Tornike Bziava
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Tornike Bziava is a Georgian actor and director. He began with stage acting in theater as well as directing his experimental films since 2000s. Later he started to do international feature film projects co-produced with France.
In summer 2023 Netflix premiered blockbuster EXTRACTION 2. Tornike plays one of leads, David Radiani character opposite Chris Hemsworth - Tyler Rake.
In 2018, the International premiere of a short film FISHING on Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival 2018 / Third Film on the festival - Research award. Before it won the Jury price on Tbilisi IFF. Produced by AMA Production / France
2016 on Clermont-Ferrand ISFF was premiered movie WAKE MAN which won Golden Prometheus on Tbilisi IFF, written & directed by him, starring Rezo Chani & Tornike Gogrichiani. Produced by AMA Producrion / France.
Tornike took leading parts in the long features. A FOLD IN MY BLANKET by Zaza Rusadze which was screened in official selection 63th Berlin Film Festival 2013 and KEEP SMILING premiered on 69th Venice Film Festival 2012.
In 2012 released a short film NEST (35mm) directed by himself, produced by Ad Astra Films / France. In the film, he worked with his father Koka (Dr. Korneli) Bziava, who performed the mane part in the movie alongside with Tornike Gogrichiani.
In 2010 was released a multi-award-winning short film The APRIL CHILL ( 35mm) written and directed by him. The film was selected in more than 40 festivals / The APRIL CHILL was awarded in Clermont-Ferrand IFF 2010 with International Jury Special Award. NEST was awarded on Hong Kong IFF audience award 2012 and Tbilisi IFF 2011 with Jury Special Price. Both films were Georgian-French Co-Productions and they were broadcasted on France 3.
In 2009 Tornike Bziava worked as an Actor and assistant director on R. Harlyn's film 5 DAYS Of WAR, starring Andy Garcia and Val Kilmer.
2008, one of the leads in feature film THREE HOUSES, directed by Zaza Urushadze /TANGERINES (2013). The leading part in feature in film Thy Will Be Done (2007), by Revaz Chkeidze, Georgia's beloved film director.
In 2006-7 Tornike won the Fulbright grant and got a full scholarship from the Polish-American Freedom Foundation. He got at Andrzej Wajda's Master School of Film Directing. In 2004 he was invited by his friend Phedon Papamichael as an intern onset of The WEATHERMAN, directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine.
In 2003-04 Tornike also wrote, directed & produced three experimental features LISTEN TO CHOPIN (45min), DELIRIUM (65min), and Secret Man (17min) starring Michael Meskhi. In which he retrieved several awards. The experiments were made after his big passion for Theater the absurd at the time. Writers like Eugène Ionesco, Harold Pinter, Edward Albee, Tadeusz Rozewicz, Fernando Arrabal. As well as theater of bio-mechanics, directors like Jerzy Grotowski, Jozef Szajna and Tadeusz Kantor.
His work also includes main parts in short independent films, like in 2004 The DAY WENT by Hagen Keller Tornike also took part and directed over 15 commercials. In 2002-4 he took part as an actor in two Greek-Georgian theater productions: Heine Muller's MEDEA MATERIAL and Michael Marmarinos' National Anthems, both directed by Michael Marmarinos. Theater bio-mechanics The shows were successfully performed in Athens and Moscow Theatrical Olympics. In 2001 he performed in theater production PYGMALION at Marjanishvili State Theater, the role of Alfred Doolittle, and was awarded for year's best post-graduated actor. In 2000 performed Shakespeare Poetry at Vanessa Redgrave's birthday, National Theater, London
Tornike Bziava is a grandson of renowned Georgian Film director Siko Dolidze and son of director Keti Dolidze, founder & artistic director of GIFT - International Theater Festival in Tbilisi and founder & artistic director of Michael Tumanishvili's Film Actor's Theater. He took part in several features as an actor in very early years, the late 80s and early 90s
In summer 2023 Netflix premiered blockbuster EXTRACTION 2. Tornike plays one of leads, David Radiani character opposite Chris Hemsworth - Tyler Rake.
In 2018, the International premiere of a short film FISHING on Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival 2018 / Third Film on the festival - Research award. Before it won the Jury price on Tbilisi IFF. Produced by AMA Production / France
2016 on Clermont-Ferrand ISFF was premiered movie WAKE MAN which won Golden Prometheus on Tbilisi IFF, written & directed by him, starring Rezo Chani & Tornike Gogrichiani. Produced by AMA Producrion / France.
Tornike took leading parts in the long features. A FOLD IN MY BLANKET by Zaza Rusadze which was screened in official selection 63th Berlin Film Festival 2013 and KEEP SMILING premiered on 69th Venice Film Festival 2012.
In 2012 released a short film NEST (35mm) directed by himself, produced by Ad Astra Films / France. In the film, he worked with his father Koka (Dr. Korneli) Bziava, who performed the mane part in the movie alongside with Tornike Gogrichiani.
In 2010 was released a multi-award-winning short film The APRIL CHILL ( 35mm) written and directed by him. The film was selected in more than 40 festivals / The APRIL CHILL was awarded in Clermont-Ferrand IFF 2010 with International Jury Special Award. NEST was awarded on Hong Kong IFF audience award 2012 and Tbilisi IFF 2011 with Jury Special Price. Both films were Georgian-French Co-Productions and they were broadcasted on France 3.
In 2009 Tornike Bziava worked as an Actor and assistant director on R. Harlyn's film 5 DAYS Of WAR, starring Andy Garcia and Val Kilmer.
2008, one of the leads in feature film THREE HOUSES, directed by Zaza Urushadze /TANGERINES (2013). The leading part in feature in film Thy Will Be Done (2007), by Revaz Chkeidze, Georgia's beloved film director.
In 2006-7 Tornike won the Fulbright grant and got a full scholarship from the Polish-American Freedom Foundation. He got at Andrzej Wajda's Master School of Film Directing. In 2004 he was invited by his friend Phedon Papamichael as an intern onset of The WEATHERMAN, directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine.
In 2003-04 Tornike also wrote, directed & produced three experimental features LISTEN TO CHOPIN (45min), DELIRIUM (65min), and Secret Man (17min) starring Michael Meskhi. In which he retrieved several awards. The experiments were made after his big passion for Theater the absurd at the time. Writers like Eugène Ionesco, Harold Pinter, Edward Albee, Tadeusz Rozewicz, Fernando Arrabal. As well as theater of bio-mechanics, directors like Jerzy Grotowski, Jozef Szajna and Tadeusz Kantor.
His work also includes main parts in short independent films, like in 2004 The DAY WENT by Hagen Keller Tornike also took part and directed over 15 commercials. In 2002-4 he took part as an actor in two Greek-Georgian theater productions: Heine Muller's MEDEA MATERIAL and Michael Marmarinos' National Anthems, both directed by Michael Marmarinos. Theater bio-mechanics The shows were successfully performed in Athens and Moscow Theatrical Olympics. In 2001 he performed in theater production PYGMALION at Marjanishvili State Theater, the role of Alfred Doolittle, and was awarded for year's best post-graduated actor. In 2000 performed Shakespeare Poetry at Vanessa Redgrave's birthday, National Theater, London
Tornike Bziava is a grandson of renowned Georgian Film director Siko Dolidze and son of director Keti Dolidze, founder & artistic director of GIFT - International Theater Festival in Tbilisi and founder & artistic director of Michael Tumanishvili's Film Actor's Theater. He took part in several features as an actor in very early years, the late 80s and early 90s
