Shota Laperadze (1929-1995) was a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

who produced twenty films between 1959 and 1995. From 1959 to 1991 he worked as a film producer at Georgian Film Studio. Later, from 1991 to 1995, Laperadze was a head of the film unions - “Aisi” and “Caucasus.” He has been a member of the Film-makers' Union of Georgia since 1978. In 1974 he received an award as a best film producer for the film ''Mze Shemodgomisa'' ''(Autumn Sun)''. Especially fruitful was Laperadze's cooperation with Georgian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

Rezo Chkheidze Revaz "Rezo" Chkheidze ( ka, რევაზ "რეზო" ჩხეიძე; 8 December 1926 – 3 May 2015) was a Georgian film director, People's Artist of the USSR, best known for his Soviet-era drama films, including his 1964 World ...

; together they made eight films, including ''

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'' (1964), which was entered into the

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and '' The Saplings'' (1972); the film was entered into the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by L ...

where it won a Diploma. At the same time Laperadze successfully worked with other outstanding film directors such as

Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი, born 2 February 1934) is a Georgian-born film director. He was born in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, where he studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire and graduated in 1952 ...

Georgiy Shengelaya Giorgi Shengelaia ( ka, გიორგი შენგელაია; russian: Гео́ргий Никола́евич Шенгела́я; 11 May 1937 – 17 February 2020) was a Georgian and Soviet film director. He directed 14 films since 196 ...

and

Temur Babluani Temur Babluani ( ka, თემურ ბაბლუანი) (born 20 March 1948) is a Georgian film director, script writer, and actor. Bebluani was born in the mountainous Svanetian village of Chaguri in the Georgian SSR. He graduated from ...

. In 1975 Laperadze produced Otar Iosseliani`s film ''Pastorale'', the film received an award on

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

in 1982.

Filmography

* The Fallen Angel -1992. * The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho -1989 (TV Mini-Series). * Brother -1981. * Earth, This Is Your Son -1980. * My Friend, Uncle Vania - 1978. * Return -1977. * Bakula`s Pigs -1976. * Errantry -1975. * '' Pastorali'' - 1975. * The Wager - 1975. * Flowering Acacia -1974. * Autumn Sun -1973. * The Saplings -1972. * Peola - 1970. * The Star of My City -1970. * Look at These Young People -1969. * Matsi Khvitia -1966. *

-1964. * Seashore Path -1962.

References

External links

* http://www.geocinema.ge/ge/prod.php?kod5=404 * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487446/ * https://pipl.com/directory/name/Laperadze/Shota/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Laperadze, Shota 1930 births 1995 deaths Film directors from Georgia (country) Screenwriters from Georgia (country) Soviet film producers 20th-century screenwriters