Anna Melikian

Anna Melikian
Anna Melikian in 2015
Born	(1976-02-08) February 8, 1976 Baku, Soviet Union
Nationality	Armenian-Russian
Occupation(s)	film and TV director/ producer

Anna Melikian (Template:Lang-hy; Template:Lang-ru; born February 8, 1976) is an Armenian-Russian film and TV director/ producer whose work has been recognized with several awards. After her participation at Sundance Film Festival she was listed in the TOP 10 of most perspective film directors by Variety magazine.

Melikian studied at the All-Russian State University of Cinematography film school in Moscow (classes of Prof. Sergey Solovyov and Valery Rubinchik), where she was awarded the St. Anna prize for Poste restante (2000). After the graduation she was granted by GosKino Russian organization, made various documental and TV films. In 2008 Melikian's Mermaid (2007) was awarded by the Berlin International Film Festival Prize.

Awards

• Berlin International Film Festival, 2008, FIPRESCI Prize for: Rusalka (2007)
• Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2001, Special Jury Award for Poste restante (2000)
• Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, 2008, Feature Film for Rusalka (2007)
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2008, Independent Camera Award for Rusalka (2007)
• Melbourne International Film Festival, 2001, City of Melbourne Award for Best Short Experimental Poste restante (2000)
• Sofia International Film Festival, 2008, Grand Prix for Rusalka (2007)
• Sundance Film Festival, 2008, Directing Award, World Cinema - Dramatic for Rusalka (2007)
• The Golden Unicorn Awards, 2016, Best short film "8"

Filmography

Director

• Fairy (Фея, Feya) 2020
• About Love (Про любовь, Pro lyubov') 2015
• Star (Звезда, Zvezda) 2014
• Mermaid (Русалка, Rusalka) 2007
• Mars (Марс) 2004
• Poste restante (До Востребования) 2000

Producer

• The Ghost (2008) (producer)
• Bride at any Cost (2009) (producer)
• Semeyka Ady (2007) (co-producer)

Writer

• Mermaid 2007
• Mars 2004

External links

• Anna Melikian at IMDb
• Anna Melikian's "Mermaid" Won A Prize
• Biography in Russian
• Interview with Melikian