Roman Balayan

Roman Balayan
Born Roman Gurgenovich Balayan
15 April 1941
Nerkin Horatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union
Occupation Director

Roman Gurgenovich Balayan (Armenian: Ռոման Գուրգենի Բալայան, Russian: Рома́н Гурге́нович Балая́н; born 15 April 1941, Nerkin Horatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union[1]) is a Ukrainian-Armenian film director.

Career

Graduated by the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, he has lived and worked in Ukraine. Balayan calls himself a student of Sergei Parajanov. He was nominated and won several international prizes. His 1977 film Lone Wolf was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival[2] and his 2008 film Birds of Paradise was shown at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

References

  1. Bareyan at IMDB
  2. "IMDB.com: Awards for Lone Wolf". imdb.com. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  3. "30th Moscow International Film Festival (2008)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

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