About Karen Gevorkian
Born 1941. Karen Gevorkian is a Russian and Armenian film director and screenwriter.
Karen Gevorkian (born 7 May 1941) is an Armenian Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter. He directed the film Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea, which won the Golden St. George at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival.
Biography Gevorkian was born in Moscow into a musical family. He began studying the bassoon at the age of fourteen with Latvian bassoon soloist Andris Arnicans. Just one year later, he entered into the Gnessin Musical College. After working for a short period of time at Armenfilm Studios as a cinematographer, he studied and finished courses in Advanced Directing in Moscow.
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Who is Karen Gevorkian?
Soviet film director
When was Karen Gevorkian born?
Karen Gevorkian was born on 7 May 1941 in Yerevan.
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Karen Gevorkian is a film director and screenwriter.
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Karen Gevorkian is Russian and Armenian.
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