Art Sevada
| Art Sevada | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Artak Sevada Grigorian 23 July 1972 Yerevan |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation |
Producer director |
| Website | |
Art Sevada or Artak Grigoryan (Armenian: Արտ Սևադա, Արտակ Գրիգորյան, born July 23, 1972) is an Armenian film producer and director.
Early life
Sevada was born in Yerevan, Armenia, in the family of Artist Samvel Sevada. He studied violin, piano, and woodwind instruments at the local music school in Yerevan. In 1990 emigrated to United States of America. He studied at:
- 1991 Herbert Hoover High School, Glendale, California
- 1995 Glendale Community College
- 1997 graduated from CSUN University, majoring in Music Composition and Graphic Design
Career
He has released 3 Compact discs of original music.
- Palpitation of Soul (1995)
- Years of Solitude (1998)
- Disconnected (2000), exclusively distributed by Garni Records (BMI)
In 1998, he founded Sevada Productions, LLC where he executed multimedia and advertising projects for artists, companies and creative firms.
In 2005 he started the first film of the Sevada Film Trilogy, Mikosh,[1] later followed by the films As a Beginning and The Rope. He filmed a short called 3 Colors in Black & White as part of a full-length film shot by 12 Armenian Directors dedicated to the capital city of Armenia, Yerevan.
Sevada's other ventures include CEO at EdgeArt Inc., an entertainment company under Dustworx Pictures Ltd in Los Angeles that specializes in film production and distribution; software development under EpixArts Ltd.; publishing eBooks under Menua Publications Ltd.; music production and distribution under YouTempo Music Ltd.. He holds an annual film festival DoorFest Los Angeles International Film Festival.
Sevada planned the screening of the movie The Genex on April 24, 2015 when he and Armenians around the world, marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the Ottoman Empire’s genocidal policy during World War I that resulted in the killings and deportations of some 1.5 million Armenians.[2]