Robert Patrick Malkassian (born March 17, 1971) is an American film producer currently residing in San Francisco.[1][2][3] He is best known for the film Amerikatsi, which had its premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2022, where it won the Best Narrative Feature award.[4][5] It was also selected as the Armenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards and was shortlisted for the international feature film category.[6][7]
Robert Patrick Malkassian | |
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| Born | Robert Patrick Malkassian March 17, 1971 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, California University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Notable work | Amerikatsi |
Robert Patrick Malkassian's latest feature film Sasquatch Sunset was directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner, and starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg. Sasquatch Sunset had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and it was released by Bleecker Street on April 12, 2024.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Variance Films Acquires Post-WWII Drama 'Amerikatsi' From Actor-Filmmaker Michael A. Goorjian". Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Film with Oscar Buzz Began Its Journey In An Oakland High School". Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Bay Area natives representing at Academy Awards in Best International Feature with 'Amerikatsi'". Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "'Last Flight Home,' 'As Far as They Can Run' Take Top Nonfiction Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2022". Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Award Winners from the 23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival". Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "'96TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "International Oscar Race". Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Sasquatch Sunset Review: Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg Play Bigfoots in a Sometimes Poignant, Sometimes Trying Zellner Brothers Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "'Sasquatch Sunset' Review: Hard to Believe the Zellner Brothers Could Pull Off an Earnest Art-House Bigfoot Movie". Retrieved May 29, 2024.