Shalva Gedevanishvili

Directing

Shalva Gedevanishvili

Born — Died

1897-02-23 — 1990-01-21

Known for

Directing

Credits

23 titles

Known for

The Journey of Animation in Georgia poster
NR

A journey through the world of Georgian animation. from its early beginnings and historical challenges to modern reality.

The Journey of Animation in Georgia

2023

I'm Coming Back poster
9.0

The film is about a young Georgian poet Mirza Gelovani, who died in WWII. It also tells the story of Mirza Gelovani’s contemporaries who sacrificed their youth to their homeland

I'm Coming Back

1982

Spare Wheel poster
NR

Gogi is on his way to celebrate the New Year. On the snowy road, he meets a beautiful girl whose car broke down. Gogi gives the tire of his car to beautiful stranger, and he himself, fascinated by his own behavior, meets the New Year alone in the car on a deserted road.

Spare Wheel

1977

No artwork available
9.5

Soviet border guards detained a suspicious individual who claimed to be a lost archaeologist. However, the soldiers were alarmed by the radio transmitter and code he possessed. The case was handed over to the KGB, who were tasked with tracking down and neutralising the foreign intelligence agent the detainee had been in contact with.

Game Without Tie

1967

The Last Masquerade poster
5.8

The revolutionary struggle of the Georgian proletariat is the central theme of this story. The narrative follows the life and fate of a young revolutionary named Mito. After the Mensheviks disrupt a railway strike, Mito is sentenced to three years in prison, and his father is executed. During his time in prison, Mito shares a cell with an old Bolshevik, which transforms the hot-headed and unstable young man into a conscious Bolshevik. Soon, World War I begins, and Mito, who has just been released from prison, is sent to war.

The Last Masquerade

1934

The Abduction Golden-Haired Beauty poster
NR

A modern interpretation of a folk tale about a golden-haired beauty abducted by a monster.

The Abduction Golden-Haired Beauty

1979

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Abduction Golden-Haired Beauty poster
NR

A modern interpretation of a folk tale about a golden-haired beauty abducted by a monster.

The Abduction Golden-Haired Beauty

1979

Niko and Siko poster
NR

Friends Niko and Siko leave the old painting that depicts them and embark on a journey to find their own home. However, they are disoriented by the unfamiliar city, its new highways, and cheerful, intelligent inhabitants. Instead of the narrow, poor streets and huts they remember, they find themselves in a vastly different landscape. By morning, Niko and Siko return to the museum, their quest for home still ongoing.

Niko and Siko

1961

Great Bakuri poster
NR

In the place where Bakuriani is today, there used to be an impenetrable forest. A little farther away was the village of Fafa (which means porridge). In this village, instead of snow, delicious sweet porridge fell from the sky. The village was inhabited by idlers and lazy people. They knew how to do nothing but eat and sleep. One lazy man grumbled all the time and was nicknamed the Grumbler. Another was always complaining and was called the Complainer. The third was used to crying and was named the Crybaby.

Great Bakuri

1971

No artwork available
10.0

A Curonian Curonian puppy, guarding a flock of sheep with a shepherd, scared a sleeping wolf with his barking. Imagining himself strong and brave after that, Curon began to ignore the danger.…

Kursha

1954

Shark's tooth poster
9.0

Poor brothers, Ali and Hussain, support their family through the dangerous and hard work. Once, while being in the open sea, they were attacked by a shark. Instead of his older brother, who died in the fight with the shark, from now on the younger one has to carry the heavy burden of the family, but he believes that when he groes up, he will escape from the poverty.

Shark's tooth

1960

A Small Ball - Swagger poster
NR

Three stories about Sharik the show-off, the gluttonous little Bear, and the mischievous Monkey.

A Small Ball - Swagger

1971

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

როგორ ააშენეს სახლი

1965

Three Friends poster
NR

Jointly a turtle, a sparrow and a mouse stand up to a fox

Three Friends

1943

Ranting Kid poster
4.0

An animated film about a kid goat who ignores his mother's advice and runs away from home. But he has no idea that a wolf is about to find him and eat him! At the very last minute, the kid goat's mother learns of the wolf's intentions and asks a brave dog for help. Will they manage to save the kid goat?

Ranting Kid

1952

No artwork available
NR

Shadiman Chavchavadze and Shalva Gedevanishvili's animation short about vocation.

The Gardener

1975

The Molly-Coddle poster
7.0

A firm Stalinistic statement on the value of sports, making one molly-coddled bear a bit stronger.

The Molly-Coddle

1950

The Molly-Coddle poster
7.0

A firm Stalinistic statement on the value of sports, making one molly-coddled bear a bit stronger.

The Molly-Coddle

1950

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

გმირი

1963

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

გმირი

1963