Elene was born in Georgia in 1988 and spent most of her life in Brussels, Belgium. She studied politics and gained an MA degree in Eastern Europe & Caucasus Studies with the thesis “The Representation of War and the Narratives of Identity in Modern Georgian Cinema”. She completed film critic courses and worked in a variety of areas in cinematography. In 2016 she moved back to Georgia and started to direct her own films. Elene has worked as a programmer at the Tbilisi International Film Festival. Elene is an alumnus of Filmmakers for Peace by GoEAST IFF, From Script 2 Film, EurasiaDOC, Talent Nest at Vilnius Meeting Point, Idfa Academy and EAVE. Her last projects were all supported by multiple film centers and funds, like the French CNC, the Belgium Film Fund, The Doha Film Institute and the Hubert Bals Fund. Her first feature documentary Blueberry Dreams premiered in 2024 in the Next Wave competition at CPH DOX.
Georgia