Nana Janelidze
Nana Janelidze (Georgian: ნანა ჯანელიძე, born 7 August 1955) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter.
Nana Janelidze | |
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ნანა ჯანელიძე | |
 Janelidze at the Odesa International Film Festival, 2014 | |
| Born | 7 August 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Biography
Janelidze was born on 7 August 1955 in Tbilisi. She studied at Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University under Tengiz Abuladze, graduating in 1981.[1]
Janelidze worked with Tengiz Abuladze on the 1984 film Repentance as screenwriter and music designer. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the Nika Award in six categories, including Best Screenplay.[1]
In 1994 she wrote and directed the film Iavnana, which won her the State Prize of Georgia and Jakob Gogebashvili pedagogical prize.[2]
In 2000 Janelidze and actress Nanuka Khuskivadze founded the film production studio N&N.[3] In 2008-2009 Janelidze managed a project in which N&N studios collaborated with the Association for Film Heritage Protection to restore the 1912 film Journey of Akaki Tsereteili to Racha-Lechkhumi, Georgia's first documentary film.[4]
In 2011 Janelidze directed and co-wrote the film Will There Be a Theatre Up There?!, starring Kakhi Kavsadze, based on the true life story of the Kavsadze family. The film won a Nika Award for Best Film of the CIS and Baltic States.[3]
In 2012 she began presenting a cinema program on Folk-Radio. From 2013 to 2016 she was the director of the Georgian National Film Centre.[2]
In 2019 a teaser was released of a biographical film on the life of Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka, directed by Janelidze, in a co-production between Georgia and Ukraine.[5]
Filmography
| Year | English name | Original title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Big Boy and Little Boy | Didi bichi da patara bichi | Yes | Yes | short film | [2] |
| 1984 | Repentance | Monanieba | No | Yes[lower-alpha 1] | also music designer | |
| 1985 | Family | Ojakhi | Yes | Yes | short TV film | |
| 1988 | Holiday | Dghesastsauli | No | No | as an actor | |
| 1994 | Lullaby | Iavnana | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Tengiz Abuladze | Tengiz Abuladze | Yes | Yes | documentary | |
| 2003 | Dreams of the Dry Bridge | Mshrali khidis sizmrebi | Yes | Yes | also producer | |
| 2005 | Christmas Present | Sashobao sachukari | Yes | Yes | short film | |
| 2010 | Knights of Georgian Chant | Galobis Raindebi | Yes | No | docudrama | |
| 2011 | Will There Be a Theatre Up There?! | Netavi ik Teatri aris?! | Yes | Yes | also producer |
Notes
- Co-writer with Tengiz Abuladze and Rezo Kveselava.
References
- "Will there be a theatre up there?!". Tbilisi Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
- "Nana Janelidze". Georgian National Film Centre. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
- "Janelidze, Nana". Golden Apricot International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
- "Film Heritage: Journey of Akaki Tsereteili to Racha-Lechkhumi in 1912 – manager of the project Nana Janelidze, film director". Georgian National Film Centre. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- Kabatsiy, Maria (25 February 2019). "On her birthday, the first teaser of a biopic about Lesya Ukrainka has been published". style.nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.