Katherine Sarafian

Katherine Marianne Sarafian (Armenian: Քեթրին Սարաֆյան; born January 27, 1969)[1] is an Armenian-American film producer. She started at Pixar Animation Studios as an artist but was shifted from the art department to marketing during the making of A Bug's Life by Pixar head Steve Jobs.[2] She then became a producer within Pixar.[2]

Katherine Sarafian
Born (1969-01-27) January 27, 1969
San Leandro, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer

Early life

Katherine Sarafian, the middle of three children, was raised in San Leandro, California, by her Armenian mother Alice Izmirian, active in San Leandro civic affairs, and Armenian father Richard Sarafian Jr., a pastor of the Saint Vartan Armenian Church of Oakland who died in 2009. Sarafian's Armenian heritage and religious upbringing, due to her father being a pastor, have been a central influence.[3]

Career

Sarafian produced Pixar's 2006 short film Lifted and its 2012 theatrical release Brave,[4] for which she was nominated for the Producer's Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of an Animated Theatrical Motion Picture.[5]

Sarafian and Brave's Director Mark Andrews accepted Brave's award for Best Animated Feature Film, at the Golden Globe award ceremony on January 13, 2013.

Personal life

Katherine Marianne Sarafian lives in nearby Oakland with her husband, visual effects specialist Meher Gourjian, whose production credits include work in Harry Potter[3] and whom she married during her six years of producing Brave.[2] She gave birth to two sons during the six years of production time.[3][2]

Producer filmography

Awards

References
  1. "Katherin A Sarafian, Born 01/27/1969 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. Case, Tina (June 24, 2012). "Disney Pixar's 'Brave': An interview with producer Katherine Sarafian". Yahoo!. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. San Leandro Has Bragging Rights To Pixar's 'Brave'. SanLeandroPatch. June 22, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013
  4. Powers, Lindsay (October 14, 2010). "Pixar announces first female director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  5. Child, Ben (January 3, 2013). "Skyfall's nod from Producers Guild of America creates Oscar buzz". The Guardian. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
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