Sergo Buiglishvili

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Three decades of Georgian cinema and television

sbuiglishvili@gmail.com(+995) 599 155115
Tbilisi, Georgia
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Current Roles

Founder & Director

Europlant Georgia LLC

2007 – Present•Tbilisi, Georgia

Key Responsibilities

Founded and managing the company’s full operations
Strategic business development and partnerships
Overseeing import and distribution operations

Film Director

Independent

1992 – Present•Tbilisi, Georgia

Key Responsibilities

Directing documentary and promotional films
Over 100 television projects completed
International festival participation and awards

Professional Journey

Over three decades in film, television, and business

Trainer — Public Relations & Mass Media

Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration

2015 – 2017Tbilisi, Georgia
Led training course on Public Relations and Mass MediaCovered television, cinema, and advertising disciplines

Chief Director — Information & Sports Service

Georgian Public Broadcasting

2003 – 2005Tbilisi, Georgia
Led directing for all information and sports programmingManaged live broadcasts and breaking news coverageSupervised a team of directors and technical staff

Documentary Film Director

INTERNEWS

2003 – 2004Tbilisi, Georgia
Directed documentary films on social and political topicsProduced “Lado Asatiani” — nominated for State PrizeDirected “Bzari” — funded by USAID/IRIS

Lecturer — TV Directing & Editing

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

2003 – 2004Tbilisi, Georgia
Taught fundamentals of television directingLectured on the art of film and video editingMentored journalism students in visual storytelling

Producer

TV Company “Imedi”

2002 – 2003Tbilisi, Georgia
Produced television programs and special projectsCoordinated between editorial and technical departments

Director & Executive Producer

Georgian Television — Channel I

1993 – 2002Tbilisi, Georgia
Directed literary, theatrical, art, and folk programmingExecutive produced over 100 television projectsDirected presidential and patriarchal New Year’s addresses (2001–2003)Created award-winning cultural programs including “Kimerioni” and “Art-Express”

Press Service

Georgian Delegation to Austria & European Organizations

1993Vienna, Austria
Served in the press office of Georgia’s permanent delegationMedia relations with European organizations

Director

Georgian Television — Channel I

1992 – 2002Tbilisi, Georgia
Television directing for Channel I programming

Education

Film studies and directing mastery

Higher Film Directing Courses

Shota Rustaveli Theatre & Film State Institute

Rezo Esadze’s Workshop

1997 – 2001Tbilisi, Georgia

Film Studies — Film Faculty

Shota Rustaveli Theatre & Film State Institute

1991 – 1996Tbilisi, Georgia

Scientific Film Directing (Training)

NASA Film Studio

1990Houston, USA

Amateur Film Directing

Studio “Pionerfilm” — Republican Youth Palace

1987 – 1991Tbilisi, Georgia

Capabilities

Professional Skills

Film & TV DirectionDocumentary FilmmakingTelevision ProductionLive Broadcast DirectionBusiness ManagementTeam LeadershipProject ManagementTeaching & MentoringPublic RelationsEvent Production

Languages

🇬🇪Georgian🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English🇵🇱Polish🇮🇹Italian

Creative Skills

Visual StorytellingCinematographyScreenwritingMontage & EditingArt DirectionStage Direction

Filmography

Selected documentary films, TV productions, and award-winning works

2005

The Great Silk Road

Feature Documentary

53 min
2004

BP in Georgia

Promotional Film

PR campaign for the BTC Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline project

10 minINTERNEWS / BP
2003

Lado Asatiani

Feature Documentary

52 minStudio “Georgian Telefilm”
Nominated for Georgian State Prize, 2003
2003

Bzari (The Crack)

TV Documentary

26 minINTERNEWS / IRIS / USAID
2000 / 2002

The World of Permanent Connection

Promotional Films

26 min / 30 minNeostudio
2000

Irakli Parjiani

TV Documentary

45 minChannel I
1999

On the Road

TV Documentary Series

Screenplay by Gela Charkviani. Presidential campaign documentary series.

90 min (3 episodes)Neostudio
1998

Ketevan Nutsubidze

TV Documentary

35 minChannel I
1997

Chronicles from the Life of a Great Patriot — Ilia Chavchavadze 160

TV Documentary Series

140 min (8 episodes)Channel I
1997

Detective Without a Smile

Student Film

7 min
Diploma — IV International Student Festival of Audio Visual Arts, Kiev, Ukraine (2001)
1997

Samtavro Convent

Documentary

30 min
Special Prize — Moscow International Student Film Festival, VGIK (2001)
1990

What Do We Know About NASA

Science Documentary

26 minNASA Film Studio, Houston
1989

The Last Bell

Documentary (16mm film)

30 minPionerfilm
Grand Prix — V International Amateur Film Festival KADR, Warsaw, Poland (1989)

Television Productions

Major TV programs and live broadcasts

Ekonomiqsi

Weekly Economic-Analytical Program

40 min•2003

At the End of the Day

Daily News-Analytical Program (Live)

90 min•2002–2003

Kimerioni

Arts Program

40 min × 36 episodes•2001–2002

Press Vector

Weekly Analytical Program

25 min × 30 episodes•2001–2002

Communicator

Daily Interactive Talk Show (Live)

40 min•1999–2001

Art Express

Contemporary Art Program

30 min × 8 episodes•2000–2001

Georgian National Ballet

Arts Program — Sukhishvili 50th Anniversary

30 min × 7 episodes•2000–2001

University — 80

TV Documentary Series — TSU 80th Anniversary

5 films•1998

Pirosmani

TV Musical — Ensemble Iveria

150 min•1996

Tele-Cine-Video

Weekly Film Arts Program

40 min × 40 episodes•1993–1997

Get in Touch

Open for collaboration and new projects

Email

sbuiglishvili@gmail.com

Phone (Mobile)

(+995) 599 155115

Address (Home)

Barnovi st. #90, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia

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