Harutyun Khachatryan


Harutyun Khachatryan is an Armenian film director, script writer, director of photography, film producer, General director of the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Meritorious Artist of the Republic of Armenia and voting Member of European Film Academy since 2006.

Biography

Harutyun Khachatryan was born on January 9, 1955 in Akhalkalak.
1981 the future director graduated from the Film Department of Cultural Faculty of the Armenian State Pedagogical Institute in Yerevan, Armenia. Worked as an assistant director and film-director at the Armenian Documentary Studio and later - at Hayfilm/Armenfilm Studio. 2003 Kachatryan was awarded by State Premium of Armenia and became Meritorious Artiste of Republic of Armenia.
2007 – received Prince Claus Award.
2008 – Awarded by the Medal of “Movses Khorenatsi” by Armenian Government
2008 – Awarded by CHEVALIER DE L’ORDRE DES ARTS ET DE LETTRES by Ministry of Culture and Communications of French Republic.
His films won many prizes at various International film festivals.
2010 - The Nilsson Award of the American Independent Filmmakers Alliance.
The Retrospectives of Harutyun Khachatryan have been shown in a number of international film festivals around the world: Moscow IFF, :de:Tbilisi International Film Festival|Tbilisi IFF, , , , Cinema Planet IFF in Mexico, , as well as in Italy and Slovenia.

Filmography

  1. First Prize at Young Film¬Makers Festival, Moscow, Russia, 1987;
  2. First Prize for the Best Documentary Film at “Molodost” IFF, Ukraine, 1987;
  3. Honourable Mention by the Jury at 20th Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, Switzerland, 1988;
  4. Prize for the Best Documentary, Festival of Festivals, Kazakhstan, 1988;
  5. Prize for the Best Documentary Film at Sverdlovsk Documentary Film Festival, Russia, 1988;• “The Best Film of the Year” Prize at Tbilisi Film Festival, Georgia, 1988.
  6. Lenin Komsomol Award, 1989.
  1. “Sesterce D’Argent” Award at 21st Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, 1989;
  2. Special Mention, Paris Film Festival ;
  3. Lenin Komsomol Award, 1989.
  1. Scheduled for AFI film Festival in Los Angeles, June 1992, and Kennedy Center, Washington, July 1992;
  2. Presented in Montreal, Boston and Paris international film festivals;
  3. Scheduled for Retrospective of Armenian Cinema at Pompidou Center, Paris, June¬October 1993.
  1. Three prizes including Ecumenical Jury Award at International Festival “Message to Man”, St. Petersburg, 1993;
  2. “White Elephant” Russian Film Critics Guild’s Award, 1993.
  3. Special Prize at Gyor International Festival, Hungary, May 1993;
  4. The Best Director Award at “Armenia¬Russia” Film Festival, Kapan, Armenia, 2000;
  5. “The Best Film of the 90s”, Armenian Film Critics Award, 2002;
  6. Scheduled for AFI film Festival in Los Angeles, June 1992 and Kennedy Center. Washington, July 1992; 26th Nyon International
  7. Documentary Film Festival, 1993; for retrospective of Armenian Cinema at Pompidou Center, Paris, June–October 1993.
Scheduled for Rotterdam IFF, Paris IFF, Los Angeles IFF, Montreal IFF, Cairo IFF, and London IFF.
  1. Documentary Jury’s Special Mention at Karlovy Vary IFF, 2003;
  2. Awarded by the State Premium of Armenia;
  3. Nominated for NIKA – Russian Cinema Academy Award 2003 as the best foreign film;
  4. “The Best Film”, Armenian Film Critics Award, 2003;
  5. Film-Press Prize at “LISTAPAD” IFF, Minsk, Belarus, 2003;
  6. Best Director Prize at ARSENAL International Film Forum, Riga, Latvia, 2004;
  7. Jury Special Prize, IFF Smolensk, Russia, 2004.
Selected for the following film festivals: Montreal WFF, 2003 ; Rotterdam IFF ; Goteborg IFF ; Minneapolis IFF, USA, April 2¬17,2004; “goEast” Wiesbaden IFF, 2004; Buenos Aires IFF, 2004; MEDIAWAVE IFF, Gior, Hungary, 2004; Festival of Festivals, St. Petersburg, July, 2004; 58th Edinburgh International Film Festival,18¬29 August 2004; Pusan IFF ; ARSENAL International Film Forum, Riga, Latvia, 18 – 26 Sept., 2004; Stuttgart IFF, 2004; FESTIVAL RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES PARIS/BERLIN, France, 28 Oct. – 04 Nov., 2004 ; ZINEBI Bilbao Doc.FF, Spain, 28 Nov. – 04 Dec., 2004; MedFilmFestival, Rome, Italy, November, 2004.
2010 - Best Film, Kish International Film Festival
World Premiere in Rotterdam IFF 2006.
Selected for the following film festivals: Karlovy Vary IFF, 2006; FID Marseille Film Festival, 2006; Edinburgh Film Festival, 2006; New Era Horizons, Poland, 2006; New Zealand International Film Festival, 2006; Melbourne IFF, Australia, 2006; “Didor” IFF, Tajikistan, Bucharest IFF, Romania, Batumi IFF, Georgia, Tbilisi IFF, Georgia and others.
  1. WorldFest – Houston - REMI platinum award
  2. - Best Feature Documentary
  3. - Best Film Director
  4. - Critics' Jury Special Mention
  5. Antalya IFF - Grand Prix
  6. Listopad IFF - Special Prize from “Mir” TV Studio
  7. - Best Non-Fiction
  8. :de:Tbilisi International Film Festival|Tbilisi IFF - Award for Human Rights and Peace from the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia
  9. Kinoatelje - Darko Bratina Awards – Best Film of the year
  10. - FIPRESCI Award
  11. Armenian President Award for the Best Art Work 2010
"Border" was nominated for the NIKA Best foreign film award.