Nikoloz Bezhanishvili
director
Nikoloz Bezhanishvili is a Tbilisi-based freelance filmmaker. He is the author of three short feature films, seventeen short documentaries, and two full-length documentaries.
He has edited five documentaries as well. In 2004, Nikoloz graduated from the Georgian State University of Theatre and Film, Department of Film Directing.
His short fiction film "Yesterday, Today" was screened and awarded by several film festivals. Nikoloz's first short documentary is about the Russia-Georgia war in 2008 based on personal interviews and real-life stories of refugees who fled their homes during the war. In 2011, he made 16 documentary TV series "Green Ball" about environmental issues in his country.
Later, in 2015, Nikoloz produced his first future documentary, "Black Square," about female drug addicts in Georgia. The film was shown and awarded at the last several international film festivals.
In 2015 he attended the documentary program American Film Showcase at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) in Los Angeles. In 2022, Nikoloz's future documentary "The Northeast Winds" premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Since 2015 Nikoloz has been a member of the International Documentary Association (IDA).
Filmography
- 2022 THE NORTHEAST WINDS - 94 min - Georgia - Director, Producer, Cinematographer
- 2000 THE STORY - fiction - 10 min - Georgia - Director, Producer
- 2003 YESTERDAY, TODAY - fiction - 20 min - Georgia - Director, Producer
- 2006 TWO MUSICIANS - fiction - 20 min - Georgia - Director, Producer
- 2008 TENT CITY - 25 min - Georgia - Director, Producer
- 2011 GREEN BALL - 16 documentary TV series - Georgia - Director, Editor
- 2015 BLACK SQUARE - 52 min - Georgia - Director, Producer
- 2016 SEX WORKERS IN GEORGIA - 10 min - Georgia - Director, Producer, Cinematographer
- 2017 DIARY OF PATIENT - 20 min - Georgia - Director, Producer, Cinematographer