Lana Gogoberidze

Born in Tbilisi in 1928. Completed her directorial studies at the Moscow State University of Cinematography in 1958. Co-founder and first president of the association Kino Women International, director of directorial studies at the Rustaveli theatre school and the Studio Kartuli Pilmi (today Georgia Film). Jury member at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival in 1984. Her film The Waltz on the Pechora (1992) won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the International Forum of New Cinema in 1993. Member of the Georgian Parliament from 1992 to 1995. Her autobiography was published in 2019.