The University of Georgia

Levan Gelashvili
Invited Lecturer
Doctor
Department of Archaeology, Anthropology and Art
School of Arts and Humanities

Education

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi state University - Faculty of Humanities - Doctor - 01/15/2014 - 12/25/2018

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi state University - faculty of humanities - Bachelor - 02/05/2003 - 02/02/2005

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi state University - Faculty of Philology - Bachelor - 02/07/2001 - 02/08/2005

Shota Rustaveli theater and film university - Cultural and social Sciences - Master - 02/07/2001 - 02/09/2005

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi state University - faculty of humanities - Bachelor - 02/09/2005 - 02/06/2007

Publications

The Movie Theaters of 1918- 1921 in Georgia - 0

Cinema Narrative in Georgian Futurism - 2016

Recombination of the Results of Consciousness as the Principle of Montage in the Process of Creation and Perception of Literary Work, - 2017

,,The knight in the panther's skin" and filming - 2019

Soviet Ideology and Cinema Observation of the 20s of 20th century periodical press - 2021

"Apollo" and old Tbilisi cinemas - 2022

GEORGIAN MOVIE THEATERS THE CHRONICLES OF 1920- 1990 - 2022

Literary Genres - 2023

Movie Theatres in Georgian Poetry of Social Realism - 2023

Conferences

2-th international conference ,,the history and antiquity of the highlands of east Georgia'' - 27-01-2016

IACESS 2016 EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IACLPM 2016 LAW, POLITICS & MANAGEMENT - 08-06-2016

Kutaisi IV International Scientific Conference, - 02-06-2017

International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS) Academic conferences in a "study abroad" format - 20-06-2017

International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS) Academic conferences in a "study abroad" format - 25-06-2017

Scientific Projects

Photographic-binocular narrative in the Georgian modernist texts - 2015-2017

Courses

History of World and Georgian Cinema-ARTS5757 ( 2024/2025; )

Schedule

History of World and Georgian Cinema-ARTS5757

Levan Gelashvili is a film researcher, Doctor of Philology, and a invited lecturer at the University of Georgia. He has actively participated in international scientific conferences and forums, and has published research articles in international peer reviewed journals. Levan Gelashvili is the author of the books “Georgian Cinemas: Chronicles of 1920-1991” (2022) and “Georgian Avant-garde” (2021), a collection dedicated to the centenary of Georgian literary futurism and dadaism. He is also the author of the documentary film "Lost Paradiso" (2016) and has worked as a director and screenwriter for several short films, including: •"In the Shell" (2018) •"Apollo" (2019), shortlisted for the Depict 90-second film competition and screened in Bristol. •"Square" (2020) Throughout his career, Levan Gelashvili has contributed to various scientific research projects, including: • “Bibliography of Georgian Cinema” (2009) • “Georgian Cinema 1920-1929” (2020) • “Georgian Cinema 1930-1940” (2022) • “Georgian Science Fiction Anthology” (2022, co-editor) • “SERGEY TRETYAKOV - «SVANETIA» AND OTHER ESSAYS ABOUT GEORGIA” (Tbilisi, 2022) • Websie Georgian Avant-garde - https://avant-garde.iliauni.edu.ge/. Levan Gelashvili is the author of a collection of short stories "The Adventures of Me, You, and King Rostevan" 2020. (Collection of short stories, nominated for the "Litera" debut nomination). His short stories and scientific articles have been published in periodicals for more than 15 years. Notable projects he has carried out include: • The first colored illustrated Georgian board game “Knight in the Panther’s Skin”– National Project of the Year Award (2016) • Optical illusion toys "Pre-Cinema to Cinema" (2020) • Moving Planetarium (2021) and others.