Animator Robert Sahakyants dies in YerevanSeptember 24, 2009 - 22:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After lingering illness and serious operation, animator Robert Sahakyants died in Yerevan today.Robert Sahakyants was born in 1950 in Baku. Since 1964 he was residing in Yerevan, where he finished school and was suspended from Khachatur Abovyan Institute for non-attendance. By that time he started working at Armenfilm Studio as an animation artist and later as an animation director. He authored around a hundred films, many of which were granted awards at international festivals in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan as well as Kiev, Yerevan, Moscow, Tallin. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |