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Tigran Khzmalyan (also known as Xmalian) ( hy, Տիգրան Խզմալյան) is an
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
n independent filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and political activist. Since 2018, Khzmalyan has served as the Chairman of the
European Party of Armenia
The European Party of Armenia () is a pro-European political party in Armenia. It was founded on 6 November 2018 by film-maker Tigran Khzmalyan.
History
The founding congress of the European Party of Armenia was held on 6 November 2018, in Yer ...
.
Education
*1979-1984 -
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 ...
, Department of Russian
Philology
Philology () is the study of language in oral and writing, written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defin ...
*1990-1992 -
Moscow Highest Courses for Film Directors,
Russia
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*1994, 1998 -
International Writing Courses,
Reuters
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,
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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,
London
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,
UK
Political and social activism
Between 19881990, Khzmalyan was a participant in the
Karabakh movement
The Karabakh movement ( hy, Ղարաբաղյան շարժում, also the Artsakh movement Արցախյան շարժում) was a national mass movement in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh from 1988 to 1991 that advocated for the transfer of the ma ...
for the unification of
Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh ( ) is a landlocked country, landlocked region in the Transcaucasia, South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Syunik Province, Syunik, and covering the southeastern range o ...
with Armenia. Between 19911993, he worked as a war correspondent for Armenian and international media in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as an information assistant to the chairman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Supreme Council,
Georgi Petrosian
Georgi Mikayeli Petrosian () (born 10 Junuary 1953) is an Armenian politician in the Republic of Artsakh.
He is a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF).
From 1988 to 1990 Petrosian was a participant in the Karabakh movement to ...
. Between 19931996, he worked as a political analyst for the
Armenian Assembly of America
The Armenian Assembly of America is the largest Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues. The organization aims to "strengthen United States/Armenia relations, promote Armenia's democr ...
, a lobby group of the
Armenian diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the communities of Armenians outside Armenia and other locations where Armenians are considered an indigenous population. Since antiquity, Armenians have established communities in many regions throughout the world. ...
in
Washington, D.C.
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Between 19971998, he was appointed a Deputy Director of
UNDP
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in Armenia. Between 19982005, he was the general manager of Yerevan Film Studio. In 2009, together with
Jirair Sefilian
Jirair Simoni Sefilian ( hy, Ժիրայր Սիմոնի Սէֆիլեան ( classical), Ժիրայր Սիմոնի Սեֆիլյան ( reformed); born July 10, 1967) is a Lebanese-born Armenian military commander and political activist. During the F ...
and
Alexander Yenikomshian
Ara-Alexander "Alec" Yenikomshian ( hy, Ալեք Ենիգոմշեան) (also known as Alec or Alex Yenikomechian) is an Armenian political activist and journalist, a member of Founding Parliament secretariat, co-founder of the " Miatsum Initiative ...
, Khzmalyan founded the Sardarapat Movement.
In early 2012, Khzmalyan was one of the leaders of the
Mashtots Park Movement
Mashtots Park Movement ( hy, Մաշտոցի պուրակի շարժում), also known as #SaveMashtotsPark and OccupyMashtots began as a sit-in on February 11, 2012 in Mashtots Park, Yerevan. The protest was initiated by "This City Belongs to U ...
. Since 2014, he quit his cooperation with the Sardarapat Movement due to disagreements on the role of
Russia
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in the
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...
and in regional developments. Khzmalyan held an
anti-Kremlin position, claiming that
Vladimir Putin
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and his
KGB
The KGB (russian: links=no, lit=Committee for State Security, Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), a=ru-KGB.ogg, p=kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ, Komitet gosud ...
regime had annihilated Armenian statehood and colonized Armenia. In 2016, he joined veteran dissident
Paruyr Hayrikyan in a
pro-Western
The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to the various nations and states in the regions of Europe, North America, and Oceania. political movement, called Independence. He underwent three trials on accusations of disobedience to the police during public rallies in 2012, 2014 and 2015.
On 6 November 2018, Tigran Khzmalyan along with his supporters, established the
European Party of Armenia
The European Party of Armenia () is a pro-European political party in Armenia. It was founded on 6 November 2018 by film-maker Tigran Khzmalyan.
History
The founding congress of the European Party of Armenia was held on 6 November 2018, in Yer ...
, being elected as the party's Chairman.
In May 2020, Khzmalyan endorsed and joined the
National Democratic Pole
The National Democratic Pole ( hy, Ազգային ժողովրդավարական բեւեռ, translit=Azgayin zhoghovrdavarakan beverr) also known as the National Democratic Alliance or the National Democratic Party, is an Armenian political alli ...
.
On 10 May 2021, Khzmalyan announced that the European Party of Armenia is leaving the National Democratic Pole alliance, and that the party would participate in the
2021 Armenian parliamentary election
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 20 June 2021. The elections had initially been scheduled for 9 December 2023, but were called earlier due to a political crisis following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and an alleged attempted ...
s independently.
Khzmalyan participates in the
Standing Committee on European Integration as an observer member.
Filmography
References
External links
The amazing vanishing movie by BBC News30th Montpellier Mediterranean Film FestivalԹուրքերը դիմել են Իրանի հյուպատոսարան, պահանջում են Թեհրանում չցուցադրել Հայոց ցեղասպանության մասին ֆիլմը
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Armenian film directors
Armenian screenwriters
Armenian documentary film directors
Armenian politicians
Television in Armenia
1963 births
Living people
Film people from Yerevan
Yerevan State University alumni