakyants was born in Baku, in Soviet Azerbaijan, on 30 August 1950. In 1964, he and his family moved to Yerevan, Soviet Armenia.

Since 1970, he has worked at the Armenfilm film studio as an animator, and since 1972 as an animated director. He was the author of many cartoons and in 1987, was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR. In the same year, his animated film, The Lesson, was shown at the Soviet Union film festival where it won an award. In 2008, he received the title of Honored Artist of Armenia.

He died on 24 September 2009 in Yerevan, Armenia. A memorial was erected in his honor in Yerevan in 2013.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 1

YearTitleRole
2010 Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City Film (archive)

Crew credits 53

YearTitleJob
2009 World History TV Screenplay, Creator (4 ep)
2005 Your First Animals Film Director, Writer
2004 Ananas Bananas Film Writer, Director
2004 Taverne Film Director, Script, Writer
2002 Signs of Intelligent Life Film Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Production Design
2002 Yellow SubmarYAN Film Writer, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
2000 I Am Armenian Too Film Writer, Director
1999 Our Yard 2.5 Film Director, Writer
1998 Optimus Mundus 4. The Best City on Earth Film Director, Writer
1997 Victoria Film Writer, Director
1997 L'arche Film Writer, Director
1994 Elections Film Director
1994 The Norfin Adventures: A Norfin Noel Film Director
1994 The Norfin Adventures: Castle of Doom Film Director, Production Design
1994 The Axe Film Writer, Director
1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales TV Director (1 ep)
1992 A Midsummer Night's Dream Film Director
1991 Everything is Fine Film Writer, Director, Editor, Production Design
1990 For You, Armenia Film Director, Writer, Editor
1989 The Button Film Writer, Director, Production Design
1988 Wind Film Animation, Writer, Director
1987 The Lesson Film Animation, Director, Writer, Production Design
1986 The Resourceful Peasant Film Director
1986 Echo Film Writer
1986 Three fairy tales Film Animation
1985 Planet 888 Film Animation
1985 Who Painted the Red Sea? Film Art Direction
1985 Wow, Butter Week! Film Director, Writer
1985 Ո՞Վ Է ՔՈ ԸՆԿԵՐԸ Film Animation Director
1984 In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam... Film Director, Writer
1984 The Resourceful Peasant Film Director, Animation
1983 Wow! A Talking Fish! Film Director, Animation Director, Writer, Art Direction
1983 The Priest Had A Dog Film Writer
1983 The Most Comfortable, Solid and Beautiful Home Film Animation
1983 The Little Farmer Film Writer
1982 Who Will Tell A Fable? Film Director, Screenplay
1981 Three Blue-Blue Lakes of Crimson Color Film Screenplay, Director
1981 A Thousand and One Tricks Film Writer
1980 Brave Nazar Film Director
1980 Unlucky Panos Film Writer, Animation
1979 Kikos Film Director, Writer, Animation
1979 First Film Director, Writer
1977 The Hunters Film Director, Writer
1976 The Lazy Fox Film Director
1976 To Prevent This from Happening Film Animation
1975 The Lazy One Film Production Design
1975 The Fox Book Film Director, Animation
1974 The Tale of the Snowman Darbulka Film Director, Writer, Production Design
1974 How the Bears Fed the Whale Film Director, Writer
1974 Abu-Hasan's Slippers Film Animation
1973 Invincible Film Director, Writer
1973 Lilith Film Director
1971 Puy-Puy Mouse Film Animation
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