Vardanyan graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports as a trainer of water polo in 1995. Never working as a trainer, he started working as a silversmith, then painter. At last his pursuit brought him to the world of cinema –his childhood dream. In 1995 he made his first short movie, Silence. He made many commercial videos, also videos of famous Armenian and Russian pop singers that won prizes at the National Music Awards. In 2011, Vardanyan founded Arev Film Studio in Yerevan and where he works as a director. He is a co-writer of a feature film script “1+1=1” with the Russian scriptwriter Vadim Levanov.
Armenia