Eric Nazarian is an Armenian-American

Armenian-American

Armenian Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Armenia. During the United States 2000 Census, 385,488 respondents indicated either full or partial Armenian ancestry...

 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

.

His film

Film

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 The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour is a film directed and written by Eric Nazarian. It stars Alyssa Milano and had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2007...

 premiered at the 2007 San Sebastian International Film Festival

San Sebastián International Film Festival

The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...

 and
was selected by Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor.-Life and work:Moretti was born in Bruneck, South Tyrol , in 1953 to parents who were teachers...

 to screen at the 25th Torino Film Festival

25th Torino Film Festival

The 25th Torino Film Festival was held 23 November – 1 December 2007 in Turin, Italy and was directed by Nanni Moretti.-Films in competition:*The Art of Negative Thinking *Away from Her...

 in Turin

Turin

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, Italy.

Nazarian was born in Armenia and moved to the United States as a young child.

He grew up in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 and is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

In 2008, Eric won the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...

Nicholl Fellowship, the worlds most prestigious screenwriting competition,

Film and Style

As a filmmaker, Nazarian is known for his strong artistic vision and for evoking powerful performances

The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour is a film directed and written by Eric Nazarian. It stars Alyssa Milano and had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2007...

received high praise in the international film community and solidified his reputation as an emerging writer/director with a distinct voice