Anna Melikyan

Her work has been recognized with various awards at major international film festivals. After her participation at Sundance Film Festival she was listed in the TOP 10 of most perspective film directors by Variety magazine.

Anna Melikian was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. She spent her childhood in Yerevan, Armenia. At the age of 17 she moved to Moscow, Russia. Melikian studied at the All-Russian State University of Cinematography film school in Moscow (classes of Prof. Sergey Solovyov and Valery Rubinchik), where she was awarded the St. Anna prize for Poste restante (2000).

Since 2005 all her films are shot under her private brand – the cinema company Magnum.

Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival, 2008, FIPRESCI Prize for: Rusalka (2007)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2001, Special Jury Award for Poste restante (2000)
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, 2008, Feature Film for Rusalka (2007)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2008, Independent Camera Award for Rusalka (2007)
Melbourne International Film Festival, 2001, City of Melbourne Award for Best Short Experimental Poste restante (2000)
Sofia International Film Festival, 2008, Grand Prix for Rusalka (2007)
Sundance Film Festival, 2008, Directing Award, World Cinema - Dramatic for Rusalka (2007)
Kinotavr, 2014, Directing Award, Star (2014)
The Golden Unicorn Awards, 2016, Best short film "8"
The Golden Eagle Award, 2016, Best movie, About love (2015)