Albert Mkrtchyan
Albert Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Ալբերտ Մկրտչյան, February 27, 1937, Leninakan – February 28, 2018, Yerevan[1]); Armenian film director, screenwriter, actor. People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia (2003).[2]
Albert Mkrtchyan | |
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.jpg.webp) Mkrtchyan in September 2016 | |
| Born | February 27, 1937 |
| Died | February 28, 2018 (aged 81) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Occupation | director, screenwriter, actor |
He was the younger brother of Soviet actor Frunzik Mkrtchyan.
Biography
Albert Mkrtchyan was born in 1937 in Leninakan. In 1960 Albert Mkrtchyan graduated from the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute, in 1971 – from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow. From 1960 to 1966, he served as the director of the Armenian TV studio, since 1971 he had been the director of Hayfilm studio, 1995–1999 he was the director of Gyumri Drama Theater, since 2000 Mkrtchyan had been the director and artistic director of Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Theater.
Mkrtchyan had been a lecturer at the Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan and Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema.
Films
| Year | Title | Award |
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| 2008 | The Dawn of the Sad Street | |
| 2000 | The Merry Bus | RA State Prize |
| 1988 | Breath | |
| 1984 | The Tango of Our Childhood | |
| 1982 | The Song of the Old Days | Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic State Prize |
| 1980 | Big win | |
| 1979 | The best half of life | |
| 1977 | Stone valley | |
| 1974 | Hard rock | |
| 1972 | Monument | Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic State Prize |
| 1969 | Photo |
As an actor
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Men | James, Anush's brother |
| 1961 | Daily life and holidays | |
| 1960 | North Rainbow | episode |
Awards
- Movses Khorenatsi medal, 2000
- People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia, 2003
- Special Award at the "Hayak" Armenian Movie Awards