Gariné Torossian

" Already one of Canada's most original filmmakers" --Liam Lacey, film critic , the Globe & Mail

FILMS:

2008 COME AROUND (3min) Produced by PEN Authors festival

2007 ELECT THE DEAD ( 4min music video – Serj Tankian)

2007 STONE TIME TOUCH (70min Digibeta, Colour + B&W) Director, Producer, Editor, National Film Board of Canada

2005 HYPNOTIZE/MEZMERIZE – SYSTEM OF A DOWN (14min, Video, Colour + B&W) Director, Editor, SONY BMG

2004 SANDIAS EUSTASY (7min, Video, Colour) Director, Producer, Editor

2003 GARDEN IN KHORKHOM (14min, Video) Director, Editor, Cinematographer

2002 SHADOWY ENCOUNTERS (15min,16 mm) Director, Editor, Cinematographer

2001 BABIES ON THE SUN (5min,16 mm) Director, Editor, Sundance Channel Production

2000 HOKEES (25 min,16mm, Colour) Director, Canadian film centre production

2000 DEATH TO EVERYONE (6min,16 mm, Colour) Director, Editor, Cinematographer

2000 DUST (6min, 16mm) Director, Editor, Cinematographer

1999 SPARKLEHORSE (9min,16mm, Colour) Director, Editor, Cinematographer

1999 RED BRICK (5min, Video) Director, BRAVO FACT. Cinematographer

1998 FIND YOUR HOLY SELF (14min, Video) Director, Producer 1998 POMEGRANATE TREE (3min,16 mm,Colour) Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer

1997 PASSION CRUCIFIED (22min. 16mm, Colour) Director, Producer, Editor

1996 MY OWN OBSESSION (30min, 16mm, Colour) Director,Producer, Editor, Cinematographer

1995 DROWNING IN FLAMES (25min,16mm, Colour) Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer

1994 GIRL FROM MOUSH (5min,16mm, Colour) Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer

1993 PLATFORM (8min, 16mm, Colour) Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer

1992 VISIONS (4min, 16mm, Colour) Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer

RETROSPECTIVES:

2011 Halifax Cinematheque Canada

2010 Ottawa Cinematheque Canada

2007 Arsenal Berlin 2006 Silver Lake Film Festival 2005 Café X Cinematheque Ottawa 2005 LUX Cinema England 2004 Arevag film festival Beirut 2004 Metro Cinema Edmonton 2003 Pleasure Dome Toronto 2002 Cinematheque 2001 Stan Brakhag’s First Person Colorado 2002 Cinematheque 2002 Bruce Mau Studio Toronto 2000 Telluride Film Festival Cinema Colorado 1998 Arsenal Berlin 1998 Cinematheque 1998 Cinematheque Ottawa 1997 University of Toronto Toronto 1996 Museum of Modern Art New York 1995 Hallwalls Buffalo New York

AWARDS:

2007 Best Documentary Feature STONE TIME TOUCH at International film festival 2007 DAAD fellowship Berlin, Germany 2004 International Filmmaker Spotlight: Garine Torossian (Canada) 2003 eKsperim[E]nto Film Fest Philippines 2002 Panorama short film prize Berlin International Film Festival BABIES ON THE SUN 2000 Best short Affma Film Festival HOKEES 2000 Best experimental drama Houston Film Festival HOKEES 1999 Honorable mention Berlin International Film Festival SPARKLEHORSE 1994 Kino award International Film Festival GIRL FROM MOUSH

PUBLICATIONS:

2010 Elective Identities: The moving images of Garine Torossian, Canadian Film Institute 2000 Inside the Pleasure Dome- Fringe film in Canada, by Mike Hoobloom 2001 The Skin of the film, by Laura U. Marks 2004 Subtitles: On the Foriengness of film, by Atom Egoyan and Ian Balfour 2006 Imaginary Homeland, by Monique Tchofen 2006 Trash, Alphabet City

JURY:

2011 Golden Apricot short films competition, Yerevan 2005 Canada council for the Arts- film/media 2004 Ontario Arts Council – film/ media 2001 Toronto International film festival- Canadian short film program. 1998 Ontario Arts council – film/media 1997 Canada Council for the Arts – film/ media GRANTS & RESIDENCY:

2007 Ontario Arts Council- NOISE OF TIME

2007 Canada Council for the Arts- NOISE OF TIME 2004 Canada Council for the Arts- STONE TIME TOUCH 2002 Ontario Arts Council grant- STONE TIME TOUCH 2001 Canada Council for the Arts-SHADOWY ENCOUNTERS 2000 Sundance Channel-BABIES ON THE SUN 1999 Canadian Film Centre- Director Resident 1998 Canada Council for the Arts- Script writing grant-AGAINST THE GRAIN 1998 Bravo Fact-RED BRICK 1997 L.I.F.T- MY OWN OBSESSION 1996 Banff Centre for the Arts- Residency- PASSION CRUCIFIED 1995 Canada Council for the Arts –PASSION CRUCIFIED 1995 Ontario Arts Council –PASSION CRUCIFIED 1994 Ontario Arts Council – DROWNING IN FLAMES