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OTAR IOSSELIANI

#GeorgianHeroes - Otar Iosseliani / ოთარ იოსელიანი (1934-2023) was a Georgian filmmaker born in Tbilisi. His films include Falling Leaves (1966), Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970) and Pastorale (1975). After facing Soviet censorship, he settled in France in 1982. Favorites of the Moon (1984) received a jury prize at Venice, while Monday Morning (2002) earned him Berlin’s Silver Bear for Best Director. His final feature was Winter Song (2015)