Yervant Gianikian
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-01-01 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Merano, Italy
Yervant Gianikian
Biography
Yervant Gianikian is an Italian director and artist renowned for his experimental and independent films. He studied architecture in Venice before dedicating himself to cinema in the mid-1970s, collaborating with Angela Ricci Lucchi. Together, they produced influential works such as From the Pole to the Equator (1987), Oh! Man (2004), and Babaric Land (2013). Their films have been showcased at prestigious international festivals and museums, reflecting a deep engagement with history and memory.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
Frente a Guernica
as Narrator (voice)
Crew
(2023)
Frente a Guernica
Writer, Editor, Director
(2019)
Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
(2018)
Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers.
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(2016)
(2015)
(2013)
Barbaric Land
Director
(2013)
(2013)
(2012)
(2011)
(2009)
(2009)
(2008)
Film perduto
Director
(2007)
Ghiro ghiro tondo
Director, Writer
(2005)
(2005)
Lumières mystérieuses
Director
(2005)
Electric Fragments No. 4 - Asia
Director
(2004)
Oh! Man
Director
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"
Director, Writer
(2001)
(2000)
Balkan Inventory
Director, Writer
(1999)
Terremoto
Director
(1998)
On the Heights All Is Peace
Director, Writer
(1998)
Trasparenze
Director
(1997)
Nocturne
Director
(1997)
Io ricordo
Director
(1996)
Lo specchio di Diana
Director
(1995)
Prisoners of War
Director
(1994)
Criminal Animals
Director, Writer
(1994)
African Diary
Director
(1994)
Aria
Director
(1993)
Mario Giacomelli - Contact
Director
(1992)
Lettera a un amico
Director
(1990)
People, Years, Life
Director, Writer
(1987)
From the Pole to the Equator
Director, Producer, Editor
(1986)
(1984)
La lotta eterna
Director
(1982)
(1981)
Karagoez catalogo 9,5
Director
(1981)
Essence of Absinthe
Director
(1979)
(1979)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1975)
(1975)
Erat Sora
Director
(1975)
Viaggio di la rose
Director
(1975)