Brief biography of Ekaterina Mtsituridze
In a very short time, a beautiful girl from Georgia became not only a recognizable media person, but also took a leadership position on Russian television. What is the secret of Ekaterina Mtsituridze’s success, how did she live before coming to Moscow and why is she the head of Roskino?
Parents, brothers and sisters
Catherine was born in the capital of the Georgian SSR, the city of Tbilisi, it happened in 1972 on January 10. Her mother was a pharmacist, and her father was a geologist. It was with her mother that little Katya spent most of her time, since the head of the family was often on the road. It seemed that from birth her fate was predetermined - even the little girl received her name in honor of the greatest French actress Catherine Deneuve.
It is unknown whether Catherine has any siblings, but judging by information available in the media, she is the only child in the family.
Childhood and youth
Catherine’s first childhood memories are associated with her hometown of Tbilisi, its cypress trees, sulfur baths, beaches, and the Rustaveli Theater. She also remembers the small hairdresser's salon, where her mother did her beauty work, and the girl spent hours watching passers-by from the window, waiting for her mother.
As long as Ekaterina can remember, she has always been interested in the world of cinema. Her first experience as a journalist came when she started working for the Cinema magazine - she wrote articles about new films. During the same period, she also collaborated with the weekly newspaper "New Screen". This was in 1991, and a year later she became the host of a program about cultural news, which was broadcast at that time on the Second Channel of Georgian TV.
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Education
After graduating from high school, Ekaterina did not hesitate for a second in choosing a profession and immediately entered Tbilisi State University, choosing the department of history and film studies. Since Ekaterina studied at two faculties at the same time, she had to write two whole theses. The first concerned the Italian missionaries of the 17th century, for which work she was awarded a master's degree in history. The second graduation project was dedicated to Otar Ioseliani and his work.
While Katya was working on her dissertations, she learned Italian and English, which will be useful to her more than once in her future profession, when the girl will have to interview world cinema stars.
Childhood and youth
Katya was born in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, on January 10, 1972 in the family of a pharmacist and a geologist, receiving from her father a sonorous surname, which is translated from Georgian as “red-haired.” The parents' love for cinema was passed on to their daughter from birth: the girl even received her name in honor of the famous French actress Catherine Deneuve.
TV presenter Ekaterina Mtsituridze
From early childhood, the girl was interested in the film industry and even then knew that she would become a celebrity - a film critic. In preparation for a serious profession in the future, Katya studied diligently at school. At the age of 19, she took her first steps in journalism, publishing notes in the local magazine Cinema and the newspaper Novinki Ekran. A year later, a news program about the world of art and culture was released on Georgian television with Ekaterina as a TV presenter.
Ekaterina Mtsituridze
The girl received her higher education at the Tbilisi State University named after I. Javakhishvili at the faculties of history and film studies. There, the future TV presenter became a master of history, defending a dissertation on Italian missionaries of the 17th century. In the process of preparing her dissertation, Katya successfully mastered English and Italian, which is useful in her professional activities - the TV personality often has to interview foreign actors and directors in their native language.
Carier start
At the very beginning of the 90s, Ekaterina’s parents divorced, and after completing her studies, the girl moved to Moscow with her mother. The year 1995 was marked by the first serious achievement in the girl’s career - the position of assistant to the president of the XIX Moscow International Film Festival.
Also at this time she worked on the ORT channel as a freelance editor. In one of her interviews, Ekaterina shared with reporters the story of getting this position. It was all decided by acquaintances - her close friend at that time was dating the editor of the TeleMorning program and put in a good word for the girl. And a little later, Ekaterina’s author’s column entitled “This is Cinema” appeared.
Journalism and television
In the 90s, Katya’s parents divorced, and the girl and her mother went to Moscow, where she got her first serious job at ORT (the former name of Channel One) as a freelance editor of the television program Teleutro (later renamed Good Morning).
Ekaterina Mtsituridze in the Good Morning program
As Ekaterina herself admits in an interview, she got this job through an acquaintance - her friend met with the editor and helped with employment. And over time, with the approval of the channel’s producer Konstantin Ernst, Mtsituridze became the TV presenter of the author’s column “This is Cinema.”
Ekaterina Mtsituridze in the program “This is Cinema”
And only 10 years later, the presenter, already well-known to television viewers, creates her own talk show “Premiere with Viewers,” where she presents high-profile Russian film releases to the public. After another 10 years, Ekaterina Mtsituridze became a famous Russian film critic and a permanent member of the jury of film festivals.
Working for television
From 2001 to 2005, Ekaterina Mtsituridze repeatedly served on the jury of prestigious Russian film festivals. In 2005, the girl’s full-fledged author’s program entitled “Premiere with Viewers” was released on the screens of Channel One. This talk show was dedicated to the latest in Russian cinema, which caused the greatest resonance among viewers.
But it took another 10 years of hard work before Ekaterina became a famous Russian film critic and jury member at prestigious film festivals. However, the greatest achievement in the career of the young ambitious girl was receiving the position of head of Roskino in 2011. This organization is the only one of its kind in the Russian media market, which is designed to promote and popularize Russian cinema in the world.
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Already the first few years of work in the new place showed that Ekaterina received her position not by chance. She managed to achieve success in concluding contracts with Western partners for the distribution of domestic TV series and programs. In particular, an agreement was reached with American partners on the joint launch of the “20 Lives” project. This happened during the St. Petersburg Media Forum in 2014, where Ekaterina was the general producer.
Roskino
Mtsituridze received her most significant position in 2011, heading the only state organization in Russia that develops and promotes domestic cinema products, Roskino.
Head of Roskino Ekaterina Mtsituridze
Three years of fruitful work in the new position showed excellent results: following the results of the St. Petersburg International Media Forum, negotiations began with partners from the United States on the joint implementation of the “20 Lives” project. This and other facts prove that during the years of Ekaterina’s work as a producer at Roskino, the international media market’s demand for Russian products increased significantly.
Personal life of a person
The personal life of the media personality that Ekaterina is is not as successful as her career. Perhaps the reason is that a woman devotes herself entirely to her favorite job, and there is no time or energy left for personal relationships.
Catherine has one unsuccessful marriage behind her. As the film critic herself says, she met her future husband and a few days later went with him to the registry office. This hasty decision did not bring anything good, and the couple soon broke up just as quickly. Catherine keeps the name of her ex-husband secret, not wanting to disclose details of her personal life. At the moment, the woman lives with her mother and has no children.
Personal life
Catherine’s career is dizzyingly successful, but her personal life is not as successful. In her youth, Katerina quickly got married, in her own words, on the second day of meeting her, but family life did not work out. Either the film industry interested Catherine more than the household, husband and children, or for other reasons, but soon after the marriage a divorce followed.
Ekaterina Mtsituridze
Katya keeps the name of her ex-husband secret and does not like to talk about her personal life. It is known that the famous film critic lives in Moscow with his mother. Mtsituridze’s biography in terms of his personal and family life still remains a mystery for fans: even a photo of the star on his Instagram profile will not open this veil.
Plans and projects for the future
All of Catherine’s plans and projects are related to the world of cinema. It is to him that she devotes most of her life. At the Berlin Film Festival in 2020, the head of Roskino was able to make a real breakthrough that no one had managed to do before her. With the support of the Ministry of Culture, she ensured that Moscow was presented at a separate stand as a film platform for world directors.
Also, Ekaterina is still a member of the jury of all significant festivals, and her name is known far beyond Russia.
Interesting facts and stories
Details of the life of such a famous person as Ekaterina Mtsituridze are of interest to admirers of Russian cinema:
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- The film critic’s surname means “red-haired” in Georgian.
- In 2014, the woman produced a film called “Eight”. Today this is Ekaterina’s only work as a producer.
- Mtsituridze says that he loves Soviet films of the Thaw era and the work of Marlen Khutsiev.
- Her favorite Georgian director is Georgiy Danelia.
In the fall of 2020, the name of Ekaterina Mtsituridze appeared in the world press in connection with a high-profile harassment scandal. According to the woman herself, Harvey Weinstein (a famous producer) invited her to the room supposedly to discuss business issues. When the girl arrived, he invited her to give him a massage, to which she responded with a categorical refusal. This happened at the Venice Film Festival in 2007, and only 10 years later Catherine risked revealing the details of that incident to journalists.
