<strong>Tbilisis</strong> <strong>saerTaSoriso</strong> <strong>kinofestivali</strong> TB<strong>ILIS</strong>I <strong>IN</strong>TERNAT<strong>IO</strong>NAL FILM FESTIVAL 84 irakli kvirikaZe 70 IRAKLI KVIRIKADZE 70
irakli kvirikaZe scenaristi da kinoreJisori irakli kvirikaZe TbilisSi, 1939 wlis 12 ivniss daibada. saqarTvelos xelovnebis damsaxurebuli moRvawe (1983). 1964 wels daamTavra <strong>Tbilisis</strong> saxelmwifo universitetis Jurnalistikis fakulteti, 1970 wels - moskovis kinematografiis sakavSiro saxelmwifo institutis kinosareJisoro fakulteti (grigori Cuxrais saxelosno). saqarTvelos satelevizio filmebis studiaSi gadaRebuli aqvs filmebi: `qvevri~ (1970), `pamiris mTebSi~(1971), `koncerti_72~ (1972), `sadRegr- Zelo~ (1973). 1975 wlidan kinostudia `qarTul filmSi~ gadaiRo mxatvruli filmebi: `qalaqi anara~ (1976), `mocurave~ (1981), `amxanag stalinis mogzauroba afrikaSi~ (1990) da sxva. misi scenaris mixedviT gadaRebulia 20_mde mxatvruli filmi, maT Soris: reJisor nana jorjaZis TiTqmis yvela mxatvruli filmi „meteoidiotis~ (2008) CaTvliT, `urCxuli anu viRac sxva~ (1988, reJ. aliaskar fatxulini), „limita~ (1994, reJ. denis evstigneevi), „luna papa~ (1999, reJ. baxtiar xudoinazarovi), „berZnuli ardade- IRAKLI KVIRIKADZE Scriptwriter and director Irakli Kvirikadze was born in Tbilisi, on 12 June, 1939. He is a honoured worker of Georgian arts (1983). In 1964 he was graduated from the faculty of journalism of Tbilisi State University and in 1970 – from film direction faculty of Moscow All-Union Institute of Cinematography (workshop of Grigori Chukhrai). He had made several films at TV films studio of Georgia: The Jar (1979), In Pamirs (1971) Concert-72 (1972) and The Toast (1973). Irakli Kvirikadze had made feature films at Georgian-Film Studio since 1975 such as The Little Town of Anara (1976), The Swimmer (1981), Comrade Stalin Goes to Africa (1990) and etc. Around 20 films were based on his scripts including: almost all feature films by Nana Djordjadze including Meteoidiot (2008), The Monster i.e. Someone Else (1988, directed by Aliascar Fakhtulin), Limita (1994, directed by Denis Evstigneev), Luna Papa (1999, directed by Bakhtiar Khudoinasarov), Greek Vacations (2005, directed by Vera Storozheva), gebi~ (2005, reJ. vera storoJeva), „Cveni drois gmiri` (2006, reJ. aleqsandr koti), „mama` (2007, reJ. ivan soloviovi) da sxva. irakli kvirikaZis scenariT Seiqmna ramdenime qarTuli multiplikaciuri filmic: `talanti~ (1981), `axla gamofrindeba Citi~ (1983), `Jangiani raindi~ (1984), `bo_bo~ (1985), `lokokina~ (1986) da sxva. 1989 wels safrangeTis scenarebis yovelwliur konkursze umaRlesi premia _ gran_pri mieniWa kinoscenars `loyebRaJRaJa don Juanis cremlebi~, TviTon kvirikaZe ki `safrangeTis 1989 wlis saukeTeso scenaristad~ aRiares. 1989 amerikaSi Catarebul sascenaro konkursSi prizi _ `hartli_merili~ _ saukeTeso scenarisaTvis misma scenarma `amerikeli meZavi~ moipova. ruseTsa da sxva qveynebSi gamocemuli romanebis, mravali moTxrobis, eseebisa da kinoscenarebis avtori irakli kvirikaZe sakuTar Tavs xSirad uwodebs „grafomans~ da Tavis mowodebadac, reJisuraze metad, ambebis Txzvas Tvlis. amJamad muSaobs amerikaSi, germaniasa da ruseT- Si. The Hero of Our Time (2006, directed by Alexandr Kot), The Father (2006, directed by Ivan Soloviov) and etc. Several Georgian animated films were based on Irakli Kvirikadze’s scripts such as The Talent (1981), Now the Bird will Fly Out (1983), Rusty Knight (1984), Bo-Bo (1984), The Snail (1986) and etc. At the French scripts annual competition Tears of Red- Cheeked Don Juan by Irakli Kvirikadze was awarded Grand Prix in 1989 and he himself was recognized as “The best scriptwriter of France for the year 1989.” Irakli Kvirikadze’s The American Prostitute was awarded the Hartley- Merrill Prize for Screenwriting at the contest held in the USA in 1989. Irakli Kvirikadze, the author of novels, many stories, essays and scripts published in Russia and other countries, often calls himself a pulp-writer and considers storytelling as his inspiration rather than film direction. Presently he works in America, Germany and Russia. <strong>Tbilisis</strong> <strong>saerTaSoriso</strong> <strong>kinofestivali</strong> TB<strong>ILIS</strong>I <strong>IN</strong>TERNAT<strong>IO</strong>NAL FILM FESTIVAL 85