Vahe Yan

From 1998 to 2003 studied at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, graduating from the department of directing with excellent diploma. In 1999 participated in the "Young Authors of the Century" republican contest in literature, winning a third place certificate. In 2001 he was invited to the RF to feature in Tigran Keosayan's Man's Work multi-episode feature film. In the same year he won the first prize of the annual youth festival for the performance Jonathan Livingston Seagull. In 2002 he established a writer's and theater personalities' organization "MEGA", which resulted in the creation of the magazine "ART" In 2002 he staged the Living Shadows based on Albert Camu's Caligula, appearing in the role of Caligula. In 2003, after studying Theater of the Absurd for an extensive period of time, he staged the Ionesco's Rhinoceros as his diploma work. The play was a great success and he received an invitation to take part in the International Symposium of Absurd writers, but wasn't able to attend it due to military service. In 2007 he received a certificate in the youth festival "It's Me" for his film The Staff. In 2007 The Staff won a prize in Yalta Festival of Documentary Films "Vmeste". In 2008 his film My World deserved a prize in the International Contest-Festival of Journalists "Eurasia - Social Portrait", held in Moscow and a special prize in Yalta Festival "Vmeste". In May 2008 he received a laureate diploma from the 3rd International Contest-Festival of Journalists "Eurasia - Social Portrait" for his documentary My World. From November 2009 he was the member of «ARAS» Czech Association of Directors and Scriptwriters. In 2010 his film The Present received a diploma of The Union of Cinematographers of Armenia in Yerevan International Festival of Short Films "One Shot - One Minute". Later on in the same year his social advertisement "The last color" won certificate and bronze medal by UNICA. From 2010-2011he appeared as the director of three social advertisements by the order of French- Armenian Development Foundation. In 2014 he received a diploma "Best Short-length Documentary" from Canadian festival "Pomegranate" for his film No One Writes to the Colonel. In 2016 he became the director of a film, titled "Roots", shot in script reality format. In line with a work of a director Vahe Yan is also engaged in dubbing of films. He is fluent in Armenian, Russian and English. Married.