Shota Laperadze Explained

Shota Laperadze
Birth Date:February 28, 1929
Death Date:March 11, 1995
Burial Place:Saburtalo Cemetery
Alma Mater:Tbilisi State University
Years Active:1959-1995
Organization:Georgian Film Studio
Mother:Tatiana Nishnianidze
Father:Grigol Laperadze

Shota Laperadze (1929-1995) was a Georgian film producer 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 Rezo Chkheidze; together they made eight films, including Father of a Soldier (1964), which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival[1] and The Saplings (1972); the film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.[2]

At the same time Laperadze successfully worked with other outstanding film directors such as Otar Iosseliani, Georgiy Shengelaya and Temur Babluani. In 1975 Laperadze produced Otar Iosseliani`s film Pastorale, the film received an award on Berlin International Film Festival in 1982.

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  1. Web site: 4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965) . 2012-12-06 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116145645/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1965 . 2013-01-16 .
  2. Web site: 8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973) . 2013-01-04 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194922/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1973 . January 16, 2013 .