Cinema of Georgia
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The cinema of Georgia has been noted for its cinematography
in Europe. One of the most acclaimed Italian film
directors, Federico Fellini
, was an admirer of the Georgian film:
Georgian cinematography’s reputation has been built by known cinema directors and choreographers such as:
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
in Europe. One of the most acclaimed Italian film
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
directors, Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
, was an admirer of the Georgian film:
Georgian cinematography’s reputation has been built by known cinema directors and choreographers such as:
- Nikoloz Shengelaia
- Mikheil ChiaureliMikheil ChiaureliMikheil Chiaureli was a Soviet Georgian film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974. Mikheil Chiaureli was awarded the Stalin Prize six times, twice in 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1950.-Selected filmography:as actor...
- Otar Ioseliani
- Siko Dolidze
- Kote Mikaberidze
- Tengiz AbuladzeTengiz AbuladzeTengiz Abuladze was a Georgian film director.Abuladze studied theatre direction at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia, and filmmaking at the VGIK in Moscow. He graduated VGIK in 1952 and in 1953 he joined Gruziya-film as a director...
- Revaz Chkheidze
- Eldar Shengelaia
- Giorgi Shengelaia
- Rezo Esadze
- Merab Kokochashvili
- Nana Mchedlidze
- Lana GogoberidzeLana GogoberidzeLana Gogoberidze is a Georgian film director and politician.Educated at Tbilisi State University and Moscow State University of Cinematography, Gogoberidze headed Director’s Studio at the Rustaveli Theatre School, Tbilisi, in 1975 and directed the studio Kartuli P'ilmi in 1988...
- Nana Jorjadze
- Mikheil KobakhidzeMikheil KobakhidzeMikheil Kobakhidze is a Georgian screenwriter, film director, actor and composer. A Retrospective of his work was held at the 1996 Venice Film Festival.-External links:...
- Goderdzi ChokheliGoderdzi ChokheliGoderdzi Chokheli was a Georgian novelist, scriptwriter, and film director.Born in the village Chokhi in then-Soviet Georgia, he graduated from Tbilisi State Theatre Institute in 1979, and debuted in cinema in 1978...
- Temur BabluaniTemur BabluaniTemur Babluani is a Georgian film director, script writer, and actor.Bebluani was born in the mountainous Svanetian village of Choguri in then-Soviet Georgia. He graduated from Tbilisi State Theater Institute in 1979, being tutored by Tengiz Abuladze and Irakli Kvirikadze...
- Sergei Parajanov