Robert Sahakyants
Known for: Directing
Born: August 30, 1950
Died: September 24, 2009
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
52 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
2.0
Rob Saakyanc. The Last Hippy of the Pink City
2010
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World History
2009
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Your First Animals
2005
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Ananas Bananas
2004
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Taverne
2004
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Signs of Intelligent Life
2002
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Yellow SubmarYAN
2002
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I Am Armenian Too
2000
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Our Yard 2.5
1999
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Optimus Mundus 4. The Best City on Earth
1998
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Victoria
1997
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L'arche
1997
7.0
Elections
1994
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The Norfin Adventures: A Norfin Noel
1994
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The Norfin Adventures: Castle of Doom
1994
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The Axe
1994
6.4
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1992
9.0
Everything is Fine
1991
6.3
For You, Armenia
1990
4.4
The Button
1989
5.0
Wind
1988
4.1
The Lesson
1987
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The Resourceful Peasant
1986
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Echo
1986
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Three fairy tales
1986
8.0
Planet 888
1985
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Who Painted the Red Sea?
1985
7.8
Wow, Butter Week!
1985
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Ո՞Վ Է ՔՈ ԸՆԿԵՐԸ
1985
7.2
In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam...
1984
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The Resourceful Peasant
1984
8.0
Wow! A Talking Fish!
1983
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The Priest Had A Dog
1983
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The Most Comfortable, Solid and Beautiful Home
1983
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The Little Farmer
1983
7.0
Who Will Tell A Fable?
1982
6.6
Three Blue-Blue Lakes of Crimson Color
1981
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A Thousand and One Tricks
1981
9.0
Brave Nazar
1980
10.0
Unlucky Panos
1980
5.4
Kikos
1979
2.0
First
1979
NR
The Hunters
1977
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The Lazy Fox
1976
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To Prevent This from Happening
1976
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The Lazy One
1975
0.5
The Fox Book
1975
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The Tale of the Snowman Darbulka
1974
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How the Bears Fed the Whale
1974
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Abu-Hasan's Slippers
1974
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Invincible
1973
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Lilith
1973
10.0
Puy-Puy Mouse
1971