In 2020, Vahik launched a new production and film services company Nico Nazar Creative with filmmaker
Marc Fusco. In 2018, Pirhamzei directed the coming of age feature comedy "10E " from his screenplay with Menua Minasian. It garnered a limited theatrical release in the Fall of 2019 and opened with the highest per screen average in the United States during the September 27 weekend opening. The film was then acquired by
Gravitas Ventures and released in North America on all streaming and
Video On Demand platforms. Featured at the 2019 Pomegranate Film Festival, 10E along with Pirhamzei were honored with the POM Scholastic Award In October 2016 Vahik brought his play
Look Me in The Eye to the stage with the collaboration between the actors from Armenia,
Luiza Nersisyan and
Sos Janibekyan with the diaspora Armenian actors, Anahid Avanesian and himself created a refreshing dynamic on stage for the Los Angeles Armenian community of theater goers. In 2016, Pirhamzei filmed
3 Weeks in Yerevan in Armenia. The movie premiered in Armenia and the United States. In 2014, Pirhamzei completed his full-length feature film "Guardian Angel." In 2013 Vahik Pirhamzei wrote, directed, and starred in the feature film "Guardian Angel" and won Golden Pom Award from Pomegranate Film Festival Awards in Toronto. In 2013 Pirhamzei directed and produced a music video for Russian actress
Kristina Orbakaitė and Armenian pop singer
Tata. In 2012, Pirhamzei co-wrote a spin-off of "The Garden of Uncle Rafael" with Scott Yagemann as a feature film,
My Uncle Rafael. The film included cast members
John Michael Higgins,
Missi Pyle and
Rachel Blanchard and was directed by Marc Fusco, who formerly worked with
Steven Spielberg. The film followed a desperate TV producer convincing an old Armenian Uncle to star in a reality show. Cultures clash when Uncle Rafael is thrown into the Schumacher family household, a dysfunctional American family in the midst of falling apart. Pirhmazei won the Best Screenplay and Best Actor Awards from ARPA International Film Festival for
My Uncle Rafael. It also earned the Best Director Award for Marc Fusco. Later in 2012, Pirhamzei wrote, directed, and produced "Don't Say Goodbye", short film/music video with
Eric Roberts for
Googoosh. He also wrote, directed, and produced "Ejaz" (Miracle) for Googoosh in 2012. In 2010, Pirhamzei released a new play called
Man Ravanshenas Lazem Nadaram ("I Don't Need a Psychologist"). In the year that followed (2011), he wrote yet another play "Honest Liars" and then followed it up with "Experienced Liars" in 2012. Vahik staged his play "
Mez Lavootchoon Chi Egell" ("Nothing Good Has Come Our Way"). Vahik played his best known character,
Rafael Keri (Uncle Rafael), a 72-year-old, quick-witted Armenian senior living in L.A. Two spin-off productions called "''Rafel Keroo Gandzer'e
" ("The Treasures of Uncle Rafael") and its sequel; "Rafael Keroo Bardez''" ("Uncle Rafael's Garden") took the stage, depicting the life of Uncle Rafael and his dysfunctional, yet amusing family. Vahik wrote, produced, directed, and starred in both productions. In 2000 Pirhamzei debuted "The Richmond Comedy Club" on TV. In 2004, he launched a weekly entertainment magazine news show called "World Entertainment Connections". After Vahik's first original production "Sky Blue" was staged in Los Angeles, he began receiving offers to present more of his work. He directed several music videos for Iranian, Armenian, and other Middle Eastern artists. He worked with L.A. Iranian artists, including
Moein,
Googoosh,
Dariush, Kamran & Hooman, Armenian pop musicians
Armenchik and
Tata Simonyan and Russian star
Kristina Orbakaitė. == Filmography ==