About
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.
Filmography
Your First Animals2005 · Director, Writer
Ananas Bananas2004 · Writer, Director
Taverne2004 · Director, Script, Writer
Signs of Intelligent Life2002 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Production Design
Yellow SubmarYAN2002 · Writer, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
The Little One2000 · Director, Writer, Animation, Production Design
I Am Armenian Too2000 · Writer, Director
Our Yard 2.51999 · Director, Writer
Optimus Mundus 4. The Best City on Earth1998 · Director, Writer
Victoria1997 · Writer, Director
L'arche1997 · Writer, Director
Elections1994 · Director
The Norfin Adventures: A Norfin Noel1994 · Director
The Norfin Adventures: Castle of Doom1994 · Director, Production Design
The Axe1994 · Writer, Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream1992 · Director
Everything is Fine1991 · Writer, Director, Editor, Production Design
For You, Armenia1990 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Button1989 · Writer, Director, Production Design
Wind1988 · Animation, Writer, Director