Otar Iosseliani is a Georgian film director. He was born in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, where he studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire and graduated in 1952 with a diploma in composition, conducting and piano.
April is a short romance-drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani. The film was produced in 1961 in Iosseliani's early period while still in his native Georgia.
The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996.
Farewell, Home Sweet Home is a 1999 French comedy film directed by Otar Iosseliani. It was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
Dito Tsintsadze is a Georgian film director and screenwriter. He has directed thirteen films since 1988. His film Lost Killers was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 he was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Starting from the year 1996 he lives and works in Berlin.
The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.
Ethnic Georgians in Russia number 157,803, according to the 2010 Russian Census.
La Chasse aux papillons is a 1992 French drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani.
The 52nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6 to 17, 2002. The festival opened with Heaven by Tom Tykwer. New print of Charlie Chaplin's 1940 American satirical dramedy film The Great Dictator was the closing film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to British–Irish film Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass and Japanese Animated film Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Les Favoris de la lune is a 1984 French drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani.
The 19th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 July 1995. The Golden St. George was not awarded.
Shota Laperadze (1930-1995) was a Georgian film producer who produced twenty films between 1959 and 1994. 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.
Et la lumière fut is a 1989 French drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani.
Bernard Eisenschitz is a French film critic, subtitler and historian. He has also directed, produced and restored films.
Otar is a Georgian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Monday Morning is a 2002 French comedy film directed by Otar Iosseliani.
Gardens in Autumn is a 2006 French comedy film directed by Otar Iosseliani.
Nicolas Zourabichvili is a French composer of Georgian origin.
Falling Leaves is a 1966 Soviet drama film directed by Otar Iosseliani. The film was screened at the International Critics' Week of the 1968 Cannes Film Festival.
Julie Mathilde Charlotte Claire Bertuccelli is a French director born February 12, 1968, in Boulogne-Billancourt.
