Sarkies (other)
Sarkies is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sarkies Brothers, hoteliers * Duncan Sarkies, New Zealand screenwriter and playwright * Kristian Sarkies (born 1986), Australian soccer player * Robert Sarkies (born 1967), New Zealand film director and screenwriter See also * Sarkis (other) Sarkis may refer to: * Sarkis, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Saint Sarkis the Warrior, a saint of the 4th century * Patriarch Sarkis of Jerusalem (other), three Armenian patriarchs, from the 13th to 16th centuries **P ...

Sarkies Brothers
The Sarkies Brothers, Martin (1852–1912), Tigran (1861–1912), Aviet (1862–1923), and Arshak (1868–1931), were a group of brothers of Armenian ethnicity best known for founding a chain of luxury hotels throughout Southeast Asia. The brothers were born in Isfahan, Iran.The History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia
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It was 23-year-old Tigran who took the first step into the hotel industry, seeing it as more profitable than his fledgeling auctioneering business. Taking over the lease of a large compound house at 1A Light Street, George Town,

Duncan Sarkies
Duncan Sarkies is a New Zealand screenwriter, playwright, novelist, stand-up comic and short story writer. Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin and is the brother of Robert Sarkies a New Zealand film director who is also a scriptwriter. Sarkies is best known for writing ''Scarfies'', a black comedy- thriller about university students in Dunedin, and New Zealand's sixth-highest-grossing film. He wrote ''New Fans'', the tenth episode of the comedy series ''Flight of the Conchords''. Sarkies debut novel ''Two Little Boys'' was published in March 2008, and is being made into a film (also called ''Two Little Boys'') during 2011. Awards Sarkies was awarded the Sunday Star Times Bruce Mason Playwriting Award in 1994. In 1995, he won the Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Best New Zealand Play for his 1994 work '' Saving Grace''. In 1998 he was awarded the Louis Johnson New Writers Bursary. His book of short stories '' Stray Thoughts and Nose Bleeds'' won the Montana New ...
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Kristian Sarkies
Kristian Ronald Sarkies (born 25 October 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer), footballer who plays for Beaumaris SC in the Victorian State League Division 1, Victorian State League 1. He grew up in Dingley Village, Victoria, Dingley Village, a suburb in Melbourne's South-East 10 kilometres from his current club in Beaumaris, Victoria, Beaumaris. His previous spells include at A-League clubs Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United and Melbourne Heart. More recently he has played in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, NPL. Club career South Melbourne After impressing at the VIS in the youth league, Sarkies was signed to Australian Football powerhouse South Melbourne FC, South Melbourne FC at 16-Years old. Sarkies made his league debut in round 5 against the Newcastle Breakers as a 16-Year old. Sarkies performance as a youngster for South led to his first international youth call up for Australia men's national under-23 soccer team, Australia. In his ...
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Robert Sarkies
Robert Sarkies (born 6 March 1967) is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter. Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin. He attended Kaikorai Valley College. His three feature films to date have been set in Dunedin, or in the lower South Island. After his debut feature ''Scarfies'', Sarkies followed it in 2006 with ''Out of the Blue'', based on the 1990 Aramoana Massacre, then black comedy ''Two Little Boys'', starring Bret McKenzie and Australia's Hamish Blake. Short films Sarkies began making short films as a teenager with fellow filmmaker Simon Perkins and Lindsay Chalmers. After winning an international award for his short ''Dream-makers'', Sarkies began work on his most ambitious short to date: adventure comedy ''Signing Off'' (1996), which won four international awards and helped attract funding for ''Scarfies'' (1999), his feature debut. ''Signing Off'' was produced by film and television producer Lisa Chatfield. Feature films Sarkies co-wrote the ''Scarfie ...
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