About

Known credits:
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Birthday:
1947-04-05
Place of birth:
Yerevan, Armenian, USSR
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Garegin Zakoyan

Overview

Garegin Zakoyan (b. April 5, 1947) is an Armenian documentary filmmaker and film scholar. In 1990, he founded the Armenian National Cinematheque, which he headed until 1998. In 2015, he founded and became the director of Apricot Tree International Documentary Film Festival. In 2016, he co-founded and became the president of Filmadaran Film Culture Development NGO. Making his directing debut in 1990 with "MIGNOR", he has since made around 15 documentaries, including "Prison Art" (1998, co-directed by Gennadi Melkonyan), "Kajaran: Metamorphosis of Stone" (2001), "Patarag" (2005), "Ayrudzi" (2017), "Mon Reichshoffen" (2023) etc. Zakoyan has been active in publishing renowned filmmaker Sergei Parajanov's heritage. 2020 saw the second, revised publication of "Sergei Parajanov: Letters from Prison", while "Sergei Parajanov: INTERMEZZO" was published in 2021 (both in Russian), comprising not only the script of Parajanov's unmade film, but also his illustrations and many archival materials surrounding its history. Zakoyan is the author of 2 monographies (in Russian): "Armenian Silent Cinema" (1977) and "Language and Cinema" (1989). He also published the photo-album "My Yerevan" (2019, in Armenian, Russian, English and French) and the extensive archival work "Armenian Cinema. Materials and Documents: 1909-1936" (2023, in Russian and Armenian).

Known for

Directing
2024 Debet Directing Director N/A
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2023 Mon Reichshoffen Directing Director N/A
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2019 Andrei Bely: Armenia Directing Director N/A
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2017 Ayrudzi Directing Director N/A
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2016 Shadow Theater Directing Director N/A
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2013 God, Give Us Freedom Directing Director N/A
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2005 Patarag. Armenian Lithurgy Directing Director N/A
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2001 Kajaran: Metamorphosis of Stone Directing Director N/A
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1998 Prison Art Directing Director N/A
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1990 MIGNOR Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 Andrei Bely: Armenia Writing Screenplay N/A
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2017 Ayrudzi Writing Screenplay N/A
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2016 Shadow Theater Writing Screenplay N/A
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2013 God, Give Us Freedom Writing Screenplay N/A
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2001 Kajaran: Metamorphosis of Stone Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2017 Ayrudzi Production Producer N/A
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2013 God, Give Us Freedom Production Producer N/A
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2001 Kajaran: Metamorphosis of Stone Production Producer N/A
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1998 Prison Art Production Producer N/A
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1993 Calendar Production Production Manager 58
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Crew
2017 Ayrudzi Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2023 Mon Reichshoffen Editing Editor N/A
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