Armenfilm
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Armenfilm, known in Armenian as Hayfilm (Russian: Арменфильм), is a film studio in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded on 16 April 1923 as a production unit of the Soviet state cinema organization, was later renamed Armenkino and then Yerevan Film Studio, and took the name Armenfilm in 1957; since 1966 it has borne the name of director Hamo Beknazarian, whose silent films Namus and Zare were among its first productions. Animation production began at the studio in 1967, with Robert Sahakyants as its best-known animator. In 2005 the state sold the studio to Armenia Studios, part of the CS Media City holding, and it was renamed CS Film Studios; after the new owners failed to produce the required feature films, the government reclaimed it in 2015. In 2026 control of the studio passed to the Ministry of Culture, with plans to develop it into the Hayfilm Film Production City.
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5 min
Elections
Elections is a satirical animated short by Robert Sahakyants, based on a song by the…
4 min
Everything Is Fine
Dedicated "to the memory of the Soviet Union", Robert Sahakyants's satirical animated…
17 min
The Lesson
In the distant future, a group of thrill-seeking hunters from Earth lands on an unexplored…
7 min
Look at You, Maslenitsa!
Peasants must pay a greedy landowner a tax on fallen snow, and one poor family loses its…
8 min
In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam
A boy fishing with his grandfather pulls a sealed jug out of the sea, and the Sea King who…
6 min
Clever Peasant
A king loses his appetite, and neither the finest chefs nor the richest dishes can bring…
8 min
Hey, Talking Fish!
An old fisherman lets go of the talking fish he has caught, remembering his grandfather's…
10 min
Who Will Tell a Tale?
A bored king announces a contest of tall tales, promising half his kingdom to anyone whose…
8 min
Three Blue-Blue Lakes of Crimson Color
A boy dreams up a tall tale in which he and his family set off on a marvellous hunt and…
