Famous animator Robert Sahakyants would have celebrated his 60th anniversary todayAugust 30, 2010 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Famous animator Robert Sahakyants would have celebrated his 60th anniversary today, August 30. Robert Sahakyants was born on August 30, 1950 in Baku. In 1964, Sahakyants moved to Yerevan, where he graduated from middle school and was accepted to Khachatur Abovyan Pedagogic Institute. Four years later he was expelled from school for failing to attend classes. But by that time (1970), he was already working at ArmenFilm Studio as an animator. Sahakyants was the scriptwriter and artistic director for almost all his films, which were awarded at international festivals in France, Italy, Germany, Japan, as well as soviet festivals in Kiev, Yerevan, Moscow, Tallinn. After a lengthy illness and major operation, Robert Sahakyants died on September 24, 2009 in Yerevan. 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |