About Us
AAFL is founded by Kira Adibekov and Tatevik Ayvazyan, who between them have spent the last few years programming Armenian films through the Armenian Film Society London, which they also run.
Kira Adibekov is an award-winning curator and producer, and a Chevening alumnus with an MA in Film and Screen Cultures from the University of Roehampton. He has served as a CICAE jury member at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale Forum) and was part of the founding team of GES-2, a major mixed-arts centre designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. He has curated / produced programmes at institutions including Whitechapel Gallery, ICA and Pushkin House, and is occasionally leading a Film Lab at TUMO – Center for Creative Technologies in Armenia.
Tatevik Ayvazyan is a writer and producer at Rebel Republic Films and the former director of the Armenian Institute. She has produced the award-winning poetry film Taniel and the music documentary Married to the Music, and is currently working on several feature-length projects. Tatevik is also the co-editor of the Special Armenian Issue of Wasafiri magazine, and is a board member of the International Armenian Literary Alliance and Azad Archives.
Our Trustees
RICHARD MOURAD
ANOOSHIAN
Richard Mourad Anooshian is a retired banker who worked nearly 30 years at JP Morgan Chase, covering the Middle East & Africa. He is a Trustee and Benefactor of several Armenian charitable organisations. He holds a BSc in Arabic from Georgetown University and an AM - Middle East Studies from Harvard University.
ELEANOR
EKSERDJIAN
Eleanor Ekserdjian (b. 1996) is an artist and filmmaker whose practice blends moving images with rapid mark-making. Pepe Karmel, author of Abstract Art: A Global History, defined her work as ‘Poetic, elegant and mysterious — a kinetic, subjective transcription of the world into calligraphy.’
SHAKEH MAJOR
TCHILINGIRIAN
Shakeh Major Tchilingirian is an acclaimed solo dance artist, choreographer and performing artist (and a practicing Orthoptist). Her unique presentation and interpretation highlight the power and spirituality of Armenian dances. Shakeh turns her dances into intricate 'narratives' of the human spirit.
Our Institutional Partners
Armenian Film Society
Bertha Dochouse
Bush Theatre
Embassy of Armenia to the United Kingdom
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Our Funders
Armenian Community Council UK
Benlian Trust
BFI Film London
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
My Forest Armenia
Sarkisian Foundation
Yesai and Maria Mazmanian Foundation