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.
Filmography
all 44
Movies 43
Director 34
Writer 2
Producer 1
TV Shows 1
Your First Animals (2005)
Ananas Bananas (2004)
Taverne (2004)
Signs of Intelligent Life (2002)
Yellow SubmarYAN (2002)
The Little One (2000)
I Am Armenian Too (2000)
Victoria (1997)
L'arche (1997)
Elections (1994)
The Norfin Adventures: Castle of Doom (1994)
The Axe (1994)
Everything is Fine (1991)
For You, Armenia (1990)
The Button (1989)
Wind (1988)
Lesson (1987)
The Resourceful Peasant (1986)
Planet 888 (1985)
Who Painted the Red Sea? (1985)
There you are, butter week! (1985)
In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam... (1984)
Wow! A Talking Fish! (1983)
Who Will Tell A Fable? (1982)
Three Blue-Blue Lakes of Crimson Color (1981)
Brave Nazar (1980)
Unlucky Panos (1980)
Kikos (1979)
First (1979)
The Hunters (1977)
The Lazy Fox (1976)
The Lazy One (1975)
The Fox Book (1975)
How the Bears Fed the Whale (1974)
Invincible (1973)
Lilith (1973)
Puy-Puy Mouse (1971)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1950-08-30
Deathday2009-09-24 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceBaku, Azerbaijan
ChildrenDavit Sahakyants
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Armenia
ResidencesYerevan, Armenia
Also Known AsРоберт Саакянц, Robert Saakyants , Robert Saakiants, Р. Саакянц, Robert Sahakyants
AwardsHonored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR
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