IRINA KURTISHVILI

Independent film artist, production designer for film and TV projects, curator of projects, founder of creative and institutional initiatives

Lives and works in Cologne, Germany and Tbilisi, Georgia

1966 Born in Tbilisi, Georgia
1983 - 1989 Study of painting, graphics and scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts / Tbilisi / Georgia
1997 Postgraduate Diploma in Audiovisual Media / Academy of Media Arts Cologne / Germany
2001 Co-Founder of Medea Film Production Service Tbilisi / Georgia
2002 Founder and artistic director of “Made in Germany” / section of German films at the Tbilisi International Film Festival

Professional Experience

Lectures and Workshops

2004 - 2006 International Artists Workshops. Collaboration with State Academy of Fine Arts Tbilisi and Goethe Institute Georgien
1998 - 2005 Guest lecturer at the ifs International Film School Cologne / Germany
2003 - 2005 Guest lecturer at the Institute for Media Studies / Ruhr University Bochum / Germany

Film & TV

2010 Production designer for “Arbeit – Entheiligt werde dein Name!“ / Work – desecrated becomes your name!” produced by Hupe Film / supported by Filmfoundation NRW and ZDF (broadcaster) / Das Kleine Fernsehspiel / Germany / In development
2009 Production manager in Georgia for ”Jagd nach dem goldenen Vlies” produced by Ilona Grundmann Filmproduktion for Terra X / ZDF /
Germany
2007 Graphic design for “Made in Berlin“/ „Morgenmagazin” ARD (broadcaster) / Germany
2005 Production designer for “Die große Depression – Made in Germany” produced by Una Film / supported by Filmfoundation NRW and ZDF /
Das Kleine Fernsehspiel / Germany
2004 Graphic design for “Servicezeit” WDR (broadcaster) / Germany
2003 Production manager in Georgia for ”Swiss investments in Transcaucasia” / produced by Crossborder / Basel
1999 Production designer for “Here Comes the Dawn” / produced by Studio Georgian Film / Tbilisi
1996 Author of art and culture magazine for children ”Red Balloon“ / supported by DAAD Foundation / Germany
1992 Production designer for “Spiralle” produced by Studio Georgian Film and Ostankino / (broadcaster) / Moscow

Design Projects

2010 Exhibition premises for the Georgian National Film Center at the European Film Market / 60. Berlinale / Berlin
2000 Exhibition premises for “Bruck Lichtsysteme” Light + Building Messe Frankfurt

Solo exhibitions

2010 “Eurostyle” / Work in progress
2009 “Le grand Rendez -Vous” / Boutique Velangel / Cologne
2009 “Tbilisi Affairs” / Gallery Georgia Berlin
2002 “Scenography today” / State Academy of Fine Arts Tbilisi
2001 “Something about Love“ White Gallery / Tbilisi
1996 “Aspects of contemporary TV Design” / State Academy of Fine Arts Tbilisi
1992 “Bohemian world of the old Tbilisi” / Tbilisi History Museum Karvasla, Georgia

Group exhibitions

2009 “Tbilisi Underground” / Espace Cosmopolis / Nantes
1999 “Nuites Blanches” Casino-Adjara / Tbilisi
1998 „N-Context“ / N Gallery / Tbilisi
1997 “Ich Narr des Glücks“ / Heinrich Heine Exhibition / Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
1994 “On the other Side of History” / House of Cinema / Tbilisi
1993 “Silk Road” / Tbilisi History Museum Karvasla
1992 “Bohemian world of the old Tbilisi” / Georgian cultural center / Moscow
1992 “Against the Forbidden East Art” / Sovangard Gallery / Vienna
1991 “Painting Architecture” / House of Cinema / Tbilisi
1990 “Art de Géorgie – URSS” / Centre de Congrés et d’Éxpositions / Montreux

Curatorial Works

2010 ”Sergei Parajanov” Film Event and Photo Exhibition / Filmforum Museum Ludwig / Cologne / In development
2010 “Passion and Utopia” Exhibition and Film Event. / In development
2008 - 2002 “Made in Germany” / section of German films at the Tbilisi International Film Festival www.tbilisifilmfestival.ge
2007 “Location Georgien” Photo Exhibition and Film Event / www.locationgeorgien.de
Trinity Church and Filmforum Museum Ludwig /Cologne
Willy-Brandt-House and Arsenal Kino / Berlin
Georgian National Museum/ Tbilisi History Museum Karvasla
1992 “German Architects in Tbilisi 19st Century“ Photo Exhibition /Georgian National Library /Tbilisi

Publications, Articles & Reviews

2009 Ia Wekua “Black and white town and its coloured protagonists“ 24 Saati / Issue 24 / Tbilisi
2007 Lily Khositashvili “Parajanov, Sheep and Women at Berlin International Film Festival” “Georgia Today” ” issue 345 / Tbilisi
2007 Lily Khositashvili “ Location Georgia: German Photographers´ Works on Georgia Presented in Berlin” “Georgia Today” December 7-13 / Tbilisi
2007 Ana Tsimintia “Location Georgien: International Photo Exibition in Karvasla” “Georgia Today” December 7-13 / Tbilisi
2007 Irina Kurtishvili “Location: Georgien - or microscopic enlarged place” 24 Saati, Issue 66 / Tbilisi
2007 Irina Kurtishvili “Location: Georgien - or microscopic enlarged place“ “Cinema/Ckheli Shokoladi” / Magazine / Issue 5 / Tbilisi
2007 Irina Kurtishvili “Location: Georgien” Medea publication / Cologne
2004 Rebecca Gould “Art from home: The Life of a Georgian Artist in Germany” “Georgia Today” issue 235 / Tbilisi
2000 Fried Nielsen “Wind, der weht. Georgien im Wandel“ Societäts Verlag / Frankfurt
1996 Reiner Thies ”Spazieren im Computer-Park” „Köln Rundschau“ July 12 / Cologne
1996 Eteri Eradse “Big play” “Georgian Film” issue 33 / Tbilisi