Artur Andonian
Toronto Based Filmmaker
Long Time No See
Awarded Best Fiction Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography at the 2025 CineSiege Awards, hosted by York University. Officially selected for the Armenian Film Festival in Los Angeles, the Toronto International Shorts Film Festival, and the POM Toronto Film Festival.
SYNOPSIS
Mikey lives in a delusion, his family replaced by mannequins in a home stuck in time. When a detective comes investigating a buried tragedy, his constructed reality begins to collapse. Long Time No See explores grief, guilt, and the mind’s desperate need to forget.
Coming soon to Youtube...
Writer/Director/Producer: Artur Andonian
1st AD: Antonio G. Wagner
Production Manager: Ana Sofia Ferrer
Script Supervisor: Odeon TsangCast
Mikey: Michael Masurkevitch
Detective Joseph: Michael Charles
Mom: Christina Rose
Dad: Peter DobsonCinematographer: Yijie Bai (Viktor)
1st AC: Brianna Chary
2nd AC: Valentina Meng
B Camera Operator: Zijie DengGaffer: Nick Milczarczyck
Key Grip: Miles Lauterbach
Grip: Ido Avni
Technical Coordinator: Josiah DyckLocation Sound: Jamison Staines
Sound Assistant: Kash FadaieProduction Designer: Liam Cooper
Art Director: Mathias Keslar Tom Yew
Art P.A: Dina Elzohairy, Veronika Gonidis, Jenna Dodman
Hair/Makeup: Jennifer Younadim
Costume Designer: Jenna DodmanCasting: Artur Andonian
Casting Assistant: Ali AboulhelmEditor: Odeon Tsang
Colourist: Alexander Coelho
Sound Design: Artur Andonian
Sound Assistant: Aditi Sethi
Music: Jordan CzamanskiSpecial Thanks:
Moussa Djigo, Ingrid Veninger,
Michelle Szemberg, Vladimir Paskaljevic,
Setta Keshishian,
Romina Dermardirosian
X63
Ranked among the Top 5 Scariest films out of 200 entries in Jakob Owen's Horror Short Film Contest and selected for the contest's Los Angeles screening event. Released on YouTube, where it has accumulated over 12,000 views.
SYNOPSIS
Two detectives investigate a set of VHS tapes containing gruesome self-recorded footage, only to realize that watching may be more dangerous than what’s on the tapes.
Writer/Director: Artur Andonian
Producers: Artur Andonian, Yijie Bai (Viktor)
1st AD: Charlotte ThéraudCast (In order of appearence)
Shin’ichi Hata
Michael Masurkevitch
Shawn AbramyanCinematographer: Yijie Bai (Viktor)
1st AC/Gaffer: Brianna Chary
Key Grip: Eugene Pace
Location Sound: Daniel WelsbyProduction Designer: Liam Cooper, Grace Ndomatezo
Hair/Makeup: Maya Milczarczyk, Selena Saluta
Wardrobe: Chiara ZhangEditor/Colourist: Yijie Bai (Viktor)
Sound Design: Artur Andonian
Music: Jordan CzamanskiSpecial Thanks:
Lucas Huang
Andrew Ouzounis
Peach, Bambi
Model
SYNOPSIS
An aspiring model is pulled into the world of fashion after being given the chance to become the image of himself he has always dreamed of. But as he chases that image, he grows blind to the consequences surrounding him.
Coming Soon...
Writer/Director/Producer: Artur Andonian
1st AD: Will Noble
Production Manager: Ana Sofia Ferrer
Script Supervisor: Jamison Staines, Yasith Weerasinghe
Creative Consultant: Ali AboulhelmCast
Jordan Samual
Theresa Diederich
Sviatoslav BidulaModels
Aryan Samadzadehhadidi
Shivam Balkaran
Nick Pilgrim
Rafael Reyes TorresAdditional Cast
Joan Ngai
Jasmine Quirk
Bethany MuloCasting: Artur AndonianCinematographer: Yijie Bai (Viktor)
1st AC: Brianna Chary
2nd AC: Daren ValdezKey Grip: Miles Lauterbach
Gaffer: Nick Pilgrim, Rafael Reyes TorresLocation Sound: Olivia KarloProduction Designer: Liam Cooper
Set Dresser: Morgan Ortman
Hair and Makeup: Jennifer Younadim
Hair and Makeup Assistant: Maya Milczarczyck, Gabriela Ferrer
Hair Dresser: Anna Andonian
Blazer Pieces by: Sherwin Darrel
Costume Designer: Bethany MuloProduction Assistant: Jasmine Quirk, Oliver Beckwith
Behind the Scenes Photographer: Morgan Ortman, Anna ChangMusic by: Jordan Czamanski
Editor: Jamison Staines, Artur Andonian
Sound Designer: Artur Andonian
Colourist: Yijie Bai(Viktor)Special Thanks:
Arina Asloian
Arshile Egoyan
Chiara Jingyue
Nick Milczarczyck
Joel Halvorsen
Philip Cawthorne
Bambi
About
Artur Andonian is an Armenian-Canadian director, writer, and producer based in Toronto, and a graduate of York University’s Film Production program.His work is drawn to emotional tension and quiet discomfort, often focusing on characters caught in vulnerable states. Through striking imagery and atmosphere, he aims to create films that stay with audiences long after the credits role.