| Roman Balayan | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1941 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.
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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