About

Known credits:
78
Birthday:
1976-02-08
Place of birth:
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR (Azerbaijan)
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Anna Melikyan

Overview

Anna Gagikovna Melikyan (Armenian: Աննա Գագիկի Մելիքյան; Russian: А́нна Гаги́ковна Меликя́н; born 8 February 1976, Baku) is an Azerbaijan-Armenian filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and TV director/producer, who works in Russia. She is best known for the film "Mermaid" (2008), which received many international and national awards. After her participation at Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals, she was listed in the TOP-10 of most perspective film directors by "Variety" magazine.

Anna Melikyan was born in Baku (USSR, now Azerbaijan) and grew up in Yerevan (USSR, now Armenia). At the age of 17, she moved to Moscow. In the mid-1990s, Anna Melikyan was a television director, wrote scripts for commercials and television programs, worked in the team of Yevgeny Ginzburg, and participated in the creation of New Year's show programs. In 1998 — he directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the Moscow International film festival. In 2002, she graduated from the directing department of "VGIK" (workshop of S. Solovyov, V. Rubinchik). The first feature film was "Mars", which premiered at the 2004 Berlin film festival. The second feature film "Mermaid" won the "Best Director Award" at the Sundance Film Festival, the FIPRESCI prize at the Berlin Film Festival, and was a Russian Oscar Nominee in 2008. For the film "Star" in 2014, Anna received the prize for "Best Director" at the "Kinotavr" Festival. In 2015, for the film-almanac "About Love", she received two main prizes at "Kinotavr" - the "Grand Prix" for the best film and the "Jury Prize" of film distributors. American magazine "Variety" included Melikyan in the top ten most promising Directors in the world. Anna created the "Magnum Film" company, which is engaged in the production of films and television series, as well as the search and production of new talents.

Known for

Acting
2017 I Come To You Actor 59
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Directing
2023 Anna's Feelings Directing Director 58
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2023 Diana Directing Director N/A
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2020 The Three Directing Director 59
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2020 Tenderness Directing Director 67
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2020 Fairy Directing Director 58
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2018 Tenderness Directing Director 59
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2017 I Come To You Directing Director 59
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2017 About Love. Adults Only Directing Director 58
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2016 Quartet Directing Director N/A
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2015 About Love Directing Director 59
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2015 8 Directing Director 59
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2014 A Mood Like That, Bach’s Adagio and Several Episodes from the Life of the girl Lena Directing Director 59
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2014 Star Directing Director 59
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2013 About Love 2 Directing Director N/A
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2011 About Love Directing Director N/A
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2007 Mermaid Directing Director 59
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2004 Mars Directing Director 58
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2004 Curse of the Onassis clan Directing Director N/A
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2002 Double Bass Directing Director N/A
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2000 To Be Called For Directing Director N/A
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1999 Let’s Fly Directing Director N/A
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1998 Andante Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Anna's Feelings Writing Writer 58
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2020 The Three Writing Screenplay 59
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2020 Tenderness Writing Screenplay 67
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2020 Fairy Writing Screenplay 58
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2018 Tenderness Writing Screenplay 59
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2017 I Come To You Writing Screenplay 59
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2017 About Love. Adults Only Writing Writer 58
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2015 About Love Writing Writer 59
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2015 8 Writing Screenplay 59
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2014 A Mood Like That, Bach’s Adagio and Several Episodes from the Life of the girl Lena Writing Screenplay 59
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2014 Star Writing Screenplay 59
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2013 About Love 2 Writing Screenplay N/A
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2011 About Love Writing Screenplay N/A
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2007 Mermaid Writing Writer 59
Average
2004 Mars Writing Screenplay 58
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2002 Double Bass Writing Screenplay N/A
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2000 To Be Called For Writing Screenplay N/A
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1999 Let’s Fly Writing Screenplay N/A
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1998 Andante Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2023 Anna's Feelings Production Producer 58
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2020 The Three Production Producer 59
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2020 Tenderness Production Producer 67
Fair
2020 Fairy Production Producer 58
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2017 About Love. Adults Only Production Producer 58
Average
2017 Yana+Yanko Production Producer 58
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2016 Crisis of Tender Age Production Producer 69
Fair
2016 Quartet Production Producer N/A
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2016 Diary of Luisa Lozhkina Production Producer N/A
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2015 About Love Production Producer 59
Average
2015 8 Production Producer 59
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2015 Believe not Believe Production Producer N/A
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2014 Under the Thumb Production Producer N/A
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2014 A Mood Like That, Bach’s Adagio and Several Episodes from the Life of the girl Lena Production Producer 59
Average
2014 Star Production Producer 59
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2014 Where You Are Production Producer N/A
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2014 Dad for Rent Production Producer N/A
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2013 About Love 2 Production Producer N/A
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2013 Love in a Million Production Producer N/A
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2013 Fight Production Producer N/A
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2012 How to Marry a Millionaire Production Producer N/A
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2012 Pretty Boy Production Producer N/A
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2011 About Love Production Producer N/A
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2011 Only You Production Producer 70
Good
2011 Brides in Exchange Production Producer 58
Average
2010 Back in the USSR Production Producer N/A
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2010 Rita Production Producer N/A
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2009 Bride at any Cost Production Producer 58
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2009 Love Journal Production Producer 59
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2008 The Ghost Production Producer 59
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2007 Ada's Family Production Producer N/A
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2002 Double Bass Production Producer N/A
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1999 Let’s Fly Production Producer N/A
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Camera
2018 Tenderness Camera Director of Photography 59
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Editing
2023 Anna's Feelings Editing Editor 58
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2020 Fairy Editing Editor 58
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