Avedikyan, Serge

Parents of Serge Avedikyan were born in France , they were descendants of refugees from Turkey who survived the genocide of Armenians . In 1947, under the influence of the propaganda of Stalin and Maurice Torez , the Avedikyan family repatriated to Soviet Armenia , where on December 1, 1955, Serge Avedikyan was born in Yerevan . Living in the Armenian SSR, Serge attended a French school in Yerevan . When he was 15 years old his family decided to return to France . From an early age, Serge Avedikyan had a craving for art, while attending college he participated in amateur productions. After completing his studies at the Mondon Conservatory of Dramatic Arts , he arrived in Paris in 1971 , where he began working with students at the Paris Conservatory ^[1] .

In 1976, Serge Avedikyan and a group of like-minded people organized in a theater troupe, after which they created several theatrical productions. At the same time, in addition to working in the theater, he also acted in films. In 1988 , continuing his creative activity, Serge Avedikyan founded his own film studio ^[2] .

Acting in feature films

• 1978 - We were the only people ( fr: Nous étions un seul homme )
• 1979 - Red Pullover ( fr: Le Pull-over rouge )
• 1982 - Halteroflic ( fr. Haltéroflic )
• 1984 - Elephant Diagonal ( fr: La Diagonale du fou )
• 1985 - Dawn ( fr: L'Aube )
• 1989 - Red Orchestra ( Fr. L'Orchestre rouge )
• 1989 - Treasury of the Dog Islands ( French: Le Trésor des îles chiennes )
• 1991 - Mayrick
• 1991 - Stolen Notebook ( French Le Cahier volé )
• 1994 - The Labyrinth ( fr. Labyrinte )
• 1997 - Hurray to the bride and the liberation of Kurdistan ( fr: Vive la mariée ... et la libération du Kurdistan )
• 1997 - Missing ( Fr. Disparus )
• 1998 - Recollection ( fr: Souvenir )
• 1999 - Paris, my little body is very tired of this high society ( French Paris, mon petit corps est bien las de ce grand monde )
• 2001 - Aram
• 2003 - Long live the Lalgerje ( fr: Viva Laldjérie )
• 2003 - Secret Agents ( fr: Agents secrets )
• 2005 - Travel to Armenia ( fr: Le Voyage en Arménie )
• 2006 - Woven Parallels
• 2009 - Criminal Army ( fr: L'Armée du crime )
• 2009 - Beautiful Life ( fr: Plus belle la vie )
• 2013 - Parajanov - Sergey Iosifovich Parajanov
• 2015 - The Story of a Madman - ( French Une historie de fou )

Acting in short films

• 1981 - Muse ( fr: Muse )
• 1981 - Passing Angel ( fr: Un ange passe )
• 1982 - Relief ( fr: L'Allégement )
• 1987 - The Harmful Side ( fr: Côté nuit )
• 1987 - Blanche and Claire ( fr: Blanche et Claire )
• 1988 - Anna Luna: First Trip ( fr: Anna Luna: Premier voyage )
• 1989 - Closer to the Sun ( fr: Plus près du soleil )
• 1990 - Francois de Assise ( fr: François d'Assise )
• 1995 - Plague Sowers ( fr: Les Semeurs de peste )
• 1997 - Grain and Chaff ( fr: Le Grain et l'ivraie )
• 1997 - Since then ( fr: D'ici là )
• 1998 - To be or not to be ( fr: To be or not to be )
• 2002 - Lake and River ( fr: Le Lac et la rivière )
• 2011 - Bad Father

Director / Screenwriter

• 1989 - I really know the sun - Andre de Risho ( fr: J'ai bien connu le soleil - À André de Richaud )
• 1991 - Good afternoon Mr. ( fr: Bonjour Monsieur )
• 1992 - Completed Mission ( fr: Mission accomplie )
• 1994 - Fifth Dream ( fr: Le Cinquième rêve )
• 1996 - Goodbye Madame ( fr: Au revoir Madame )
• 1997 - Ladies and Gentlemen ( fr: M'sieurs-dames )
• 1999 - Terra Emota ( fr: Terra emota )
• 1999 - Lusk of Aterna ( fr: Lux æterna )
• 2003 - Life Line (animated) ( fr: Ligne de vie )
• 2005 - One Beautiful Morning (animated) ( fr: Un beau matin )
• 2006 - We drank the same water ( fr: Nous avons bu la même eau )
• 2006 - Returning
• 2010 - Dog Stories ( fr: Chienne d'histoire )
• 2013 - Parajanov (co-authored with Elena Fetisova)

Production Activities

• 1994 - The Labyrinth ( fr: Labyrinte )
• 2001 - Symphony of silence ( fr: La Symphonie du silence )
• 2013 - Parajanov

• In July 2005 , at the “Golden Apricot” Yerevan Film Festival in the category “Armenian Panorama”, the film directed by “One Beautiful Morning” received a special jury diploma
• In 2006 , at the “Golden Apricot” Yerevan Film Festival, which was held from July 10 to 15 in the “Armenian Panorama” nomination, the film “Returning” directed the prize of the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Journalists.
• On May 24, 2010, at the Cannes Film Festival , the title of best short film of the Golden Palm Branch was awarded to the work of Serge Avedikyan Dog stories ( fr: Chienne d'histoire ) ^[3] This is an animated short film telling about the Ottoman government’s decision to remove all stray dogs from Constantinople to an empty island in the Sea of ​​Marmara . According to the author, this is a metaphor film about the fate of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire . The prize was awarded by Atom Egoyan and Michelle Rodriguez ^[4] .
• 2013 - IV International Odessa Film Festival - Golden Duke Award for the best Ukrainian film - the film Parajanov ^[5]
• 2013 - Batumi International Art-house Film Festival / BIAFF - prize for Best Actor (film "Parajanov") ^[6]
• 2013 - Special prize of the jury of the International Film Festival Festival du cinéma européen en Essonne ( France ) ^[7]
• 2013 - Special prize of the jury of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival ( Estonia ) ^[8]

Children

• Tigran Avedikyan - Director
• Hovnatan Avedikyan - actor

• Full list of works by Serge Avedikyan