Yana Ugrekhelidze
Biography
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1984. After graduating with a degree in translation in Georgia, she took a bachelor in communication design at the Peter Behrens School of Arts in Düsseldorf and a diploma in film and animation at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Her first animated film, Summer Story, premiered at the 2017 International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and was a semi-finalist in the Student Academy Awards. Her graduation film Armed Lullaby was funded by the Film- und MedienStiftung NRW.
- Known For: Directing
- Birthday: 1984-01-01
- Place of Birth: Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR
- Also Known As: Яна Угрехелидзе
