Artak Sevada Grigorian (; born July 23, 1972), known professionally as Art Sevada (), is an
Armenian-American
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motion picture
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screenwriter
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,
producer,
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
,
designer
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and an
entrepreneur
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An entreprene ...
.
Early life
Art Sevada was born in
Abovyan, Armenia, in the family of renowned artist
Samvel Sevada. He studied
violin
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,
piano
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, and
woodwind
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Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and Ree ...
instruments at the local music school in Abovyan. In 1990, he immigrated to the U.S.
He studied at:
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Herbert Hoover High School,
Glendale,
California
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(1991)
*
Glendale Community College (1995)
*
CSUN
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, majoring in Visual Arts
Graphic Design
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(1997)
Career
He has released three albums of original composed music - ''Palpitation of a Soul'' (1995); ''Years of Solitude'' (1998); and ''Disconnected'' (2000). All albums were exclusively distributed by Garni Records (BMI).
In 1998, he founded Sevada Productions, where Sevada executed multimedia and advertising projects for artists, various types of companies and creative firms.
In 2005, Sevada started the filming of the Sevada Short Films Trilogy, first with
Mikosh, starring Ofelia Zakaryan, later followed by
As a Beginning and The Rope, starring
Michael Poghosyan
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Professional practice
I ...
and
Sergey Danielyan. In 2008, he was invited to shoot a film called
Three Colors in Black & White as part of a full-length film project shot by 12 Armenian directors dedicated to
Yerevan
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, the capital city of Armenia.
In 2015, he founded
GRIGOCORP (now called Konstruct Logistics), a media and products conglomerate, which he is also the CEO of.
Personal life
Sevada is married to Gohar Sevada Grigorian and has two daughters. They currently reside in
Los Angeles
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.
See also
*
List of Armenians
This is a list of notable Armenians.
By country
;Americas
* List of Armenian Americans
* List of Armenian Canadians
;Caucasus
* List of Azerbaijani Armenians
* List of Georgian Armenians
* List of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh
;Europe
* ...
External links
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References
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Living people
Film producers from California
1972 births
California State University, Northridge alumni
Film directors from Los Angeles