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Gennady Melkonyan
Born August 12, 1944 in Yerevan. In 1962-1964 worked in “Hayfilm” studio as a light technician. In 1965 he was admitted to the Acting Faculty of Yerevan Artistic-Theatrical Institute, which he graduated in 1969. Until 1979 he worked as a director’s assistant and second director in “Hayfilm”.
In 1979 he made his directorial debut with The Mulberry Tree. The same year he became a member of USSR Filmmakers Union. Since then he made about 10 film which he directed and/or wrote, such as The Last Sunday (1985) and Kite Day (1986). In 1998 together with Garegin Zakoyan he founded the film company “Luys”. Gennady Melkonyan died May 30, 2002.