George Ovashvili is a Georgian

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 film director

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 and screenwriter

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Biography

George Ovashvili was born in Mtskheta

Mtskheta

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, Georgia

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Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

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He studied at the Polytechnical Institute (1981—1986).

He is gradueted of the Georgian State Institute of Cinema and Theatre (1996), and the New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy

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 at Universal Studios

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 in Holywood

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 (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 Which it has been awarded at many festivals.

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

• Gagma napiri (2009), "The Other Bank"
• Zgvis donidan... (2005)
• Wagonette (1997)

External links

• The other Bank
• George Ovashvili: The Other Bank (Gagma napiri, 2008) reviewed by Julie Christensen © 2009