Jivan Avetisyan
CEO/co-founder at "Fish eye Art" Cultural Foundation
Director and Producer
Yerevan, Armenia
August 2024
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About Jivan
Jivan Avetisyan, a Berlinale Talents 2020 member, is an international award-winning Armenian film who was born in Gyumri, raised in Artsakh and lives in Yerevan, Armenia. Jivan graduated from Yerevan State University of Theatre and Cinematography in 2007.
His filmmaking career began in 1997 as the Lighting Engineer at the Stepanakert Drama Theatre after V. Papazyan and in 2003 he worked his way up to becoming the film and program director at the TV company ‘‘Yerkir Media’’. Jivan's passion for the art of filmmaking continued, and he then served as the main director of ‘Yerkir Media’’. As a child, Jivan Avetisyan grew up during one of the most violent conflicts in the caucuses, and he understands well the brutal consequences of war. Although his own childhood was stripped of playful mischief, instead was laden with the responsibility to protect his family and friends, Jivan did not abandon his dream and passion for filmmaking. Jivan Avetisyan serves as the Executive Director of "Fish eye Art" Cultural Foundation. Since its inception in 2014, the foundation has created three feature films: Tevanik, The Last Inhabitant, and Gate to Heaven. Jivan also founded LifeTree Pictures LLC in 2022. His filmography also includes approximately ten documentaries including Karabakh a Hidden Treasure, and short films including Broken Childhood. He is currently working on the full-length feature films, Revival and Black List, the TV mini-series, The Stateless Diplomat, and the animated film, Baa’bel.
Certifications
Credits
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Gate to Heaven (
2019 )
Film by Jivan Avetisyan (Drama) Director Many years ago, a military journalist, Robert, committed a mean act. Tortured by pangs of conscience, he makes a step towards repentance; it's the path to "Gate to Heaven". -
The Last Inhabitant (
2016 )
Film by Jivan Avetisyan (Drama and War) Director They lost their paradise and escaped hell, led only by love, virtue and self-sacrifice. -
Tevanik (
2014 )
Film by Jivan Avetisyan (Drama and War) The film is about the consequences of war; an incomplete childhood, the regret for the shattering of life and the beauty of rediscovered values.
Awards
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WorldFest-Houston International Film Fest (Best Film Drama for Gate to Heaven)
(2022) -
Be Epic! London International Film Festival (Best Cinematography for Gate to Heaven)
(2022) -
Ontario International Film Festival (4 award for Gate to Heaven)
(2021) -
Chichester International Film Festival (Independent Films Competition for The Last Inhabitant)
(2019) -
Scandinavian International Film Festival (Best Feature, Best Actor for The Last Inhabitant)
(2017) -
Venice Production Bridge 2017 (Included in Programme with The Last Inhabitant)
(2017) -
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival (Foreign Feature for Tevanik)
(2016) -
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenian Panorama for Tevanik)
(2014) -
CinemAvvenire Film Festival (Jury's Prize for the Section's Most Original Work for Tevanik))
(2014) -
Arpa International Film Festival (Best Screenplay for Tevanik)
(2014)
Education
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Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography
(2002-2007) -
RA Public television
(1998-1997)
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