Temur Babluani ( ka, თემურ ბაბლუანი) (born 20 March 1948) is a Georgian film director, script writer, and actor. Bebluani was born in the mountainous

Svaneti Svaneti or Svanetia (Suania in ancient sources; ka, სვანეთი ) is a historic province in the northwestern part of Georgia. It is inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians. Geography Situated on the southern sl ...

an village of Chaguri in the

Georgian SSR The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц� ...

. He graduated from

Tbilisi State Theater Institute Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million peo ...

in 1979, being tutored by

Tengiz Abuladze Tengiz Abuladze ( ka, თენგიზ აბულაძე; 31 January 1924 – 6 March 1994) was a Georgian film director, screenwriter, theatre teacher and People's Artist of the USSR. He is regarded as one of the best Soviet directors. ...

and

Irakli Kvirikadze Irakli, Irakly ( ka, ირაკლი), or Erekle ( ka, ერეკლე) is a Georgian version of the Greek name Heracles, and is a popular masculine name in Georgia. Notable people with these names include: Erekle *Erekle I, Prince of Mukhra ...

. He performed in the Soviet-era movies ''Our Youth'' (ღიმილის ბიჭები, 1969), ''Earth, This Is Your Son'' (მშობლიურო ჩემო მიწავ, 1980), and ''Cucaracha'' (კუკარაჩა, 1982); and directed ''The Flight of Sparrows'' (ბეღურების გადაფრენა, 1980), and ''The Brother'' (ძმა, 1981). His ''

The Sun of the Sleepless ''The Sun of the Sleepless'' ( ka, უძინართა მზე ''Udzinarta mze'', "Sleeping sun") is a 1992 Georgian drama film directed by Temur Babluani. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the S ...

'' (უძინართა მზე, 1992), for which he was also a composer, became a cult film in Georgia and won grand prizes at the festivals in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

(Georgia) and Sochi (Russia) as well as a Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the

43rd Berlin International Film Festival The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993. The Golden Bear was awarded to American-Taiwanese film '' The Wedding Banquet'' directed by Ang Lee and Chinese film '' Xiāng hún nǚ'' directed by Xi ...

. In 1996, he was one of the producers of '' A Chef in Love'' directed by Nana Jorjadze, which became the first, and so far the only, Georgian film to be nominated for the

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment in ...

. His elder son,

Géla Babluani Géla Babluani ( ka, გელა ბაბლუანი) is a Georgian–French film director. Babluani was born in Tbilisi, son of prominent director Temur Babluani. At 17 years of age, he and his three siblings were sent to study in France. ...

, is also a filmmaker; the younger, Giorgi, is an actor.

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თემურ ბაბლუანი
Geocinema.Ge 1948 births Living people People from Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Svan people Film directors from Georgia (country) Soviet film directors {{Georgia-film-director-stub