Rezo Esadze-85

On February 21, an exhibition of works and the presentation of a catalog by the Georgian film director, screenwriter, actor, artist, and poet Rezo Esadze were held at the Georgian Museum of Fine Arts, while a star bearing his name was unveiled in front of the Rustaveli Cinema. The event was dedicated to the artist's 85th jubilee.

Rezo Esadze is a Cavalier of the Order of Honor, Honored Worker of Art of Georgia, recipient of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize, winner of republican, all-Union, and international festival awards, holder of the Honorary Orders of the International Catalogs of Cambridge and Washington, and a member of the Artists' and Cinematographers' Unions of Georgia and Russia.

He has directed 11 films: "The Ceiling, or Material for an Unfinished Film"; "Nylon New Year Tree" (1st place at the Rotterdam International Film Festival; Grand Prix at the Avellino International Film Festival); "Wedding Gift"; "The Mill on the Outskirts of the City"; "Love at First Sight" (1st place at the Rotterdam International Film Festival); "Flickers"; "Every Saturday" (named the best foreign film at the Budapest International Film Festival); "Stopwatch"; "Four Leaves"; "Fro"; "Once".

He has performed 10 leading and numerous episodic roles in films by various authors. Notable among them are Varlam ("Town, Anara", Grand Prix for best male performance at the Gabrovo International Film Festival); Gyo the Crier ("Tbilisi – Paris – Tbilisi"); Gaspara the Tavern Keeper and Sosika the Shepherd ("Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining"), Leonardo, and others.

Esadze's personal exhibitions have at various times been hosted by Tbilisi, Munich, Geneva, Tel Aviv... His works are preserved in private and museum collections. He has been engaged in pedagogical activities since 1975. In 2001, he published his first collection of poems.