[1] Avetisyan is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents 2020[2] and MIDPOINT Institute, a participant of CineLink Producers’ Lab 2024 and a member of the European Film Academy.

[3] He created more than 10 documentaries and shorts as well as three feature films, Tevanik (streaming on Amazon Prime and Tube), The Last Inhabitant (acquired by HBO Eastern Europe, broadcast by PBS, and streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi) and Gate to Heaven (released on SBS Australia and theatrically released with AMC Theatres in the USA) have their own individual global success stories in the international cinematic world.

[5] As a child, Jivan grew up during one of the most violent conflicts in the Caucasus and understands well the brutal consequences of war.

Although his own childhood was stripped of playful mischief, and he was instead laden with responsibility to protect family and friends, he did not abandon his dream and passion for filmmaking.

His lifelong dream of storytelling, chronicling history and putting Artsakh on the world map has been realized through the art of filmmaking.

Jivan's filmmaking career began as the Lighting Engineer at the Stepanakert Drama Theatre after Vahram Papazyan in 1996–97.

[8] The Last Inhabitant featured Homayoun Ershadi known for his debut role in Taste of Cherry, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, and Hollywood movies like The Kite Runner and Zero Dark Thirty.

The film was also selected in the Official Program of Las Cruces IF, Salento IFF, and Ontario IFF; Global Music Award - Silver Medal /Outstanding Achievement “Regarding the Controversial and Critical Acclaimed Film.” Gate to Heaven's composer Michele Josia's second recognition comes as a finalist for "Best Score of the Month " at the TMA – American Tracks Music Award.

His fourth feature film Revival (release date 2025), Coproduction Armenia/Lithuania/ Cyprus, is an identity-quest drama with near-future Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The film's is in the post production stage, features renowned actors like Armand Assante, Maia Morgenstern, and Heino Ferch.