Vladimer Mujiri

Born

1907-10-15

Died

1953-07-11

Birthplace

Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Biography

Lado Mujiri (ლადო მუჯირი, Владимир Муджири, Vladimir Mudzhiri) was a pioneer of Georgian animation. He studied at the Georgian Academy of Arts and began working in film in 1929, becoming the director of Georgia’s first animation studio at the Georgian State Film Industry (SakhKinMretsvi). His first feature animated film was The Argonauts (Argonavtebi) produced in 1936. Vladimer died on 11 July 1953.