Vardanyan, Zhirayr

Born - 02.07.1911 in Tiflis (now Tbilisi). Died - 05.05.1989 in Yerevan.
1930-1933 - studied in Moscow High Film School, VGIK. Since 1927- has been working in the field of cinema. 1949-54 - cameraman-correspondent of the Yerevan Studio of Documentary Films. Worked as a specialist of special effects and director of photography at Armenfilm.

Filmography
1936 - Immigrants, doc.
1938 - The Dog and the Cat, animation
1940 - 20 Years of Cinema, doc.
1940 - Nazar the Brave (special effects)
1940 - Arus Voskanyan's Anniversary, doc.
1944 - Armenia's Sons, doc.
1945 - Native Country, doc.
1948 - Magic Carpet, animation
1948 - Khachatur Abovyan, doc.
1954 - Funeral of Catholicos Gevorg VI, doc.
1955 - Elections of Catholicos Vazgen I, doc.
1955 - Looking of the Addressee, co-cam. (along with G.Aramyan)
1955 - Golden Bull Calf, short
1956 - Avetik Isahakyan, doc.
1956 - The Heart Sings
1958 - What's All the Noise of the River About?
1959 - A Jump Over the Precipice
1961 - Before the Dawn
1963 - Road to the Stage
1964 - Cost of Being Polite, short
1966 - Hunter From Lalvar
1970 - 2-Leonid-2
1972 - Monument, co-cam. (along with A.Mirakyan), short
1974 - Fellow-Villagers