biography

Rusudan Chkonia or Rusudan Chqonia or რუსუდან ჭყონია (born 25 April 1978 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian film director, scriptwriter and actress. Chkonia was born in 1978. In 2001 she graduated in film studies and directed the films Bediani – Lucky Village and Children Without a Name which were both documentaries. She wrote and then produced and directed the 2012 film Keep Smiling.