Armyan Bernstein Biography

Fast Facts

• Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2008
• Was given the USC Scripter Award for "The Hurricane" in 2000
• Along with the others involved in the film "Open Range," he won the Bronze Wrangler for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture at Western Heritage Awards
• He won the ShoWest Award in 2000 for Producer of the Year
• Shares a Black Reel Award for Best film with Norman Jewison and John Ketcham for the film "The Hurricane․"
• Earned his degree from the University of Wisconsin
• Quote: "People need to understand what has come before this moment․ What can't be taught is where the storyteller goes from there․ You can teach form but you can't teach content․"
• Co-founded one of the most successful independently financed film companies in the entertainment business, Beacon Communications in 1990