He received a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from the AFI Conservatory in 2023, where he completed an extensive portfolio that culminated in his thesis When Big People Lie. Miko’s work spans over 20 years on shorts, features, period, and war pictures. He has also worked on documentaries, 3D and VR projects, dance films, music videos, and commercials worldwide, including in Europe, Africa, Asia, Russia, and the USA.
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Miko Malkhasyan’s "Cunningham" premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and the New York International Film Festival.
He received the award for Best Cinematography at the New Port Beach Film Festival for the dance film "Nora" and the Grand Prize for Cinematography at the Golden Eye Festival of Cinematography.
He is the President of the ACG (Armenian Cinematography Guild) and a member of The Armenian National Film Academy.
"Armenian cinematographer Miko Malkhasyan ACG career is a shining example of the power of passion, perseverance, and creativity"
Alê Braga
“The elegance of the cinematography (by Mko Malkhasyan) turns these passages into the stanzas of a visual poem.”
Marina Harss
"The camera, choosing what you see, diminishes the feeling of simultaneity. But by moving into and through the dances in 3-D, it offers an immersive sense of what Cunningham called “a space in which anything can happen.” It helps you see how the air around a dancer can seem as alive as the flesh.”
Brian Seibert
So suit the works featured in Mko Malkhasyan’s cinematography that you feel immersed not distanced, totally inside what you’re watching.”
Kenneth Turan
​​"In collaboration with her cinematographer Mko Malkhasyan, Kovgan navigates this complex arrangement of ideas, moves and objects swiftly.” ​​
Tomris Laffly
"Three Films That Shaped the Cinematic Vision of Miko Malkhasyan, ACG"
Alê Braga