Georgian film director Otar Ioseliani died at the age of 89.

Since 1956, Otar Ioseliani has been working as an assistant director at the "Georgian Film" film studio; 1956-1959 as an installer; 1959-1961 as a director of documentary films; Since 1961, he was the director and screenwriter of the studio;

In addition, the filmmaker has been working in France since 1980, where he made short films: "Watercolor" (1958), "April" (1961); Feature films: "Falling Leaves" (1966), "Once Upon a Time There Was a Songbird" (1970), "Pastoral" (1976), "In the Basque Country" (1983), "Chosen of the Moon" (1984), "Butterfly Hunting" (1999), "Bugs" (1996), "Goodbye Green Meadow" (2000, France); Also, documentary films: "Old Georgian Song" (1969), "Cast Iron" (1964), "Saovnela" (1959).

Otar Ioseliani has received: 1999 - the gold medal of the French Academy; 1998 - Shota Rustaveli State Prize; 1996 - special prize of the Venice International Film Festival (for the best director); 1995 - the main prize of the Berlin Academy; 1993 - the independent prize of Russia "Triumph"; since 1984 - People's Artist of Georgia; since 1979 - Honored Worker of Georgian Art; In 1968 - G. Sadoul award (for the feature film "Falling Leaves").