Cinema of Georgia


The cinema of Georgia has been noted for its cinematography in Europe. Italian film director Federico Fellini was an admirer of the Georgian film: "Georgian film is a completely unique phenomenon, vivid, philosophically inspiring, very wise, childlike. There is everything that can make me cry and I ought to say that it is not an easy thing."

Notable films

Georgian cinematography's reputation has been built by known cinema directors such as:
  • Vasil Amashukeli
  • Alexandre Tsutsunava
  • Nikoloz Shengelaia
  • Mikheil Chiaureli
  • Mikhail Kalatozov
  • Revaz Chkheidze
  • Tengiz Abuladze
  • Eldar Shengelaia
  • Giorgi Shengelaia
  • Otar Ioseliani
  • Mikheil Kobakhidze
  • Sergei Parajanov
  • Lana Gogoberidze
  • Goderdzi Chokheli
  • Temur Babluani
  • Dito Tsintsadze
  • Nana Jorjadze
  • Zaza Urushadze
  • Giorgi Ovashvili
  • Levan Koguashvili
  • Nana Ekvtimishvili
  • Rusudan Chkonia
  • Zaza Rusadze
From 2012, the main focus of Georgian cinema is supporting script writing and European co-productions.