Géla Babluani
Géla Babluani ( Georgian გელა ბაბლუანი ; * 1979 in Tbilisi ) is a Georgian director and screenwriter.
Life
Géla is the son of director Temur Babluani . At the age of 17, Géla Babluani came to France with his three siblings. In 2002 he made his first short film, A Fleur de Peau . His first feature film 13 Tzameti was made in 2005.
Babluani also directed the Hollywood remake of 13 Tzameti , which premiered in March 2010 under the title 13 . Jason Statham , Mickey Rourke , Ben Gazzara and Alexander Skarsgård play the main roles in the remake , as well as 50 Cent .
Filmography
- 2002: À fleur de peau - screenplay and direction
- 2005: 13 Tzameti - screenplay and director
- 2006: L'héritage / L'âme perdue des sommets - script and direction with Temur Babluani
- 2010: 13 - Screenplay and Director
Awards
- For his feature film debut, Babluani received the Luigi De Laurentiis Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2005 .
Web links
- The moment of transformation , interview on critic.de
- Literature by and about Géla Babluani in the catalog of the German National Library
- Géla Babluani in theInternet Movie Database(English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Babluani, Géla |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ბაბლუანი, გელა (Georgian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |