Fish Eye Art Cultural Foundation and LifeTree Pictures LLC are a dynamic movie company based in Armenia with a rich history rooted in passion and creativity. From humble beginnings to promising achievements, we continue to shape the cinematic landscape with compelling storytelling and captivating visuals.

  • January 19, 2023

    ANIMA SPIRIT ANNOUNCES ITS PARTICIPANTS

    This year the CEE Animation Workshop is proudly returning to Trieste, Italy and continuing a partnership with When East Meets West, part of which is also Anima Spirit Inspirational Lab – a 3-day workshop that will take place between 22–25 January 2023.

    Selected participants of the 2023 edition of Anima Spirit are:
    Jivan Avetisyan, Fish eye Art Cultural Foundation, Armenia

    -> https://ceeanimation.eu/news/anima-spirit-announces-its-participants/

  • October 18, 2022

    CINEMA FOUNDATION OF ARMENIA

    We are happy to announce that GATE TO HEAVEN feature (directed by Jivan Avetisyan), which has received state financial support has been included in AMC's (AMC Entertainment Holdings American movie theater chain) independent programming schedule.
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    Gate to Heaven, a film by Armenian director Jivan Avetisyan, has been included in this year’s AMC’s independent programming schedule. This is a highly competitive program, which accepts only 4-8 titles every year, informs the ARTsakh Arts and Cultural Foundation.

    -> https://ncca.am/en/news/tidings/709-draxti-darpase-filmi-cucadrutyune-amc-kinotatronneri-cancum

  • September 30, 2021

    SALENTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Spotlight (Out of Competition)

    Many years ago, a military journalist, Robert, committed a mean act. Tortured by pangs of conscience, he makes a step towards repentance; it's the path to "Gate to Heaven".

    -> https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002506/2021/1/

  • September 30, 2021

    GATE TO HEAVEN - DISTRIBUTION (FRANCE & AUSTRALIA)

    Early Spring of 2020 the team teamed up with MPM Premium International Sales of France to participate in the Gate to Heaven’s Virtual Screening of Cannes Marché du Film. MPM Premium has received numerous leads across the globe, including the US, finding interest in distribution and sales.

    SBS Network Brings Acclaimed Film “Gate to Heaven” to Australian Audiences
    -> https://filmdaily.co/news/sbs-network-brings-acclaimed-film-gate-to-heaven-to-australian-audiences/

  • December 12, 2020

    CINEMA for PEACE

    In December 2020, the Cinema for Peace Foundation in Berlin hosted a virtual screening of Jivan Avetisyan's film Gate to Heaven, followed by a conference on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The event featured discussions with Avetisyan and his team on promoting peace through film and the importance of international awareness.

    -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMbgvUULxv8

  • October 8, 2020

    JIVAN AVETISYAN: THE BROKEN VOICE OF ART

    Creative Armenia: Behind the people protecting Artsakh and Armenia are stories of tragedy and heroism. Filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan has made it his mission to capture the devastating impact of the decade-long war and life under constant threat of missile attacks on civilians. We spoke with the renowned filmmaker about his new film – Gate to Heaven – and his artistic responsibility toward his homeland.

    -> https://www.creativearmenia.org/jivan-avetisyan-broken-voice-of-art

  • September 30, 2020

    MOSCOW FILM FEST Pulls Nagorno-Karabakh Drama Over Violence Worries (Gate to Heaven)

    The Moscow International Film Festival will not screen an Armenian drama set in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in order to avoid provoking violence between ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijanis in the Russian capital, Interfax reported Wednesday.

    Organizers made the decision as clashes between arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan over Karabakh entered their fourth day and the number of confirmed casualties neared triple figures, marking the worst outbreak of the simmering, decades-long conflict in years.

    -> https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/09/30/moscow-film-fest-pulls-nagorno-karabakh-drama-over-violence-worries-a71607

  • February 20, 2020

    BERLINALE TALENTS 2020

    In 2020, when a French robotics student jeopardizes his university AI competition to investigate his mother's guarded secret about his Armenian identity, he gets entangled in an unexpected full-scale war and must rely on his AI creation to save his life and learn the truth.

    -> https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/talent/jivan-avetisyan/profile

  • February 20, 2020

    DEUTSCHE WELLE

    Subject of a documentary; selected as one of 17 participants out of 255 at Berlinale Talents 2020.

    -> https://vimeo.com/394060806?fl=pl&fe=sh

  • October 14, 2019

    EUROPEAN WORK IN PROGRESS COLOGNE 2019 - European Work in Progress Cologne kicks off its second edition

    This year, European Work in Progress Cologne will showcase 28 projects that are currently in production or post-production, four of which are documentaries and one is an animation. During the event, they will be presented to industry professionals at pitching sessions as well as one-to-one meetings.

    -> https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/379743/

  • September 5, 2017

    BIENNALE CINEMA 2017 | Venice Production Bridge

    The Venice Production Bridge at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in September 2017 was a platform for film industry professionals to connect, network, and facilitate business activities, offering infrastructure and services to promote and support films on the international market.

    -> https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2017/venice-production-bridge

  • June 26, 2017

    SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017 - Panorama Program

    The Last Inhabitant" screened at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2017 as part of the Panorama Program. This 2016 Armenian drama, directed by Jivan Avetisyan, tells the story of Abgar, who remains alone in an Armenian village, waiting for his daughter who suffered a mental breakdown after witnessing her husband's murder. The film's international promotion began at the Venice International Film Festival.

    -> https://cinando.com/en/Film/the_last_inhabitant_176947/Detail

  • December 6, 2016

    GOLDEN GLOBES 2016

    GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
    The Last Inhabitant (Armenia)

    —
    Jean-Paul Chaillet
    “As a filmmaker raised in Nagorno-Karabakh I have listened to stories of hardships endured by my family and villagers, and of their struggles into dealing with such a devastating inter-ethnic conflict.” So says Jivan Avetisyan, a prolific 35 year-old Armenian director with a solid documentary background, who was born in this mountainous landlocked separatist region in the Southwestern tip of Armenia bordering with Azerbaijan and totaling a mere 4400 square km. He even had to do his mandatory military service there, in the province’s Defense Army from 1999 to 2001.

    -> https://goldenglobes.com/articles/the-last-inhabitant-armenia/

  • October 23, 2014

    OSCARS 2015 : BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM CONTENDERS - EUROPE

    Sydney Buzz

    Armenia

    Having submitted only four times as an independent nation, it is difficult to predict whether Armenia will decide to participate this year. However, they do have a few films that could represent them at the Academy Awards. Even though the country’s film industry is still precarious and struggling, they have their own annual awards and consistently complete feature length works. Since many of them don’t fulfill the quality standards of major festivals, few of their offers ever get passed their border. The most feasible candidate this year is “Tevanik,” a film about the Karabakh war that screened at the Cannes film market and that has also screened theatrically in its home country.

    -> https://www.imdb.com/news/ni57911186/

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