The Dog and the Cat

1938, Yerevan Film Studio, cartoon (based on H.Tumanyan’s tale of the same name), 10min. (280m), b/w.
Scr. A.Ptushko, L.Atamanov, Dir. L.Atamanov, Art Dir. V.Suteev, Cam. Zh.Vardanyan, Anim. N.Vasiliev, K.Yeranyan, M.Yesayan, M.Karapetyan, M.Shumkova, Sh.Mel-konyan, Compos. S.Barkhudaryan, Sound I.Grigoryan.
Once upon a time a dog asks a tailor-cat to sew him a hat, but it gets neither the hat nor the fur given to make it. From that time on, the cat and the dog are the bitterest of enemies.

A Drop of Honey / Mi Katil Meghr

1968, Hayfilm Studio, silhouette film (based on H.Tumanyan’s fable of the same name), 12min. (330m), color.
Scr. L.Vagharshyan, V.Podpomogov, Dir./Art Dir. V.Podpomogov, Cam. Ye.Setyan, Compos. R.Amirkhanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. S.Vatinyan, Prod.Manag. K.Hovhannisyan.
A drop of honey is the cause of a severe struggle between two villages and in the end, a war between two kingdoms.

Parvana / Parvana

1970, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon (based on H.Tumanyan’s poem of the same name), 15min. (420m), color.
Scr. A.Hayrapetyan, V.Podpomogov, Dir./Art Dir. V.Podpomogov, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. R.Amir-khanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. S.Vatinyan, Prod. Manag. L.Movsisyan.
The beautiful princess Parvana sends all of her worshippers to get the non-extinguishable fire for her. None of the young men come back, and the princess mourns their deaths all her life. Parvana Lake is formed out of her tears.

Arevi Harsnatsun

1971, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 23min. (637m), color.
Scr. Z.Binoyan, S.Andranikyan, Dir./Art Dir./Edit. S.Andranikyan, Cam. Ye.Setyan, Compos. R.Davtyan, Sound Yu.Sayadyan, Prod.Manag. S.Martirosyan.
The theme of eternal love, developed through the agency of the heroes of Armenian mythology – Vahagn, Astghik, and Bell – underlies the film. Just like the sun and the moon, which never meet, Vahagn, the son of the Sun, and Astghik, the daughter of the Night Star, can never be together.

Pooy-Pooy Mouse / Pooy-Pooy Mknike

1971, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon (based on D.Demirchyan’s tale of the same name), 10min. (264m), color.
Scr. R.P.Babayan, V.Podpomogov, Dir./Art Dir. R.P.Ba-bayan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. R.Amirkhanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. H.Melkonyan, songs performed by R.Mkrtchyan, Prod.Manag. L.Movsisyan.
A mouse penetrates a coconut through a hole, and drinks so much coconut milk that it is unable to get out. Through that very hole, the mouse starts crying bitterly and cries so long that it is finally thin enough to get out of the coconut.

A Penguin Named Vin / Vin Pingvine

1972, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 10min. (267m), color.
Scr. A.Ter-Hakobyan, Dir. S.Andranikyan, Art Dir. K.Andranikyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. S.Shaka-ryan, Sound Yu.Sayadyan, Edit. K.Arakelyan, Prod. Manag. S.Martirosyan.
A small penguin named Vin sets off for the first time on a journey, completely alone. During the journey he makes new friends and learns to tell enemies from friends. He returns home as a smart and courageous penguin.

Abu-Hasan’s Slippers / Abu-Hasani Mashiknere

1974, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 10min. (275m), color.
Scr. L.Budaghyan, R.P.Babayan, Dir. R.P.Babayan, Art Dir. L.Khachatryan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. R.Amirkhanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, author of the text V.Hovakimyan, the text performed by E.Elbakyan, Prod.Manag. S.Martirosyan.
This is a humorous film about how slippers made by Abu-Hasan become the cause of a series of misfortunes. One day they even “kill” a man. At the end, the local court passes an edict to hang the slippers on the town square.

The Dog and the Cat / Shunn u Katun

1975, Hayfilm Studio, puppet (based on H.Tumanyan’s tale of the same name), 10min. (280m), color.
Scr. E.Mirakyan, Dir. A.Mirakyan, Art Dir. K.Sayadyan, S.Shahverdyan, Cam. M.Khanamiryan, Compos. Yu.Harutyunyan, Sound M.Hovakimyan, puppets by M.Manukyan, Edit. S.Gabrielyan, Prod.Manag. S.Martirosyan.
This is a new version of H.Tumanyan’s tale about a tailor-cat, who cheats a dog and never gives it the hat or the fur that the dog gave it to sew the hat.

Found Dream / Gtnvatz Yeraze

1976, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 9min. (260m), color.
Scr. M.Dilakyan, Dir./Art Dir. H.Dilakyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Music and songs by R.Hakhverdyan, S.Gyulkhasyan, Ar.Satyan, Sound A.Drozhenko, songs performed by R.Hakhverdyan, J.Vanyan, Prod.Manag. S.Petrosyan.
This is a lyrical story about a girl who sets off in search of the “lost dream” of her grandpa and finds herself in the magic world of beautiful pictures and fairy-tale heroes. When she returns, she finds her grandpa sleeping. Songs of the popular Armenian bard Ruben Hakhverdyan are used in the film.

Music / Yerazheshtutyun

1976, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 7min. (194m), color.
Scr. A.Ayvazyan, Dir. R.P.Babayan, Art Dir. M.Vagharshyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. Yu.Harutyunyan, Sound Yu.Sayadyan, Edit. A.Hakobyan, Prod.Manag. S.Petrosyan.
The loudest of the instruments, the tuba, begins to throw out the rest of instruments in the orchestra, but finds that it cannot play anything alone. At the end it returns to the orchestra and plays in harmony.

The Meeting of the Mice / Mkneri Zhoghove

1978, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon (based on Khnko Aper’s fable of the same name), 10min. (280m), color.
Scr. L.Budaghyan, Dir. L.Sahakyants, Art Dir. Ye.Prorokova, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Sound V.Chaparyan, Prod. Manag. S.Petrosyan.
A group of mice meet and decide to hang a bell around the neck of the cat, which would alert them to its arrivals and departures. But it is one thing to make a decision, and quite another to implement it. None of the mice are able to do the deed.

Panos the Clumsy / Dzkahord Panose

1980, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon (based on H.Tumanyan’s tale of the same name), 8min. (221m), color.
Scr. R.Sahakyants, L.Sahakyants, Dir. S.Galstyan, Art Dir. A.Bayandur, E.Avagyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. R.Amirkhanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. S.Vatinyan, Scr.Edit. H.Beyleryan, Prod.Manag. V.Mesropyan.
All of the actions of the clumsy Panos backfire.

A Thousand Tricks / Hazar u Mi Hnark

1981, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 10min. (276m), color.
Scr. R.Sahakyants, L.Sahakyants, Dir. L.Sahakyants, Art Dir. N.Muradyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. D.Aza-ryan, Sound V.Chaparyan, Scr.Edit. H.Beyleryan, Prod. Manag. H.Shahapuni.
The film is based on ancient Armenian legends, which tell us about a king who had dressed himself as a simple man and went into the streets. It shows how the king begins to understand the wisdom of the nation when he is in direct contact with it.

The Crown of Nature / Bnutyan Psake

1982, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 9min. (240m), color.
Scr. A.Vatyan, Dir. S.Galstyan, Art Dir. A.Petrov, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. R.Amirkhanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Scr.Edit. H.Beyleryan, Prod.Manag. H.Shahapuni.
The protagonist of the film goes out to commune with nature, but despite this he is unable to change his urbanized character.

Tale About a Mirror / Hekiat Hayelu Masin

1982, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 10min. (281m), color.
Scr. S.Sarukhanyan, Dir. A.Manaryan, Art Dir. A.Petrov, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. S.Shakaryan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Prod.Manag. H.Shahapuni.
A mirror gets into a village in which people don’t know what a mirror is and they don’t even suspect that they see themselves in the mirror.

The Most Comfortable and the Most Beautiful House / Amenalav, Amenageghetsik Tnake

1983, Hayfilm Studio, silhouette film, 10min. (262m), color.
Scr. V.Grigoryan, Dir. E.Avagyan, Art Dir. E.Avagyan, S.Ayvazyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. R.Altunyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Prod.Manag. K.Ghukasyan.
A tortoise, like all the other animals, constructs its own house. But it turns out that once it enters the house it cannot get out of it. There is one advantage to this: wherever the tortoise goes it is always at home.

A Tale About Sharp Clocks / Hekiat Tcheshgrit Zhamatsuytsi Masin

1983, Hayfilm Studio, puppet, 10min. (282m), color.
Scr. V.Grigoryan, Dir. G.Martirosyan, Art Dir. A.Bikov, Cam. D.Nersisyan, Compos. R.Amirkhanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Prod.Manag. K.Ghukasyan.
While putting into operation the small and big hands of a clock in a fairy town two gnomes begin to quarrel. Each of them wants to dominate the other and they quarrel about who is more important. The clock stops and with it, the life of the town stops. In the end, the gnomes understand that each of them depends on the other and that the role of each of them is equally important.

The Small Farmer / Pokrik Hoghagortze

1983, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 7min. (200m), color.
Scr. R.Sahakyants, L.Sahakyants, Dir. L.Sahakyants, Art Dir. N.Muradyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. T.Man-suryan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Scr.Edit. H.Beyleryan, Prod.Manag. K.Ghukasyan.
The film, based on Armenian legends, tells us about the relationship between man and nature.

A Jug of Gold / Vosku Karase

1986, Hayfilm Studio, silhouette film (based on H.Tumanyan’s tale of the same name), 8min. (223m), color.
Scr. V.Ghazanchyan, Dir. E.Avagyan, Art Dir. S.Ayva-zyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. A.Smbatyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Scr.Edit. A.Vatyan, Prod.Manag. S.Petrosyan.
Neighbors cannot seem to share a jug of gold they have found. The greedy king wants to make use of the situation and appropriate the jug for himself. As soon as he comes close to the golden coins, they turn into snakes, as the gold is an apt reward for honest work.

And Every Night / Yev Amen Yereko

1987, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 10min. (284m), color.
Scr. R.Saghabalyan, Dir. A.Andranikyan, Art Dir. Z.Tan-gyan, A.Petrosyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, Compos. S.Sha-karyan, Sound Yu.Sayadyan, Prod.Manag. S.Petrosyan.
A clown, who is tired of everything, makes his audience laugh every night with the help of an orange gas, which causes them to laugh. But when the reserves of the gas expire, he has to give up his place to one who is really diligent and talented – his cat

The Pomegranate Trees / Nrneninere

1987, Hayfilm Studio, silhouette film (based on W.Saroyan’s story of the same name), 9min. (235m), color.
Scr. A.Vatyan, Dir. Yu.Muradyan, Art Dir. N.Muradyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, P.Nazaryan, Compos. A.Ohanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Scr.Edit. H.Beyleryan, Prod. Manag. S.Petrosyan.
An Armenian who ran away to California during the Armenian Genocide tries to reproduce a part of the Armenian landscape and plants a pomegranate garden. Alas, there is only one motherland and it is impossible to reproduce it.

Stony Salt / Karagh

1987, Hayfilm Studio, puppet (based on V.Aygektsi’s fable “Paradise and Peasant”), 10min. (283m), color.
Scr. L.Sahakyants, R.Sahakyants, Dir. L.Sahakyants, Art Dir. H.Poshotyan, A.Ghazaryan, Cam. P.Nazaryan, Compos. T.Mansuryan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Scr.Edit. A.Vatyan, Prod.Manag. S.Petrosyan.
A peasant earns his daily bread with his own efforts. An angel suggests the peasant move to paradise on the condition that the latter will keep secret whatever he sees there.

The Lantern / Kantegh

1988, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, object animation (based on an Armenian tale of the same name), 9min. (263m), color.
Scr. A.Vatyan, Dir. A.Sahakyan, Art Dir. S.Ayvazyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, P.Nazaryan, Compos. A.Garsoyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Scr.Edit. H.Beyleryan, Prod. Manag. S.Galstyan.
Fascinated by the hunt, a king suddenly finds himself in a cave, where the lanterns of human life burn. To make his life longer, he pours some oil out of another lantern into his own. That very day his son dies.

War on Our Street / Paterazme Mer Poghotsum

1989, Hayfilm Studio, puppet (based on W.Saroyan’s story “War”), 10min. (285m), color.
Scr. E.Payazatyan (Payazat), Dir. G.Martirosyan, Art Dir. G.Babayan, Cam. P.Nazaryan, Compos. R.Amir-khanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. I.Mikayelyan, Prod. Manag. S.Petrosyan.
The stream of hatred and violence that resulted from World War I reaches a small provincial American town, where young boys beat up a peer just because he is German.

Pieces of Advice to the American Traveler / Khorhurdner Amerikatsi Tchanaparhordin

1990, Hayfilm Studio, silhouette film (based on W.Saroyan’s story “Old Country Advise to the American Traveler”), 9min. (257m), color.
Scr. A.Vatyan, Dir. Yu.Muradyan, Art Dir. N.Muradyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, P.Nazaryan, Compos. A.Ohanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. I.Mikayelyan, Prod.Manag. H.Nersisyan.
The film warns us about the hazards of an upcoming journey, which actually turns out to be joyful and exciting.

Party / Partia

1990, Hayfilm Studio, cartoon, 10min. (285m), color.
Scr. V.Gasparyan, Dir. E.Avagyan, Art Dir. S.Ayvazyan, Cam. A.Kyurdyan, S.Martirosyan, Compos. M.Vardazaryan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. I.Mikayelyan, Prod. Manag. H.Nersisyan.
This is a satire on the political games played by different political entities, reflected through a chess game.

On the Wings of the Wind / Kamu Teverin

1990, Hayfilm Studio, puppet, 10min. (280m), color.
Scr. A.Vatyan, Dir. G.Martirosyan, Cam. P.Nazaryan, Art Dir. D.Ghazanchyan, Compos. R.Amirkhanyan, Sound K.Kurdiyan, Edit. I.Mikayelyan, Prod.Manag. H.Nersisyan.
This tale, told by an old crow, tells us about the love of two weathercocks, a boy and a girl, who conquer the power of the wind.

From the life of little Trouls

2008, “Hayfilm”/Armenian national film center/, /based on Juve Janson’s “Latest dragon” tail/, 8min, colour.
Script: M. Petrosyan, N. Muradyan
Director, animator: N. Muradyan
Composer: V Artsruni
Sound: L. Hakhverdyan, H. Nersisyan
Recorded: Author- A. Abrahamyan, Mumi Troul- V. Hakobyan, Anusmumrik- S. Danielyan, Mumi maman- T. Ghazaryan, Khemul- D. Hakobyan
Mumi Troul catches a little dragon and want him to be friends, but the little dragon likes Anusmumrik and it runs away to him. Not to disappoint him, he banishes the little dragon from their lands.

Foretell

2003, “Hayfilm”, 8min, colour.
Script, director, animator- David Sahakyanc, Music- A. Maruqyan, artist- G. Grigoryan, V. Majiljan, E. Muradyan, V. Baghdasaryan, line-test - H. Sahakyants, A. Qyurdyan, D. Tumanyan, Director assistant- S. Hovakimyan, production manager - H. Nersisyan
It’s useless to foretell, because life is fool of unexpected things. The dragon predicts that the soldier comes to kill him, commits a suicide, while the solidier himself dies on the road.

Bojo

2007, “Hayfilm”, /Armenian national film center/, /based on Armine Abrahamyan’s “Bojo” fairy tail/, 15min., black/sepia.
Producer, scriptwriter, autor- M. Vatinyan, A. Abrahamyan, Director- M. Vatinyan, artist- I. Krchadinats, animator- V. Kassuni, Composer- A. Manukyan, sound- N. Lamshin, computer work- D. Mkrtchyan, edit- A. Petrosyan, music- S. Melkonyan, artist- L. Aristakesyan, ïÝ. H. Nersisyan.
One day a little bear named Bojo comes out from his world of fairy tales and appears in the real world, where the real and the imaginary lifes are mixed.

The Big

2004/ Armenia/ 2 min
Director: V. Kassouny, Sound: H. Sahakyants
In the deep ocean, there is a battle among the “bigs” to survive.