George Sikharulidze is a Georgian-American filmmaker. He holds a BS in media communications from New York University and an MFA in film directing from Columbia University. His short films include “The Fish that Drowned” (2014), which premiered at the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival, “Red Apples” (2016) and “A New Year” (2018), which were shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and “Fatherland”, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019. His first feature film “Panopticon” (2024) was developed at the Cinéfondation Residence of the Cannes Film Festival, as well as the Torino Script Lab 2019 and Torino Feature Lab 2020. George has taught screenwriting and directing at New York University and Columbia University. He is currently a Professor of Film at the University of Notre Dame.

Fish that Drowned (2014), Red Apples (2016), A New Year (2018), Panopticon (Panoptikum, 2024)