Mother and Daughter, or The Night Is Never Complete
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, on October 13th, 1928. Her mother, Nutsa Gogoberidze, was the first Georgian female filmmaker. In 1953, Lana Gogoberidze graduated from Tbilisi State University. In 1958, she entered VGIK, Moscow State University of Cinematography, the only existing film school in the Soviet Union. Very soon, she became a part of the so-called New Wave of Georgian cinema, known as 'samotsianelebi' or the Generation of the 60s. Her films are considered as one of the first feminist films in the Soviet Union. In 1975, she co-founded and headed the Director’s Studio of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film faculty at the Georgian State University. In 1988, Lana Gogoberidze was elected President of the KIWI / Kino Women International /, headquartered in London. She has served as a jury member and chair at numerous international film festivals, including Berlin, Oberhausen, Rio de Janeiro, Créteil, Jerusalem, San-Remo, Thessaloniki, Tbilisi, and Mannheim.
Lana Gogoberidze was one of the initiators in founding the National Film Center in Georgia, modeled after the French system. In 1997, Lana Gogoberidze is awarded the French National Order of Merite, and in 2021 she has received the title of the Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, a French state prize recognizing contribution to the field of art and literature.
Filmography: Deda-Shvili an rame ar aris arasodes bolome bneli (2023), Okros Dzapi (2019), Valsi Pechoraze (1992), Oromtriali (1987), Aurzauri salkhinetshi (1975), Peristvaleba (1968), Erti tsis kvesh (1961)
