David Babakhanyan ( hy, Դավիթ Բաբախանյան, born July 2, 1975) is an

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film director, producer and screenwriter. His career began in 1995, in cooperation with "Sharm Holding", as a screenwriter. He has cooperated with channels

Armenia TV Armenia TV ( hy, Արմենիա հեռուստաընկերություն, Armenia herustaënkerut'yun), is one of the leading TV channels in Armenia. In 2012, Armenia TV became the first TV channel in Armenia to launch 1080p, Full HD broadcasti ...

and Armenia 1 (Public Television of Armenia). Since 2012, he has been the general director at Armenia TV. He is a producer, screenwriter and director of a significant number of Armenian films and TV series.AV Production: ԴԱՎԻԹ ԲԱԲԱԽԱՆՅԱՆ
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Biography

David Babakhanyan was born on July 2, 1975, in

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(then part of the

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). After graduating from the secondary school No. 149 in 1992, David entered

Yerevan State Medical University The Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU, hy, Երեվանի Մխիթար Հերացու անվան Պետական Բժշկական Համալսարան), is an Armenian medical university located in Yerevan, Armenia. History On ...

, traineeship on dermatovenereology. After graduating from the university he served as a medical officer in the national army. In 1995, early in his career, Babakhanyan cooperated with "Sharm Holding" as a screenwriter. In 2003, he started cooperating with

. From 2003 to 2008, he was the director of the most popular '' Cool Program'' (a show of comic sketches). In 2009, he began cooperating with Armenia 1. A year later he initiated and brought to life a youth TV-series ''School of Angels''. In 2001 he directed "The carousel of life" — short TV novels show. Since 2010, in cooperation with "Sharm Holding", David Babakhanyan started production of his trilogy of "A Millionaire Wanted", "The Fiancé from Circus" and "Poker.am". In 2010, he directed ''A Millionaire Wanted'' movie. In 2011, he became director of ''The Fiancé from Circus''. Then in 2012, he filmed ''Poker.AM'' which critics considered one of the best films in the Armenian comedy genre. The film set a record at the cinemas. The film budget was estimated 300–400 thousand dollars. Since 2012, he has been the general director at Armenia TV, producing and co-authoring a list of shows. Later on, he created the most successful and popular sitcoms in recent times, which include '' Husband of Convenience'' in 2013 (as a producer), ''

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'' in 2014 (as a co-author) and ''

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'' in 2015 (as a producer). In 2015, Babakhanyan filmed ''

North-South ''North-South'' ( hy, Հյուսիս-Հարավ) or ''Four Buddies and the Bride'' is an Armenian comedy directed by Davit Babakhanyan and Vazgen Muradyan, starring Diana Malenko, Sona Shahgeldyan and David Tovmasyan. The film was produced by L ...

'' (also known as ''Four Buddies and The Bride'') comedy which attracted audiences of all ages, thus strengthening his leading position in the comedy genre. It is the first film in Armenia where 3D-animation and visual effects were used to such a large scale and volume. In 2019 he was a co-producer of a music video by Timati and Nazima, shot in Armenia.Тимати feat. НАZИМА - Нельзя (премьера клипа, 2019)
/ref> In 2019 - 2020, as Armenia TV general director he cooperated with Associated Television International (USA) and Academy Films (Armenia), finally concluding with production of "The death squad" and "Caravan" TV movies. Since 2021, David Babakhanyan is teaching

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Russian-Armenian University Russian-Armenian University (RAU) (russian: Российско-Армянский университет, РАУ; hy, Հայ-Ռուսական համալսարան) is an intergovernmental university being under the joint authority of the Russia ...

Filmography

References

Links

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David Babakhanyan page in KinoPoisk
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