Alexandre Kvatashidze                                                                                                      

45 North 12th Street. San Jose, CA, 95112.USA

sandygeorgia@yahoo.com

 

Education:                             TV and Cinema Designer                                                                                             2000 - 2002

                                                State Academy of Arts. Tbilisi, Georgia

                                               

                                                TV News Production                                                                                                                     June 2002

                                                REUTERS FOUNDATION

London, England

 

TV News Production                                                                                     November – December   2000

                                                INTERNEWS Media School

Tbilisi, Georgia

 

Photojournalism                                                                                                                   May 2000             International Center For Journalism

                                                Tbilisi, Georgia

 

                                                Bachelor of Arts, Artist-Painter                                                                                                   1996-2001

                                                Tbilisi State University, Department of Art and Humanities

                                               

                                                Painter-Teacher                                                                                                                               1992-1996

Nikoladze College of Fine Arts

Tbilisi, Georgia

 

Work experience:               Producer                                                                                                                              August 2004-2005

Broadcasting Company RUSTAVI 2

Investigative Program 60 minutes

 

Camera Operator/Video Editor                                                                                     October 2004-2005                Broadcasting Company RUSTAVI 2

Documentary Department

                                                                                               

Camera Operator/Video Editor                                                                                                     2001-2004                Broadcasting Company RUSTAVI 2

Investigative Program 60 minutes

 

                                                Video/Still Photographer                                                                                                                         1999

                                                Cooperation with ASSOCIATED PRESS                                        

                                                Chechnya

 

Awards:                 IRE Special Recognition                                                                                                        June 2003                                       For the investigative video story Georgian Railway

                                                Washington DC, USA

 

                                           First Prize in annual competition of Photo Documentary                                          November 2000

                                                Shardin Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

 

                                                Grand Prix in competition on photojournalism                                                                   May 2000

                                                ICFJ Georgia.

 

Skills:                                   Language:                      Georgian - Native

                                                                                         English – Good

                                                                                 Russian – Good                                                                  

Professional:                 Operating with different type of video and photo cameras,

         Video-editing and sound systems.

Computer operating: Mac OS: Final Cut Pro. Windows: basic MS Office and Adobe programs.