Robert Sahakyants
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing39
movieYour First Animals
2005
Director
movieAnanas Bananas
2004
Director
movieTaverne
2004
Director
movieYellow SubmarYAN
2002
Director
movieThe Little One
2000
Director
movieI Am Armenian Too
2000
Director
movieOur Yard 2.5
1999
Director
movieVictoria
1997
Director
movieL'arche
1997
Director
movieElections
1994
Director
movieThe Axe
1994
Director
movieEverything is Fine
1991
Director
movieFor You, Armenia
1990
Director
movieThe Button
1989
Director
movieWind
1988
Director
movieThe Lesson
1987
Director
movieThe Resourceful Peasant
1986
Director
movieWow, Butter Week!
1985
Director
movieThe Resourceful Peasant
1984
Director
movieWow! A Talking Fish!
1983
Director
movieWho Will Tell A Fable?
1982
Director
movieBrave Nazar
1980
Director
movieKikos
1979
Director
movieFirst
1979
Director
movieThe Hunters
1977
Director
movieThe Lazy Fox
1976
Director
movieThe Fox Book
1975
Director
movieInvincible
1973
Director
movieLilith
1973
Director
Writing34
tvWorld History
2009
Screenplay
movieAnanas Bananas
2004
Writer
movieTaverne
2004
Writer
movieThe Little One
2000
Writer
movieOur Yard 2.5
1999
Writer
movieVictoria
1997
Writer
movieL'arche
1997
Writer
movieThe Axe
1994
Writer
movieThe Button
1989
Writer
movieWind
1988
Writer
movieThe Lesson
1987
Writer
movieEcho
1986
Writer
movieWho Will Tell A Fable?
1982
Screenplay
movieUnlucky Panos
1980
Writer
movieFirst
1979
Writer
movieKikos
1979
Writer
movieThe Hunters
1977
Writer
movieInvincible
1973
Writer
Visual Effects15
movieThe Little One
2000
Animation
movieWind
1988
Animation
movieThe Lesson
1987
Animation
movieThree fairy tales
1986
Animation
moviePlanet 888
1985
Animation
movieՈ՞Վ Է ՔՈ ԸՆԿԵՐԸ
1985
Animation Director
movieThe Resourceful Peasant
1984
Animation
movieWow! A Talking Fish!
1983
Animation Director
movieUnlucky Panos
1980
Animation
movieKikos
1979
Animation
movieThe Fox Book
1975
Animation
movieAbu-Hasan's Slippers
1974
Animation
moviePuy-Puy Mouse
1971
Animation
Art10
movieSigns of Intelligent Life
2002
Production Design
movieThe Little One
2000
Production Design
movieThe Norfin Adventures: Castle of Doom
1994
Production Design
movieEverything is Fine
1991
Production Design
movieThe Button
1989
Production Design
movieThe Lesson
1987
Production Design
movieWho Painted the Red Sea?
1985
Art Direction
movieWow! A Talking Fish!
1983
Art Direction
movieThe Lazy One
1975
Production Design
movieThe Tale of the Snowman Darbulka
1974
Production Design
Camera2
movieSigns of Intelligent Life
2002
Camera Operator
movieYellow SubmarYAN
2002
Camera Operator
Editing2
Acting1
Creator1
tvWorld History
2009
Creator
Crew1
movieTaverne
2004
Script
Production1
movieYellow SubmarYAN
2002
Producer