Biography
Hayk Kirakosyan was born in USSR in 1962. His father was an engineer-designer and his mother was an electronics engineer. His interest in cinema started at age of 11 when he began to study photography at Art School and subsequently continued his education in Cinematography department at State Institute of Cinema (VGIK. Moscow). He graduated from Vladimir Monakhov’s class as a valedictorian student when he was 22. As a student, he was employed as a trainee camera assistant with famous cinematographers such as Leonid Kalashnikov, Albert Yavuryan and Levon Atoyants. After completing his education at VGIK (MFA), he started working as a cinematographer on several short and full-length documentary, feature and animation films. He was also a lecturer at the Cinema Television Department Faculty of State Pedagogical Institute (Yerevan, USSR) between 1987 and 1991.
Since 1991, Kirakosyan has been working both in Armenia and Russia. In addition, between 1994-1999, he was a cameraman MPS TV, editor In Paradise Production and director in VKT TV in Moscow.
In 2000, he moved to Istanbul, Turkey. Keeps working on feature projects, commercial films and music videos in Turkey, Russia and Armenia.
Since 2006, teaching “Cinematography” and “ Advanced Cinematography” at Kadir Has, Istanbul Bilgi Universities and Plato College of Higher Education. Kirakosyan held workshops at the Marmara (İstanbul) and Bilkent (Ankara) universities, 6.45 Art Club (Eskişehir), Bursa International Film Festival, Atif Yilmaz Turkish National Film School between 2007 and 2010.
In 2008 he was a jury member at the Adana «Golden Cocoon» and in 2014 at the Antalya «Golden Orange» International Film Festivals.
Since 1991, Kirakosyan is a member of the Filmmakers Union of Russia and member of the Guild of Cinematographers of Russia (R.G.C).
Since 2005 member of European Federation of Cinematographers from Russia (IMAGO).
Since 2014 member of the Turkish Society of Cinematographers.
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Filmography
all 39
Movies 38
Director 4
TV Shows 1
GDR (2024)
Ashes (2024)
The Whirlpool (2022)
Osman Sekiz (2022)
Pure White (2021)
Leyla Everlasting (2020)
The Superdeep (2020)
Just Different (2020)
In the Shadows (2020)
Stunt School (2019)
Mama (2017)
Squad (2017)
The Guest (2017)
Little Bullets (2016)
The Last Birds (2016)
Coastliners (2016)
Hep Yek (2016)
Hayalet Dayı (2015)
Fig Jam 2 (2014)
Circle (2014)
Vitrin (2014)
Erkek Tarafı: Testosteron (2013)
Government Woman 2 (2013)
The Long Way Home (2013)
Government Woman (2013)
Atlıkarınca (2011)
Love in Another Language (2009)
7 Husbands for Hurmuz (2009)
Through the Eyes of a Wolf (2006)
Killing the Shadows (2006)
Where's Firuze? (2004)
Mumya Firarda (2002)
The Waterfall (2001)
Away from Home (2001)
Wagon (1993)
Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
Blood (1990)
Quartet (1987)
The Spring Behind The Door
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1962-01-31 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceYerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsХайк Киракосян, Guy Kirakosyan, Khaik Kirakosyan
AwardsGolden Orange Best Cinematographer Award
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