Born in 3 November 1961 in Tbilisi. He was graduated from the faculty of film direction of the State Institute of Theatre and Film of Georgia in 1983. He has worked as a director at the youth department of the State TV and Radio Committee, then at the Georgian Film Studio. In 1996-2005 he was a director and artistic manager of the Apercot educational film studio. Since 2002 he has been teaching at the faculty of film and TV direction of the State Institute of Theatre and Film of Georgia.