Rezo Gigineishvili
Rezo Davidovich Gigineishvili | |
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რევაზ დავითის ძე გიგინეიშვილი | |
| Born | Revaz Davidovich Gigineishvili March 19, 1982 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography |
| Occupations | Film director Screenwriter Film producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Organization | Nebo Film Company |
Revaz (Rezo) Davidovich Gigineishvili (Georgian: რევაზ დავითის ძე გიგინეიშვილი; born 19 March 1982) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1]
Biography
Gigineishvili was born on 19 March 1982 in Tbilisi to musician Irina Tsikoridze and physician David Gigineishvili, who during the Soviet period headed one of the health resorts in Borjomi. His elder maternal half-sister is Tamara Shengelia, a musician and the wife of journalist Matvey Ganapolsky.[2]
In 1991, he moved to Moscow. Since 1997, he has worked in television.
In 2005, he graduated from the directing department of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), studying under Marlen Khutsiev.
He worked as second unit director on Fyodor Bondarchuk’s film 9th Company.
Personal life
Gigineishvili's first marriage was to singer Anastasia Kochetkova. Their daughter, Maria, was born in 2006. The couple divorced in 2009.
In April 2010, he married actress Nadezhda Mikhalkova. They were married in a church ceremony on 29 October 2011 at the Bodbe Monastery in Georgia.[3] They have two children: daughter Nina (born 21 May 2011) and son Ivan (born 21 May 2013). The couple separated in 2017 and officially divorced on 23 October 2017.[4]
Filmography
Acting
- 2002 — Ice Age — Dato
- 2004 — Moscow. Central District 2 — Sandrik
- 2006 — Nine Months — clinic doctor
Director
- 2023 — Patient No. 1[5]
- 2022 — The Parish[6]
- 2019 — Sober Driver
- 2017 — About Love. For Adults Only (anthology film)
- 2017 — Hostages
- 2015 — Without Borders
- 2013–2015 — The Last of the Magikyans
- 2012 — Love with an Accent
- 2010 — Without Men
- 2006 — Nine Months
- 2006 — Heat
Second unit director
- 2009 — The Inhabited Island (two films)
Screenwriter
- 2019 — Sober Driver
- 2017 — Hostages
- 2015 — Without Borders
- 2012 — Love with an Accent
- 2006 — Heat
Producer
- 2020 — Guests from the Past
- 2019 — Sober Driver
- 2019 — How I Became Russian
- 2018 — Lapsi
- 2017 — Hostages
- 2016 — Bet on Love
- 2016 — Pushkin
- 2015–2016 — Roof of the World
- 2015 — Without Borders
- 2014 — Son for Father
- 2013–2015 — The Last of the Magikyans
- 2012 — Love with an Accent
- 2010 — Fog
- 2010 — Without Men
Music videos
- 2004 — Dato — Forgive Me
- Centr ft. Basta — City of Roads
- 2012 — Vlad Sokolovsky — Showers
- 2014 — Soso Pavliashvili — I Kiss Your Hands
- 2015 — Yolka — Home
- 2020 — Yolka & Zvonkiy — Times Are Not Chosen
Awards
- 2017 — Kinotavr Film Festival: Best Director for Hostages
- 2022 — Pilot TV Series Festival: Best Pilot for The Parish
- 2023 — Werner Herzog Film Award for Patient No. 1
References
- ^ "Rezo Gigineishvili: "On Screen I See Only Freaks!"". Moskovsky Komsomolets (in Russian). 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10.
- ^ "Tatler Teen: Alexander Ganapolsky". Tatler. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Nadezhda Mikhalkova and Rezo Gigineishvili married in Georgia". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Court finalizes divorce of Nadezhda Mikhalkova and Rezo Gigineishvili". 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "Rezo Gigineishvili to receive Werner Herzog Film Award". Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Results of the IV Pilot TV Series Festival". 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.