Lana Ghoghoberidze

Lana Ghoghoberidze studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and Tbilisi State University. Employment is recorded with Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. Positions recorded include Member of the Parliament of Georgia and Special Guest of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Work by Lana Ghoghoberidze is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Order of Friendship of Peoples, USSR State Prize and People's artist of the Georgian SSR.

• Name — Lana Gogoberidze • Native Name — ლანა ღოღობერიძე • Birth Name — Lana Gogoberidze • Born — 13 October 1928 • Birthplace — Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Film director, diplomat, politician • Years Active — 1958–present • Notable Works — Day Is Longer Than Night (1984) • Spouse — Vladimir Aleksi-Meskhishvili (m. 1958–1978; his death) • Children — 2 (including Salomé Alexi) • Awards — State Award of the USSR State Award of the Georgian SSR People's Artist of Georgia French Legion of Honour

Gogoberidze's mother was Nutsa Gogoberidze, another notable female Georgian director. Her father, Levan Gogoberidze, was murdered as a part of the Great Purge in 1937, while her mother was sent to a prison camp for twelve years. Because of the situation with her parents, Gogoberidze was first sent to an orphanage and later taken in by her aunts. She also wanted to become a director, but the relevant education was not accessible to her because both her parents were being politically persecuted. She instead studied English and American literature, including the work of Walt Whitman, at Tbilisi State University. Following the death of Stalin, she could go on to study at the Department of Film-making of Moscow State University, from which she graduated in 1958. Gogoberidze headed the Director's Studio at the Rustaveli Theatre School, Tbilisi, in 1975. In 1988, she became President of the International Association of Women Directors. She was elected to the Parliament of Georgia from 1992 to 1995. From 1996 to 2000, she was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In 2004, she served as Georgia's Ambassador to France. Gogoberidze's fiction and documentary movies have won several international awards. Her film Day Is Longer Than Night was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. In the same year, she was a member of the jury at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. She also holds the State Award of the USSR, the State Award of the Georgian SSR, the People's Artist of the Republic of Georgia and the French Legion of Honour. Gogoberidze was married beginning in 1958 to the architect Vladimir Aleksi-Meskhishvili (died 1978). She has two daughters, with Salomé Alexi also becoming a director.

She was employed by Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. Recorded positions include Member of the Parliament of Georgia, Special Guest of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and ambassador of Georgia to France. She belonged to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Lana Ghoghoberidze is recorded as having received Order of Friendship of Peoples, USSR State Prize and People's artist of the Georgian SSR. Lana Ghoghoberidze is recorded as film director, diplomat, politician, screenwriter and translator.