Karen Hovhannisyan - director, known for suchpaintings like “I'm staying”, “Brownie”. In his filmography nine works. In addition, Karen Hovhannisyan acted as a producer when creating the films “Marathon”, “Legend of the Circle”.
Armenia
Karen Hovhannisyan was born in 1978.His hometown is Yerevan. He graduated from the Faculty of Philology, after which he studied in directing courses. As a thesis, he presented the examiners a short film “Doors to Yourself”. However, in the capital of Armenia, Karen Hovhannisyan could not realize his creative potential, and therefore went to Moscow.
Russia
Karen Hovhannisyan enrolled in VGIK.According to his memoirs, he did not graduate from one of the most prestigious institutes of Russia on the recommendation of the director Motyl. The creator of the “White Sun of the Desert” allegedly looked at one of his works and expressed the opinion that such a great talent could ruin the educational program of VGIK. But because the hero of this article left the institute, training in which, moreover, could not afford, and entered the PR courses at the RSUH.
С 2003 года Оганесян начал заниматься также editing and shooting video clips. His film debut was the film “I Stay.” This picture was the last in the work of the leading actor. Hero A. Krasko was voiced by another actor.
In 2008, Oganesyan shot an action film."Brownie". The plot of this picture is based on the story of the author of detective novels and the hired killer. The main roles in the film were performed by the actors of Russian cinema: V. Mashkov, C. Khamatova, K. Khabensky.
Approximately at the time when the screens came outthe second film of Oganesyan, he took part in the creation of television projects. Among them are the TV series "Zhurov" and "Discover, it's me." In 2011, the comedy “Five Brides” was released.
"I stay"
Фильм повествует о мире, который находится между life and death. The main character as a result of an accident falls into a coma. The sad story has a happy ending for him. During his stay in a coma, he revised his views on life. Being a previously convinced atheist, Dr. Tyrsa (the character of the debut film of Oganesyan) believed that not everything in this world has a scientific explanation. It is worth saying that the picture “I am staying” is not devoid of black humor.
Roles in the film were performed by famous actors.The presence in the credits of such names as Andrei Sokolov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Elena Yakovleva, could not fail to attract the attention of viewers to the work of an unknown cinematographer. But the picture, despite being the first in the Oganesyan filmography, has earned numerous positive reviews.
Other Movies
A year after the premiere of the film "I am staying," the thriller "Brownie" was created. The film tells about a hapless prose writer who, in search of ideas for a new book, was on the verge of death.
Other films of Oganesyan:
- "Zhurov 2".
- "Discover, it's me."
- "Five brides"
- Zonnentau.
- "Moms."
Karen Hovhannisyan - director, whose personal lifetoday remains a closed topic for journalists. Nothing is known about the family of the Russian cinematographer of Armenian origin. In addition, Oganesyan will devote a lot of time to work. There is evidence that his new film will soon be released, in which the main role will be played by Til Schweiger.