Bars Media
Bars Media Documentary Film Studio was established in 1993 by Vardan Hovhannisyan.
Hovhannisyan began his career as a frontline filmmaker who covered hotspots in the former Soviet Union.
Bars Media's documentaries have been broadcast on BBC Storyville, ARTE, WDR, ITVS, YLE and on many other international channels. Located in Armenia, the studio takes advantage of its position between Europe and Asia to cover a wider range of stories. 12 people work in this studio and 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. This multi-award-winning film is a co-production between Bars Media, the BBC, ARTE, WDR, and YLE. The film follows director Vardan Hovhannisyan 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 questions about the ethics of war and its cost on human life.
Recently, the studio producedThe Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia, an international documentary and 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 are in search for an apprentice to take over this art form or face having it lost forever.
Currently, Bars Media has numerous docuseries in development. One of which is called Hot Archeology, which touches on aerial archeology in Afghanistan. The film hopes to show another, more positive side of Afghanistan, as it is presently mostly known for war and violence. Bars Media hopes to allow viewers to feel as if they are a part of the expedition, discovering the history and culture of Afghanistan.
The second is a series of humorous documentaries nicknamed "donkeymentaries". Each donkeymentary will show a different country where there are fascinating stories of donkeys. The first film of the series is said to be about Lamu Island in Kenya, 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[edit]
- Bars Media Documentary Film Studio Official website
- "A Story of People in War and Peace" Official website
- "The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia" Official website
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