Bars Media Documentary Film Studio was established in 1993 by

Vardan Hovhannisyan Vardan Hovhannisyan is an Armenian director and producer. From 1988 to 1991, Vardan Hovhannisyan was a freelance cameraman and covered the hot regions and ethnic conflicts related to the post-Soviet transition for the international news. He was t ...

, who began his career as a frontline filmmaker covering hotspots in the former Soviet Union. Bars Media's documentaries have been broadcast on

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ARTE Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...

, WDR,

ITVS ITVS (Independent Television Service) is a service in the United States which funds and presents documentaries on public television through distribution by PBS and American Public Television, new media projects on the Internet, and the weekly seri ...

YLE Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...

and on many other international channels. Located in

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, the studio is uniquely positioned at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and is thus able to cover a wide range of stories from the region. It is a dynamic studio, with 12 people who are responsible for all stages of documentary filmmaking, starting from early research all the way through post-production. Bars Media has had recent global success with the documentary ''

A Story of People in War and Peace ''A Story of People in War and Peace'' is a 2007 Armenian documentary film about Armenian filmmaker Vardan Hovhannisyan's understanding of the human costs of war. Prompted by a question from his son, Hovhannisyan embarks on a journey to find his ...

''. This multi-award-winning film is a co-production between Bars Media, the

, WDR, and

. The film follows director

as he seeks out the soldiers with whom he had served on the front lines of the Kharabagh war in the early 1990s, in order to find out what had become of them 12 years later. The film raises ultimate questions about the human costs of war and how it changes one's life forever. Recently the studio produced the documentary ''

The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia ''The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia'' is a documentary by Inna Sahakyan and Arman Yeritsyan that tells the story of Zhora, 78 years old, and Knyaz, 77 years old, who were once the most celebrated tightrope dancers in Armenia. Festival screenin ...

'', an international co-production with NHK, ITVS, YLE, SVT, TVP and TV Estonia. The film tells the story of two of Armenia's most celebrated tightrope dancers, both in their late seventies, who must search for an apprentice to take over this ancient art form, or face having it lost forever. The studio is now working on the development of a number of documentary series. One is called Hot Archeology, and the first film is about aerial

archeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. This film is a chance to show another side of Afghanistan, which recently has been an object of interest only due to war and violence. Viewers will learn about the interesting story of that territory, told from above. As the viewers watch, they will feel as if they are right there along with the expedition, discovering the history and culture of Afghanistan. The second is a series of humorous documentaries, or "donkeymentaries". Each donkeymentary will show a different country where there are fascinating stories of donkeys. The first film of the series is about

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, a place with 24,000 people, 6,000 donkeys, 2 cars, and a donkey racing champion who has no donkey of his own.

External links

Bars Media Documentary Film Studio Official website"A Story of People in War and Peace" Official website
Documentary film production companies Cinema of Armenia Companies of Armenia Yerevan Armenian companies established in 1993 Mass media companies established in 1993 {{film-company-stub