Vardan Hovhannisyan (he/him) began his career as a camera operator covering conflicts arising from the dissolution of the USSR. In 1993, he founded Bars Media, one of Armenia's pioneering independent film companies. He has since worked in conflict zones around the world, including Syria, Sudan, and the Kenya-Somalia border.

Vardan is a producer on The Judge and The Dictator, supported by our 2024 Research & Development Grant.