Giorgi Ovashvili

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Giorgi Ovashvili (Georgian: გიორგი ოვაშვილი; aka George) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter, known for his 2014 film Corn Island.[1]

Early life and education

Giorgi Ovashvili is a graduate of the film department of the

Universal Studios
in Hollywood (2006).

Career

Ovashvili made his debut as director with two short films, "Wagonnet" (1997) and "Eye Level" (2005).

His first

Berlin Film Festival's Generation section in 2009 and won over 50 international prizes, and was nominated at European Film Awards
in the category "European Discovery".

His second feature,

Academy's best foreign-language film in 2015.[3]

Khibula (2017) was dedicated to the recent history of Georgia. The film was premiered in the main competition of Karlovy Vary IFF in 2017.

As of 2022 Ovashvili is working on The Moon is a Father of Mine.

Production company

After having produced his own works, Ovashvili established his own

film production company in 2016, Wagonnet Films, in Tbilisi
.

Recognition and awards

In 2015, Ovashvili received a special award named "High Priest of Culture", along with director Zaza Urushadze, for contributing to and promoting Georgian cinema internationally.[3]

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter

  • Beautiful Helen (2022)
  • Khibula (2017)
  • "corn island" (2014)
  • Gagma napiri (2009) (adaptation), The Other Bank
  • Eye Level... (2005)
  • Wagonnet (1996)

Producer

  • Beautiful Helen (2022)
  • Khibula (2017)
  • "corn island" (2014)
  • Gagma napiri (2009) (producer), "The Other Bank"
  • Eye Level... (2005) (co-producer) (executive producer)
  • Wagonnet (1996)

Self - TV

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References

  1. ^ "FNE KVIFF Coproduction Event Case Study: Corn Island". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Georgian film Corn Island takes top award at Kinoshock Cinema Festival". Agenda.ge. 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Special awards presented to Oscar-nominated Georgian film directors". Agenda.ge. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links

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