Jivan Avetisyan, born in Gyumri and raised in Artsakh, is based in capital city of Yerevan, Armenia and is an award-winning filmmaker. His lifelong dream of storytelling, chronicling history and putting Artsakh on the world map has been realized through the art of filmmaking. Avetisyan co-founded the Fish eye Art Cultural Foundation in 2014, and serves as the CEO of the Foundation. In 2021, he created the production company, LifeTree Pictures LLC. He became a voting member of the European Film Academy in May 2024.