Giorgi Ovashvili
| Giorgi Ovashvili | |
|---|---|
.jpg) George Ovashvili, 2015 | |
| Born |
George Ovashvili 14 November 1963 Mtskheta, Georgia |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Notable work | Gagma napiri (2009), "The Other Bank" |
George Ovashvili (Georgian: გიორგი ოვაშვილი; 14 November 1963) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
George Ovashvili was born in Mtskheta, Georgia. He studied at the Polytechnical Institute (1981—1986).
Ovashvili is a graduate of the Georgian State Institute of Cinema and Theatre[1] (1996), and the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios in Holywood (2006). A stage actor at the State Theatre, he also directed plays for children and ran an advertising agency.
The writer of a television program entitled Georgian Bulletin for a broadcaster in New York. His short film, Zgvis Donidan — Eye Level (2005) received numerous awards. He has directed a number of poignantly elegant shorts, most notably — Eye Level (New York Film Academy Scholarship Award at Berlinale 2005, Special Prize of International Jury at Odense FF) and The Trolley (Special Prize of international jury at Kiev "Molodist" FF).
The other bank is his big-screen directorial debut and has received several awards.[2]
Filmography
In Development
- Khibula
Screenwriter
- Gagma napiri (2009) (adaptation), The Other Bank
- Zgvis donidan... (2005)
Producer
- Gagma napiri (2009) (producer), "The Other Bank"
- Zgvis donidan... (2005) (co-producer) (executive producer)
Director
- Corn Island (2014)
- Gagma napiri (2009), "The Other Bank"
- Zgvis donidan... (2005)
- Wagonette (1997)
Cinematographer
- Zgvis donidan... (2005)
Self - TV
- Euro Video Grand Prix (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Jury Member
References
External links
- George Ovashvili at the Internet Movie Database
- The other Bank
- George Ovashvili: The Other Bank (Gagma napiri, 2008) reviewed by Julie Christensen © 2009