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Aliases: Роберт Саакянц , Robert Saakyants , Robert Saakiants , Р. Саакянц , Robert Sahakyants

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Agdash, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]

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Movie Involvements: 94

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Victoria
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0

Victoria

(1997) Director
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
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7
In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam...
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7
Wow, Butter Week!
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8

Wow, Butter Week!

(1985) Writer
Wow! A Talking Fish!
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8

Wow! A Talking Fish!

(1983) Art Direction
Lilith
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Lilith

(1973) Director
Lesson
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4

Lesson

(1987) Production Design
Wind
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5

Wind

(1988) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2010 (archive)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Director
2004 Director
Director
2002 Director
Director
2000 Director
Director
1999 Director
1998 Director
1997 Director
Director
1994 Director
Director
Director
Director
1992 Director
1991 Director
1990 Director
1989 Director
1988 Director
1987 Director
1986 Director
1985 Director
1984 Director
1983 Director
1982 Director
1981 Director
1980 Director
1979 Director
Director
1977 Director
1976 Director
1975 Director
1974 Director
Director
1973 Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 Script
Year Role Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Art

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1991 Editor
1990 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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