Anna Melikian (; ; born February 8, 1976) is a Russian film and TV director/ producer whose work has been recognized with various awards at major international film festivals. After her participation at 2018

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she was listed in the TOP 10 of most perspective film directors by ''

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Biography

Anna Melikian was born in

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. She spent her childhood in

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, Armenia. At the age of 17 she moved to Moscow, Russia. Melikian studied at the All-Russian State University of Cinematography film school in

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(classes of Prof. Sergey Solovyov and Valery Rubinchik), where she was awarded the St. Anna prize for ''Poste restante'' (2000). In the 1990s, she worked for a while on television as a director of several programs and as a writer of video commercials and TV projects. After the graduation she was granted by ''GosKino''

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n organization, made various documental and TV films. In 2008 Melikian's ''

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'' (2007) was awarded by the

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Prize. In 2014, her ''

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'' brought her Best Director award at

Kinotavr Kinotavr (), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival was an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.About Love'' brought her the Main Prize and the Prize of Film Distributors Jury at the

Kinotavr Kinotavr (), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival was an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.Golden Eagle Awards as the Best Feature Film. Since 2005 all her films are shot under her private brand – the cinema company Magnum.

Awards

, 2008,

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Prize for: ''Rusalka'' (2007) *

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International Short Film Festival, 2001, Special Jury Award for ''Poste restante'' (2000) *

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Yerevan International Film Festival, 2008, Feature Film for ''Rusalka'' (2007) *

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, 2008, Independent Camera Award for ''Rusalka'' (2007) *

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, 2001, City of Melbourne Award for Best Short Experimental ''Poste restante'' (2000) * Sofia International Film Festival, 2008, Grand Prix for ''Rusalka'' (2007) *

, 2008, Directing Award, World Cinema - Dramatic for ''Rusalka'' (2007) *

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, 2016, Best short film "8" *The Golden Eagle Award, 2016, Best movie, ''About love'' (2015)

Filmography

Director

* ''

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'' (Фея, Feya) 2020 *''Tenderness'' (Нежность) 2020 *'' The Three'' (Трое) 2020 * '' About Love'' (Про любовь, Pro lyubov') 2015 * ''

'' (Звезда, Zvezda) 2014 * ''

'' (Русалка, Rusalka) 2007 * ''

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'' (Марс) 2004 * ''Poste restante'' (До Востребования) 2000

Producer

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'' (2008) (producer) * '' Bride at any Cost'' (2009) (producer) * ''Semeyka Ady'' (2007) (co-producer)

Writer

* ''Mermaid'' 2007 * ''Mars'' 2004

References

External links

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Anna Melikian's "Mermaid" Won A PrizeBiography in Russian
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