Georgia: The Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia honours Lomer Akhvlediani’s memory and his immense effort in developing Georgian culture.
If Genius Georgian cinematographer Lomer Akhvlediani had been alive, he would have turned 90 on October 2, 2024.
Lomer Akhvlediani was born on October 2, 1934, in Tbilisi. In 1958, he graduated from the Faculty of Geology of the Polytechnic Institute of Georgia and, in 1975, the Faculty of Operating of the Moscow Film Institute (a. Tamerin’s and a. Workshop of Galperine).
Since 1957, he has been a producer at the TV and film studio Georgian Film.
As a cameraman, the producer worked with leading Georgian filmmakers, filmed Irakli Kvirikadze’s “Kevri” (1970), Tengiz Abuladze’s “Jewelry for the Turfos” (1971) and “The Tree of Dreams” (1976), Eldar Shengelia’s “Samanishvili’s stepmother” (1977) and “Express-information” (1993), Lana Ghogoberidze’s “Aurzauri in Salkhineti” (1975), Revaz Chkheidze’s “Motherland my motherland!” ” (1980) and “The Life of Don Quixote and Sanchos” (1989) etc.
He achieved significant success in films involving the creation of conditional space and colour decisions in composition, including “The Tree of Dreams” (Rustaveli State Prize, 1979) and “Samanishvili’s Stepmother” (Cairo International Film Festival Jury Special Prize, 1978).
Lomer Akhvlediani’s films are distinguished by their fantastic synth style, unique painting, and expressive portrait characteristics as writer-cameraman-shot documentary: “Cervantino” (1978), “Festival in Confolani” (1979), and “Confession” (1982).
Films: “Museum under the open air” (T. Abuladze, the doc., 1971), “Autumn Sun” (T. Palavandishvili, 1973), “Distribute warmth” (i. Asatiani, 1975), “In Shakespeare’s Homeland” (g. Mataradze, the doc., 1980), “Besame” ( n. Akhvlediani, 1989) and others.
Lomer Akhvlediani was a member of the board of the Confederation of Cinematographers and the Union of CinematographerS of Georgia.
In 1979 he became a honored achiever of Georgian and Dagestan art. In 1984, he was awarded the People’s Artist of Georgia title. In 1999, he became a laureate of the Order of Honor for his apparent contribution to developing Georgian cinematography and fruitful creative achievement.
