The University of Georgia

Vakhtang Kuntsev-gabashvili
Associate Professor

Department of Journalism and Mass-communication
School of Social Sciences

Publications

- 2006

- 2012

Courses

JMMB2210-Journalism Reporting II/Television-Radio ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

JMMB3125-Multimedia Journalism ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

JMMB4210-Documentary Film Creation ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

Schedule

Documentary Film Creation-JMMB4210

Multimedia Journalism-JMMB3125

Journalism Reporting II/Television-Radio-JMMB2210

Vakhtang Kuntsev-Gabashvili, assoc. Prof. at the University of Georgia, founder of the Studio “Akrobat”. His diploma work “The morning romance” at the first time was presented for Student Oscar in Los Angeles. This film has 3 main prizes and 11 awards on international film festivals. He was study in Munich film high school (Prof. Wim Wenders). Vakhtang twice has DAAD scholarship. Since 1997 he is a technical coordinator of the Film fest Munich. He is an author of 7 full length documentary’s. His Documentary film “Life is Be” in 2016 has won a main prize “Best Georgian Documentary” (“Tbilisi International Film Festival “Prometheus”). His last film “Transparent world” has won 6 Grand-Prix and it was the opening film of the 3 International Film festivals. From 2003-2012 – he was a Teacher at five Georgian University’s, specialization “cinema sound and music”. Since 2012 – PhD, Doctor of Arts. Since 2014 - Assoc. Prof., University of Georgia.