Zaza Buadze
Film director and screenwriter
ResidencySafe Haven Helsinki, Finland
Hosting period2026
Zaza Buadze is a Georgian-Ukrainian film director and screenwriter.
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.
Related:
Zaza Buadze in Helsinki, October 2026
