Eldar Shengelaia | |
|---|---|
ელდარ შენგელაია | |
 Shengelaya in 2004 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 14 November 1990 – 22 April 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1933 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR (now Georgia) |
| Died | 4 August 2025 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
Eldar Shengelaia (Georgian: ელდარ შენგელაია; 26 January 1933 – 4 August 2025) was a Georgian movie director and screenwriter. He directed ten movies between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He was awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia (1979) and of the Soviet Union (1988).
In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1992 he was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.
