Harutyun Khachatryan

Motivation

The film is masterfully crafted, combining attentive observation of reality with authorial narration. The absence of dialogue emphasizes the characteristic elements of film language, freeing image and sound from the slavery of words, allowing free contemplation of freedom and necessity in the face of the threatening presence of the border, which appears as an insurmountable obstacle but must be overcome. The author's social responsibility is evident throughout his entire oeuvre, confirming that a filmmaker, as a creator, has an irreplaceable role in the process of intercultural dialogue. We are pleased to award Khachatryan on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and in the year of new signs of thawing at the border between Armenia and Turkey.

Filmography

1981 Mer Taghi Dzaynere (The Voices of the District), doc., 8 min.
1985 Hyurenkalelov Hramanatarin (Hosted by the Commander), co-dir. (along with N.Hovhannisyan), doc., 16min.
1985 Mi Eghelutyan Khronika (Chronicle of a Case), doc., 35 min.
1986 Erek Raund Engibaryani Kyankic (Three Rounds From Vladimir Yengibaryan’s Life), doc., 36min.
1987 Kond (id.), doc., 34 min.
1988 Spitak Kaghak (White Town), doc., 37 min.
1989 Kamin Unaynutyan / The Wind of Emptiness (The Wind of Oblivion) /, 90min.
1991 Veradardz Avetyats Erkir (Return to the Promised Land), 87 min.
1994 Verjin Kayaran (The Last Station), 90 min.
2003 Vaveragrogh (Documentarist), 62 min.
2005 Poeti Veradardze (Return of the Poet), 84 min.
2009 Sahman (Border), 82 min.