Biography
Ani Maghakyan — Biography
Armenian screenwriter, showrunner and producer. Series, films, stage works and children’s stories since 2016.
Ani Hamlet Maghakyan (born June 3, 1988, in Vanadzor, Armenia) is an Armenian screenwriter, prose writer, journalist and educator. She began writing prose and working as a journalist at sixteen, and has authored more than 700 articles, interviews and short stories. Her professional screenwriting career began in 2016.
Her work lets drama and humour occupy the same frame, while characters resist simple divisions into heroes and villains. Each story is engineered from its ending backwards, with a clear dramatic foundation.
Education & professional development
- Teacher of Armenian Language and Literature
- Caucasus Institute — MA in Political Science and Journalism
- Alexander Mitta Film School, Moscow — Film and Television Screenwriting
- Richard Krevolin — Storytelling for Cinema and TV
- Christopher Vogler — The Hero’s Journey
Creative practice
- Concept and story architecture
- Writers’ room leadership
- Showrunning and creative oversight
- Series · film · stage · children’s stories