Roman Balayan

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Biography

Russian filmmaker Roman Balayan earned a degree in direction from the Yerevan Arts and Theater Institute in 1964 and later studied his craft under Timofey Levchuk at Kiev's Institute of Theater Art until 1969. Before becoming a director, Balayan had spent two years as a professional actor. As a director, he initially worked in television during the early '70s and did not make his first feature film, Biryuk/Lone Wolf, until 1977. Balayan has made most of his films at the Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kiev. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Roman Balayan
Born (1941-04-15) April 15, 1941 (age 71)
Nerkin Horatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union
Occupation Director

Roman Balayan (born April 15, 1941, Nerkin Horatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union[1]) is a Ukrainian-Armenian film director.

Career

Graduated by the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, he has lived and worked in Ukraine. Balayan calls himself a student of Sergei Parajanov. He was nominated and won several international prizes. His 1977 film Lone Wolf was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival[2] and his 2008 film Birds of Paradise was shown at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

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