We are pleased to introduce Zaza Buadze, a Georgian-Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and AR Resident in Helsinki in the context of the AR/ER-ENCR Creative Europe partnership.Â
Zaza has lived and worked in Ukraine, developing feature films, television projects and screenplays. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the National Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine.
Over the course of his career, Zaza has directed and written a wide range of film and television projects, including Mother of Apostles, Call Sign Banderas, Chervonyi (Escape from Stalin’s Death Camp), My Ukrainian Grandpa, Ursus (screenwriter and creative producer), as well as numerous TV series and feature-length television films. Mother of Apostles received 88 awards at international film festivals.
Read more about his films on his imdb profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1006656/?ref_=tt_ov_1_1
As a Georgian-Ukrainian filmmaker, Zaza’s work is closely connected to Ukraine and its narratives, history and cultural experience. His residency in Helsinki will provide space to continue and develop his creative work.
His residency is part of Artists at Risk (AR) / Ecologists at Risk (ER) –Â AÂ European Network for Creative Resilience (AR/ER-ENCR), a residency-network designed to foster resilience in times of heightened threats to artists and cultural professionals within the AR/ER Network, and reaching out across EU neighbourhood regions. Co-Funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
We are very happy to welcome Zaza to Helsinki and to the AR community. 🇺🇦🇬🇪🇫🇮 !
Co-Funded by the European Union in the context of the Creative Europe partnership, AR/ER- A European Network of Creative Resilience and the City of Helsinki.Â
Thank you for your support for artists at high risk!
Welcome, Zaza! 🎥
