Arto Paragamian is a Canadian film director and writer known for Two Thousand and None (2000),

Because Why ''Because Why'' is a 1993 Canadian independent film, directed by Arto Paragamian and starring Michael Riley Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor. From 1998 to 2000, he portrayed Brett Parker in '' Power Play''. He has act ...

(1993) and

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(1996). As a

Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

undergraduate, Paragamian won the Norman McLaren Award (at the time the top Canadian student film prize) for two consecutive years with A Fish Story (1987) and Across the Street (1988).

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* 1965 births Living people Canadian people of Armenian descent Canadian male screenwriters Concordia University alumni Film directors from Montreal Writers from Montreal 20th-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian screenwriters {{Canada-film-director-stub