Zareh nalbandian biography

Mr Zareh Nalbandian was born in Cairo, Egypt to Armenian parents.
Zareh co-founded global animation studio Animal Logic and is the Founder and CEO of production companies Animal Logic Entertainment and Truant Pictures.
An Australian Film Institute Award for Readers` Choice Award nominee, Zareh Nalbandian is a film producer and a visual effects artists from Australia.

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Zareh Nalbandian

Dedicated to fostering talent, Zareh supports mentorships, residencies, and educational initiatives within the arts and creative industries, aiming to cultivate diverse careers. In collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), he established the UTS Animal Logic Academy, offering a Master of Animation and Visualisation program and opportunities for post-graduate research. Recognising his contributions to the sector, UTS awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in 2018.

Zareh is a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House, Deputy Chair of the Sydney Film Festival and on the board of Australians in Film. He

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Zareh co-founded global animation studio Animal Logic and is the Founder and CEO of production companies Animal Logic Entertainment and Truant Pictures, bringing over three decades of experience in developing and producing large-scale screen projects. Through partnerships with major studios and streaming platforms in Hollywood, he has built a successful portfolio of animated, indie and hybrid family-film franchises for both theatrical and streaming releases.

Zareh guides the development of an exciting slate of feature film properties and continually pushes the boundaries of storytelling. Zareh was Executive Producer on The LEGO Movie 2, Academy Award winning Happy Feet, The LEGO Batman Movie, The LEGO Ninjago Movie and Producer on Peter Rabbit, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.

Zareh is a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House, Deputy Chair of the Sydney Film Festival, a board member of Australians in Film and previously Deputy Chair of Ausfilm for a decade, further contributing to the industry's development and growth. He is a m

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Zareh Nalbandian

Chief Executive Officer, Animal Logic
Ceremony: 4 May 2018, 10:30am - Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

I’d like to start by thanking you Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and President, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University Secretary, Dean of the faculties, members of the University Council, Chair of the Academic Board, the staff, the family, friends and graduates. And before I start, I want to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we’re on, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and their Elders past and present. That’s most of my speech – that took a while. A few months ago, I returned a missed call on my mobile from an unknown number, something I wouldn’t normally do. You can imagine what a surprise it was when Chancellor of the UTS, Catherine Livingstone AO, answered and introduced herself to tell me that she’d just left the university’s Council meeting where they decided to offer me an honorary doctorate of the university. Catherine was very congratulatory and said I would receive a letter with details