The artistic staff of the Moscow Drama Theater of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan have announced an idea to launch a new festival named after the famous Armenian-Russian theater and cinema actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. News.ru report that the concept of the new festival is ready, and the name of the prize is “Dzhigarkhanyan award”.
The initiative comes as a tribute to the immense contribution of the actor to the national theatre and cinematography.
“This high award will be bestowed to the winner of the festival that will be launched on October 3, 2019 on the birthday of Dzhigarkhanyan,” The head of the theatrical group Vyacheslav Dyachenko has stated.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is one of the most renowned living film and stage Armenian and Russian actors, has appeared in more films than any other Russian actor with more than 250 appearances.
Born and raised in Yerevan, Dzhigarkhanyan started acting in the academic and Russian theaters of the city, before moving to Moscow to continue stage acting. Since 1960, he appeared in a number of Armenian films. He became popular in the 1970s with the various roles he portrayed in Soviet films.