Levan Koguashvili (b. 1973, Tbilisi, USSR) is a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He studied at Moscow's VGIK and later received a graduate degree at NYU. While living in New York in 2002–2007, he made several documentaries and short films. After returning home, he filmed his fiction debut Street Days (Kuchis dgeebi, 2010), a drama about a drug addict that takes a critical look at the social situation in contemporary Tbilisi. The film won an award at the Rotterdam IFF. Equally socially-minded was his earlier documentary Women from Georgia (2008), about Georgian women from various social classes who have come to work illegally in New York and New Jersey as civilized slaves who sacrifice their lives for their families. Since his most recent film, Koguashvili has been talked about as an outstanding member of today's Georgian New Wave.
MFF Karlovy Vary
