title: Shota Laperadze
text: # Shota Laperadze
  
  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 and The Saplings (1972); the film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.
  
  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.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  * The Fallen Angel -1992.
  * The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho -1989 (TV Mini-Series).
  * Brother -1981.
  * Earth, This Is Your Son -1980.
  * My Friend, Uncle Vania - 1978.
  * Return -1977.
  * Bakula`s Pigs -1976.
  * Errantry -1975.
  * Pastorali - 1975.
  * The Wager - 1975.
  * Flowering Acacia -1974.
  * Autumn Sun -1973.
  * The Saplings -1972.
  * Peola - 1970.
  * The Star of My City -1970.
  * Look at These Young People -1969.
  * Matsi Khvitia -1966.
  * Father of a Soldier -1964.
  * Seashore Path -1962.
  