Zaza Rusadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1977.
Zaza Rusadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1977. Rusadze worked for the Georgian State TV for several years. In 1996 he was accepted at the film school HFF "Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam in directing class and moved to Germany.
During his study Zaza has worked as News Cutter for German TV Channels and as a translator for the Film Festivals in Berlin, Leipzig and Cottbus. In 2003 Zaza Rusadze received his degree in directing. Zaza worked as assistant director on film sets of Ineke Smits, Dito Tsintsadze, Otar Ioseliani, Julia Lokttev, Thierry and Téona Grenade, Martin Koolhoven.
In 2007 Rusadze founded the Film Production and Distribution Company Zazarfilm in Tbilisi and splits his time between Europe and Georgia since. From 2015 Zaza works in the Selection Committee of the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2016
MY HAPPY FAMILY
a feature film by Nana Ekvtimishvili & Simon Gross
1st Assistant Director
Augenschein DE | Polarefilm GE | Arizonafilms FR
2012
DZMA - FRERE
a feature film by Teona & Thierry Grenade
1st Assistant Director
MPM Film FR | Cinetech, Millimeterfilm GE
2010
THE LONELIEST PLANET
a feature film by Julia Loktev
1st Assistant Director
Parts and Labor USA | Flying Moon DE
2009
CHANTRAPAS
a feature film by Otar Iosseliani
3rd Assistant Director
Pierre Grise Productions | FR
2008
THE AVIATRIX OF KAZBEK
a feature film by Ineke Smits
2nd Assistant Director & Dialog Coach
Isabella Films NL
PRIZES, AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2013
Best Feature Film for A FOLD IN MY BLANKET
at the 17th Queer Lisboa International Film Festival
2009
Discovery Award for FOLDS AND CRACKS
at the 19th Festival of East European Cinema in Cottbus
2007
THE MAN FROM THE EMBASSY - Silver Astor Award for Best Script and Award for Best Film of the Festival by the ACCA (Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina) at Mar Del Plata Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004
Audience Award Punto de Vista for BANDITS –
Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, Pamplona/Spain
2004
Best International Documentary for BANDITS –
Intern. Festival of Young Filmmakers, Miskolc/Hungary
2003
Media Prize Babelsberg 2003
BANDITS nominated for the Best Graduation Documentary Film