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Armenian Panorama

Fly, The

Armenia
2005, 11min.

Script./Dir./ Sound/Edit.: Areg Azatyan, Dir. of Photo.: Arsen Azatyan, Music by N. Paganini, Prod.: Narine Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan.
Cast: Arthur Khudoyan, Karen Khosrovyan, David Mkrtchyan.

- I was always at your side, any moment, when you were very quiet, but as soon as you heard me buzzing, you killed me.
Don’t be upset, you are free to buzz as much as you want here…
The film is about the relationship of the fly with the man.

Azatyan, Areg

Areg Azatyan (born 1986, Yerevan)
In 1992 he played a part in Radio-Yerevan, an Armenian-Dutch film directed by Narine Mkrtchian and Arsen Azatian. He attended Hakob Kojoyan School of Fine Arts, painting department. In 2000 Kanch, Grakan Tert, Gretert, as well as the most prestigious literary magazine, Garoun, started publishing his stories. In 2000 he was awarded the Grand Prize Ruben Sevak by the Union of Writers of Armenia. In 2003 Apollo Publishers published his first book Life Beyond the Sun with his own illustrations. Since 2004 he has produced films based on his stories. During these years his films participated in several film festivals, like Rotterdam, Trieste, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris, and others. In 2005 Apollo Publishers published his second book entitled The Trial of the Man. In 2005 he received Armenian President's Prize for Literature. In 2006 Apollo Publishers published his third book Grasping at the Ladybird's Leg. In 2007 he became a member of the Writers Union of Armenia. In 2008 he graduated from the Film Directing Faculty of Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema.

Filmography
The Donkey (2004), The Fly (2005), Grasping at the Ladybird’s Leg (2009).

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