Art Sevada
Artak Sevada Grigorian, known professionally as Art Sevada, is an Armenian-American motion picture screenwriter, producer, director, designer and an entrepreneur.
Early life
Art Sevada was born in Abovyan, Armenia, in the family of renowned artist Samvel Sevada. He studied violin, piano, and woodwind instruments at the local music school in Abovyan. In 1990, he immigrated to the U.S.He studied at:
- Herbert [Hoover High School (Glendale)|Herbert Hoover High School], Glendale, California
- Glendale [Community College (California)|Glendale Community College]
- California [State University, Northridge|CSUN], majoring in Visual Arts Graphic Design
Career
In 1998, he founded Sevada Productions, where Sevada executed multimedia and advertising projects for artists, various types of companies and creative firms.
In 2005, Sevada started the filming of the Sevada Short Films Trilogy, first with Mikosh, starring Ofelia Zakaryan, later followed by As a Beginning and The Rope, starring Michael Poghosyan and Sergey Danielyan. In 2008, he was invited to shoot a film called Three [Colors in Black & White] as part of a full-length film project shot by 12 Armenian directors dedicated to Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.
In 2015, he founded GRIGOCORP, a media and products conglomerate, which he is also the CEO of.