Gia Kereselidze
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Georgi (Gia) Kereselidze was born on March 13, 1966 in Tbilisi, Georgia, in a family that appreciated culture and greatly contributed to the arts. Both his father Konstantin Kereselidze, a documentary film director, and mother Larisa Alekseeva, an artist, developed Gia's love for art from his childhood. When Gia was nine years old his father gave him a movie camera, and Gia filmed his first animated film. Gia's early cartoons, such as ''Dangerous Fun" and ''Square of the Flower'', were awarded first prizes at numerous children's and youth film festivals. After graduating from The Academy of Arts in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1991, Gia presented his graduation project - the animated film ''Brighter Than The Sun'' at the MGM Animation Celebration Film Festival in Orlando, Florida.
Over the years, Gia has created multiple art projects in different media forms. After nine years working as Senior Graphic Designer at USA Today, Gia decided to establish his own production company ''Artmangia Pictures''. In 2007, his new animated film '' HOPE '' was shown at the Cannes "Short Corner" Film Festival and was selected by Mini Movie International TV Channel. "HOPE" won the Award for Best Animation at St. Andrew's Cross Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Animation at Washington DCIFF International Film Festival.
In 2016, his short film "SOLO" won "Best Director Award" at Cyprus IFF and "Recognition Award" at Hollywood IMPFF.
In 2017, "SOLO" won "Best Cinematography Award" at Nice 2017 IFF.
In 2019, Gia created three new short films: "LE COQ", "ROSE" and "ELIZIUM".
Gia is now working on his new feature film ''NINO'' - a historical drama about the life and endeavors of St. Nino, the Enlightener of Georgia (Iberia).
Over the years, Gia has created multiple art projects in different media forms. After nine years working as Senior Graphic Designer at USA Today, Gia decided to establish his own production company ''Artmangia Pictures''. In 2007, his new animated film '' HOPE '' was shown at the Cannes "Short Corner" Film Festival and was selected by Mini Movie International TV Channel. "HOPE" won the Award for Best Animation at St. Andrew's Cross Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Animation at Washington DCIFF International Film Festival.
In 2016, his short film "SOLO" won "Best Director Award" at Cyprus IFF and "Recognition Award" at Hollywood IMPFF.
In 2017, "SOLO" won "Best Cinematography Award" at Nice 2017 IFF.
In 2019, Gia created three new short films: "LE COQ", "ROSE" and "ELIZIUM".
Gia is now working on his new feature film ''NINO'' - a historical drama about the life and endeavors of St. Nino, the Enlightener of Georgia (Iberia).