Don Askarian

Don Askarian (born July 10, 1949 in Stepanakert , Nagorno-Karabakh ; † October 6, 2018 in Berlin ) was a Soviet- German film producer , director and screenwriter of Armenian origin.

Life

In 1967 he went to Moscow and studied history. After graduating, he worked as an assistant director and film critic for a year. Between 1975 and 1977 Don Askarian was incarcerated as a dissident . In 1978 he emigrated from the USSR to West Berlin . Since then he has lived and worked in Germany, the Netherlands and Armenia, where he founded a production company. He was the winner of several international film festivals. From Germany to Singapore around three dozen personal retrospectives of Don Askarian's films have already taken place worldwide . In 1996 Don Askarian published his book The Dangerous Light .

Filmography

1984: the bear
1988: Nagorno Karabakh: Armenian History Volumes IV and V
1988: Komitas
1992: Avetik
1998: Parajanov
2000: Musicians (Musicians)
2001: On the Old Roman Road
2007: Ararat - 14 views
2008: Father

Awards

1988: 6 gold medals from the Mechitarist Order during the Venice International Film Festival (best director, best leading actor, best producer, best cycling actor, best screenplay, best supporting actor)
1989: Interfilmpreis - Komitas - Filmfestival Max Ophuls Preis
1990: Winner of the Riga Film Festival
1992: Special award, Mannheim International Film Festival
1993: Best Director - Avetik - from the Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz, Portugal
2003: Golden Needle - Photographs - Artfilm Festival Slovakia
2003: Golden Camera for Lifetime Achievement - Artfilm Festival Slovakia

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personal data
SURNAME	Askarian, Don
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Armenian film producer, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	July 10, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stepanakert , Nagorno-Karabakh
DATE OF DEATH	October 6, 2018
Place of death	Berlin , Germany