Alexandre Koberidze (born 19 October 1984) is a Georgian filmmaker and screenwriter. His credits include the films ''Let the Summer Never Come Again'' (2017) and '' What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?'' (2021).

Career

He directed several short films before his first feature, ''Let the Summer Never Come Again'' (2017), a

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which won the Grand Prix and Prix Premier prizes at the

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and the German Film Critics Association Prize. His second feature, 2021's '' What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?'', had its world premiere at the main competition of the

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, where it won the

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Prize. His 2025's feature film '' Dry Leaf'' will have its world premiere at the main competition of the

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, where it was nominated for the

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Personal life and education

Born in

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, he studied film and television there from 2001 to 2005. He then moved to

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in 2009 where he studied film directing at

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Filmography

Feature films

Short films

As actor

References

External links

* Film directors from Georgia (country) 1984 births Living people {{Georgia-film-director-stub