Shota Laperadze

Shota Laperadze
Born	February 28, 1929
Died	March 11, 1995
Burial place	Saburtalo Cemetery
Alma mater	Tbilisi State University
Years active	1959-1995
Organization	Georgian Film Studio
Parents	Grigol Laperadze (father) Tatiana Nishnianidze (mother)

Shota Laperadze (1929-1995) was a Georgian film producer who produced twenty films between 1959 and 1995. From 1959 to 1991 he worked as a film producer at Georgian Film Studio. Later, from 1991 to 1995, Laperadze was a head of the film unions - “Aisi” and “Caucasus.” He has been a member of the Film-makers' Union of Georgia since 1978.

In 1974 he received an award as a best film producer for the film Mze Shemodgomisa (Autumn Sun). Especially fruitful was Laperadze's cooperation with Georgian film director Rezo Chkheidze; together they made eight films, including Father of a Soldier (1964), which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival^[1] and The Saplings (1972); the film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.^[2]

At the same time Laperadze successfully worked with other outstanding film directors such as Otar Iosseliani, Georgiy Shengelaya and Temur Babluani. In 1975 Laperadze produced Otar Iosseliani`s film Pastorale, the film received an award on Berlin International Film Festival in 1982.