Rezo Cheishvili

Revaz (Rezo) Cheishvili (, 24 April 1933 – 11 September 2015) was a Georgian writer and scriptwriter.

Early life and education
Cheishvili was born in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union in 1933. He moved to Tbilisi, the capital, in 1954 to continue his studies. In 1958 he graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in Georgian language and literature.

Career
Film
Cheishvili worked from 1961 to 1992 at the 'Georgian Film' studio as a film editor and served on the Film Script Administrative Board. He was a leading member of the Creative Association. He edited various Georgian literary journals and newspapers.

Rezo Cheishvili was the scriptwriter of feature-length films My Friend Nodari, Samanishvili’s Stepmother and the widely famed The Blue Mountains, which was directed by noted Georgian director Eldar Shengelaia.

Literature
Cheishvili’s short stories and novels have been published in several countries.Reso Tscheischwili: Die himmelblauen Berge

Personal life
Cheishvili died at his Kutaisi apartment on 11 September, 2015, aged 82.

 Books 
 Blue Mountains, 1980; Bakur Sulakauri Publishing 2013 
 New Kuru, Palitra L Publishing, 2011
 Works in Seven Volumes, Kutaisi publishing Centre, 2010-2012
 Red Flower of Wild Rose, Palitra L Publishing, 2010 
 Third Way: About Kutaisi and others, Kutaisi publishing Centre, 2003
 Selected Short Stories, Kutaisi publishing Centre, 2003
 Month of Ripening, Kutaisi publishing Centre, 2003
 Three Novels, Kutaisi publishing Centre, 2003
 A Comet, Merani Publishing, 1999
 Robbers, Merani Publishing 1999
 Dali, Merani Publishing, 1992
 My Friend Nodar, Nakaduli Publishing, 1990
 Selected Works in two Volumes, Sov. Georgia, 1989-1993
 First, Sov. Georgia Publishing, 1988
 Oh, My Vineyard, Merani Publishing, 1987; Bakur Sulakauri Publishing 2003

 Prizes and awards 
 Literary award SABA 2012 for the Contribution in the Development of Literature 
 Soviet Union State Award 1984 for the script of the film The Blue Mountains 
 Shota Rustaveli State Prize for his Literary Works
 State Prize of Georgia for his Contribution in Georgian Literature

References

Category:1963 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:Writers from Tbilisi
Category:Soviet screenwriters
Category:Movie editors