Robert Sahakyants
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 30, 1950
- Died
- September 24, 2009
- Birthplace
- Agdash, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
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
Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City 2010
as (archive)
Your First Animals 2005
Director, Writer
Ananas Bananas 2004
Director, Writer
Taverne 2004
Director, Script, Writer
Signs of Intelligent Life 2002
Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Production Design
Yellow SubmarYAN 2002
Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Producer
I Am Armenian Too 2000
Director, Writer
Our Yard 2.5 1999
Director, Writer
Optimus Mundus 4. The Best City on Earth 1998
Director, Writer
Victoria 1997
Writer, Director
L'arche 1997
Director, Writer
Elections 1994
Director
The Norfin Adventures: Castle of Doom 1994
Director, Production Design
The Norfin Adventures: A Norfin Noel 1994
Director
The Axe 1994
Writer, Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1992
Director
Everything is Fine 1991
Writer, Director, Editor, Production Design
For You, Armenia 1990
Director, Writer, Editor
The Button 1989
Director, Writer, Production Design
Wind 1988
Animation, Writer, Director
The Lesson 1987
Animation, Director, Writer, Production Design
The Resourceful Peasant 1986
Director
Three fairy tales 1986
Animation
Echo 1986
Writer
Planet 888 1985
Animation
Who Painted the Red Sea? 1985
Art Direction
Ո՞Վ Է ՔՈ ԸՆԿԵՐԸ 1985
Animation Director
Wow, Butter Week! 1985
Director, Writer
In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam... 1984
Director, Writer
The Resourceful Peasant 1984
Director, Animation
Wow! A Talking Fish! 1983
Director, Animation Director, Writer, Art Direction
The Little Farmer 1983
Writer
The Most Comfortable, Solid and Beautiful Home 1983
Animation
The Priest Had A Dog 1983
Writer
Who Will Tell A Fable? 1982
Director, Screenplay
A Thousand and One Tricks 1981
Writer
Three Blue-Blue Lakes of Crimson Color 1981
Director, Screenplay
Brave Nazar 1980
Director
Unlucky Panos 1980
Writer, Animation
First 1979
Director, Writer
Kikos 1979
Director, Writer, Animation
The Hunters 1977
Director, Writer
The Lazy Fox 1976
Director
To Prevent This from Happening 1976
Animation
The Lazy One 1975
Production Design
The Fox Book 1975
Director, Animation
The Tale of the Snowman Darbulka 1974
Director, Writer, Production Design
How the Bears Fed the Whale 1974
Writer, Director
Abu-Hasan's Slippers 1974
Animation
Invincible 1973
Director, Writer
Lilith 1973
Director
Puy-Puy Mouse 1971
Animation
Credits from TMDB.