Alexander Kvatashidze
Was born in 1977 in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1992-1996 he studied in Nikoladze Art College, where he gained a diploma of Artist-Sculptor. In 1996-2001 He studied in Tbilisi State University, where he obtained BA degree in Arts and humanities. From 2001 Alexander has worked as a DoP and/or Editor on local and international film and TV projects. In 2005 he won the Muskie Fellowship stipend, which allowed him to take a graduate course at the Film department of the California State University in San Jose in 2005-2006. In 2007 Alexander together with his colleagues founded Monitor Studio, an investigative documentary program studio, which, according to the Open Society Institute survey, has the highest credibility among media experts in Georgia. In 2009 Alexander started Lokokina Studio, which produces and co-produces creative documentaries and fiction projects. Many of the films that Alexander worked on were selected for international film festivals such: AFI, Hotdocs, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and other film fests.