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Autumn of the Magician

Armenia
2008, 52min.

2008, Armenia, 52 min.
Script: Ruben Gevorgyants, Dir.: Ruben Gevorgyants, VaheGevorgyants, Dir. of Phot.: Samvel Babayan, Edit.: Levon Hakhverdyan..

Scriptwriter, author, artist, sculptor, dramatist, architect, journalist, constructor, philanthropist, pedagogue, metalworker, inventor, public figure, agriculturist, gardener, chemist and simply a good person. He also plays football and the saxophone. In scale and versatility he is comparable to Leonardo da Vinci, but it is known that Leonardo could not play the saxophone, did not play football and did not write scripts. Tonino Guerra is the last representative of the Italian Renaissance.

Awards
Grand Prix (Festival New Cinema, 21st Century, 2008), Golden Drum Prize, Khanty-Mansiysk IFF, 2008), RoA President’s Prize (2009).

Production Company
Hayk Film Studio
Payt Film Studio
Sharm Holding

Gevorgyants, Ruben

Ruben Gevorgyants (born 1945, Yerevan, Armenia)
In 1969 graduated from Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute, Directing Faculty (V. Achemyan’s workshop). In 1971 he worked as a director at Yerevan Studio of Documentary Films. From 1982 to 1989 was the Artistic Director of Hayfilm Studio’s Documentaries Chapter. Since 1989 has been the Managing Director and Artistic Director of Hayk Studio of Documentary Films. In 2004 was elected Chairperson of the Cinematographers Union of Armenia, and in 2009 was re-elected in the same position. Teaches at Yerevan Institute of Theatre and Cinema. Since 2002 is an Academician of the International TV and Radio Academy, and since 2004, is the President of the National TV and Radio Academy. Made around 65 films. Received 21 diplomas and awards at IFFs, including 6 Grand Prix. Author of two books.

Filmography (Selected)
Graduates of Nersessian School (1968), Following the Trace of a Photograph (1970), Inspiration (1972), Family (1973), Ashkharums (1979/89), The Road of Return (1979), Kind Trace (1980), Armenian Eyes (1980), Fire Sparkling in the Night (1983), As Long as We Live (1986), Islands (1987), White Bone (1988),Requiem (1989), Sister from Los Angeles (1994), The Thief (1995), Parajanov. The Last Collage (1995), Our Commandos (2000), Time to Gather Stones (2002), Autumn of the Magician (2008).

Gevorgyants, Vahe

Vahe Gevorgyants (born 1970, Yerevan, Armenia)
Graduated from the Directing Faculty, Yerevan State Institute of Cinema and Theatre. Works at Hayk Documentaries Studio.

Filmography
Guns among Flowers (1990), Alley (1993), I Am Guilty (1995), Buy Poison (1997),Spitak: 10 Years Later (1999), Dro (2000), Everlasting Return (2000), In the Valley of the Holy Mountain (2001), Ave Gohar (2002), Reign of Peace and Calm (2003), Armenians of Anapa(2005), Armenians of Moscow (2006), Human Life is Invaluable (2006), Ambassador of Good Will (2007), Peach Ashot (2007), Autumn of the Magician (2008).

Screenings

July 15 14:30Moscow Cinema, Blue Hall
July 16 14:30Naregatsi Art Center
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