David Babakhanyan

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David Babakhanyan
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Born (1975-07-02) July 2, 1975 (age 46)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, producer
Years activeSince 1995

David Babakhanyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Բաբախանյան, born July 2, 1975) is an Armenian film director, producer and screenwriter. His career began in 1995, in cooperation with "Sharm Holding", as a screenwriter. In 2003, he started cooperating with Armenia TV and in 2009 with Armenia 1 Public television of Armenia. Since 2012, he has been the general director at Armenia TV. He is a producer, screenwriter and director of a significant number of Armenian films and TV series.[1]

Biography[]

After graduating from the secondary school No. 149 in 1992, David entered Yerevan State Medical University, traineeship on dermatovenereology. After graduating from the university he served as a medical officer in the national army.

In 1995, early in his career, Babakhanyan cooperated with "Sharm Holding" as a screenwriter. In 2003, he started cooperating with Armenia TV.

From 2003 to 2008, he was the director of the most popular Cool Program (a show of comic sketches).[1]

In 2009, he began cooperating with Public TV. A year later he initiated and brought to life youth TV-series School of Angels.[1]

Since 2010, in cooperation with "Sharm Holding", David Babakhanyan started production of his trilogy of "A Millionaire Wanted", "The Fiancé from Circus" and "Poker.am". In 2010, he directed film A Millionaire Wanted by getting 5.9 rating in IMDb.[2]

In 2011, he became director of "The Fiancé from Circus" with 6.7 rating in IMDb.[3] th In 2012, he filmed "Poker.AM" which critics considered one of the best films in the Armenian comedy genre.[4] The film set a record at the cinemas. The film budget was about 300–400 thousand dollars.[5]

Since 2012, he has been the general director at Armenia TV.[6]

In 2013, he created the most successful and popular sitcom in recent times, Husband of Convenience (as a producer),[7] and the sitcom Full House" in 2014[8] (as a co-author) and in 2015 sitcom Domino (as a producer).[9]

In 2015, Babakhanyan filmed Four Buddies and The Bride comedy which attracted audiences of all ages, thus strengthening his leading position in the comedy genre. It is the first film in Armenia where 3D-animation and visual effects were used to such a large scale and volume.[10][11]

Filmography[]

Project Role Description Year
Our Yard[12] Screenwriter Musical comedy 1995
Cool Program[13] Director Humorous sketches 2003–2008
Cool Cartoons[14] Producer 2007
Unhappy Happiness[15] Producer TV novel 2007
Eleven[16] Producer TV series of horror genre 2008
Carousel of Life[17] Producer Multi-series TV project 2009
School of Angels[1] Producer TV series 2010
Beware of Money[18] Producer TV series 2010
A Millionaire Wanted Director, screenwriter, co-owner Comedy 2010
Psychics[19] Author, producer TV project 2011
The Fiancé from Circus[20] Director, screenwriter Comedy 2011
Poker.AM Director, screenwriter Comedy 2012
Offside[21] Producer Multi-series fiction film 2013
Husband of Convenience Producer Sitcom 2013
Full House Co-author Sitcom 2014
Domino Producer Sitcom 2015
Four Buddies and The Bride Director, screenwriter Comedy 2015

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d AV Production: ԴԱՎԻԹ ԲԱԲԱԽԱՆՅԱՆ
  2. ^ IMDB: A Millionaire Wanted (2010)
  3. ^ IMDB: Pesacun Krkesic (2011)
  4. ^ IMDB: Poker AM (2012)
  5. ^ Exclusive interview with the film producer Ruben Jaghinyan
  6. ^ MediaMax: TV project for ArmeniaTV
  7. ^ ArmeniaTV: Տնփեսա,Սերիա 1
  8. ^ ArmeniaTV: Ֆուլ Հաուս Սերիա 1
  9. ^ ArmeniaTV: Domino, Episode 1
  10. ^ IMDB: Four Buddies and the Bride (2015)
  11. ^ Sharm: Հյուսիս-Հարավ
  12. ^ Sharm: Our Yard
  13. ^ Cool Program on YouTube
  14. ^ Cool Cartoons on YouTube
  15. ^ Unikino: Դժբախտ երջանկություն (2007)
  16. ^ Unikino: Տասնմեկ
  17. ^ "Online-TV: Կյանքի կարուսել". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  18. ^ Անի Երանյանն այն մասին, թե ինչ տվեց իրեն «Գեներալի աղջիկը» սերիալը. NEWS.am STYLE-ի հարցազրույցը
  19. ^ Էքստրասենսներ
  20. ^ Փեսացուն կրկեսից
  21. ^ Խաղից դուրս

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