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Magarditch Halvadjian
Magarditch Halvadjian - Bulgarian TV producer and director
Born (1967-02-18) 18 February 1967 (age 56)
Pleven, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Occupation(s)TV and Movie Producer, Director

Magarditch Halvadjian (Bulgarian: Магърдич Халваджиян; Armenian: Մկրտիչ հալվաճեան) is a Bulgarian TV and movie producer and director. He has been involved in directing since 1992.

Early life and education

Magarditch Halvadjian was born on 18 February 1967 in Pleven, Bulgaria of Armenian descent. He graduated from the New Bulgarian University with a master's degree in directing and later taught Directing and Production in TV Show-business at the same university.[1] He later studied at the Moscow Circus School from 1981 to 1986.[2]

Career

In 1996, he established Max Group - 1, associated with the production of the TV shows Crossing Point and Fatal Attraction. In 2002 he founded the production companies Global Films and Global Frame, Open Frames, lineal heir to Global Group.

In 2012, Magarditch Halvadjian and his associates established the Open Frames company, which focused on film production. In 2015 the company shot its first movie called Nightworld. The main role in the movie is played by the American actor Jason London and his partner Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger).

The next project for the company is the movie Havana Darkness – shot in the US and Cuba – the first horror movie in history shot in Cuba.

In the fall of 2016, Open Frames produced and shot Welcome to Acapulco. The shooting took place in Acapulco, Mexico and New York, US. The main cast included Michael Madison, William Baldwin and Paul Sorvino.

In the summer of 2017, he shot a short comedy – The Elephone Man, which he wrote and directed. The film was selected by several international film festivals in the US and Europe.

Magarditch Halvadjian was a chairman of the Movie and Television Producers Association from 2009 to 2012.

In 2014, he became co-founder and a member of the management board of the Film Committee Association of Bulgaria. A year later, in 2015 he was honoured with the title "Academic" from the Bulgarian Academy of Science and Art.

At the end of 2016, Magarditch Halvadjian received a "Golden Century" badge of honour from the Ministry of Culture for his outstanding contribution to Bulgarian culture and the development of cultural cooperation.

He was awarded the "Best TV Producer" by Darik radio's "Man of the Year".

In the autumn of 2017, Magarditch Halvadjian produced a TV series Suburban Cops, by the original Spanish TV series Los Hombres de Paco. From 2019 he has been the producer of the Bulgarian version of the mystery music show The Masked Singer and the series 'The Road of Honour on Nova TV.

In 2020 and 2021 he has been the producer of the next seasons of Your Face Sounds Familiar, The Masked Singer, and the first season of Rachkov's Forbidden Show.

Transphobic controversy

Magarditch Halvadijan is an activist for the Society and Values Association.[3] They promote conversion therapy and believe that the "transsexual movement is linked with paedophilia". The association also promotes marriage as a union between a man and a woman, as well as promoting traditional family values. They also stand against surrogacy, euthanasia, alcohol, pornography, prostitution and marijuana.[4]

Filmography

Movies

TV Series

TV shows

Commercials

He has directed more than 100 commercial spots for products of cosmetic, food and fashion industries, for plenty of alcohol manufacturers, financial and investment institutions. Among the clients are the mobile operators “Mtel” and “Globul”, “UniCredit Bulbank”, “Post Bank”, “DZI Bank”, “Societe Generale Express bank”, “Petrol”, “Allianz” Bulgaria, the chain stores “2Be”, “Domaine Boyar”, “Kamenitza”, “Kraft Foods” Bulgaria, “Nikas-Bulgaria”, “Happy Bar&Grill” restaurants, “Rubella”, “Aroma”, PLC “Doverie”, “Madoc Jeans”, Ministry of Health, etc.

Music videos

He has shot more than 500 music videos for performers from all music styles among which are Slavi Trifonov, Antique, BTR, Signal, Kiril Marichkov, Azis, TE, Milena Slavova, Doni and Momchil, Irra, Akaga, Stoyan Mihalev, Irina Florin, etc.

He has worked for Warner Music Italy as a director of the video of the group Kitchen Funk and for EMI and the German group 666.

In December 2006 Halvadjian shot a video also for the Hollywood star Hilary Duff. The video was broadcast on MTV and it is a part of the soundtrack of the movie Brand Hauser in which Hilary Duff is one of the famous names along with John Cusack, Ben Kingsley and Marisa Tomei.

In August 2008 he took part in the shooting of the new movie of Dolf Lundgren Command Performance. An important scene was given to him, in which during an impressive concert where the Russian President is also present, terrorists invade the place. Magy Halvadjian was chosen to shoot the three musical clips within the film based on his music video experience.

References

  1. ^ "Маги Халваджиян ще говори за предприемачество в септемврийското издание на SIStory". www.newbusiness.bg. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. ^ "Голямата арменска фамилия Халваджиян". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ a b "Mayor of Bulgaria capital endorses anti-marriage campaign". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. ^ "About us". Асоциация Общество и Ценности. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ^ "Enter Robert Englund's 'Nightworld' This October - Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.

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