FNE at Cannes 2019: Georgian Cinema in Cannes

This is the fourteenth time that the Georgian National Film Centre (GNFC) will present the Georgian film industry pavilion at the Marche du Film this year - #103, Village International…
19-05-2019

PRODUCTION: Tatia Skhirtladze Shoots Austrian/Georgian/Serbian Documentary

TBILISI: Georgian artist/director Tatia Skhirtladze has started shooting her long documentary The Encounter with co-director Anna Khazaradze as a coproduction between Austria, Georgia and Serbia.
14-05-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc Roma and the Camel Man in Postproduction

TBILISI: Georgian director Irakli Metreveli is in postproduction with Roma and the Camel Man, a long documentary that he shot in Georgia from 2017 to 2019. The film is produced …
13-05-2019

PRODUCTION: Alexandre Koberidze Starts Shooting German/Georgian Coproduction

TBILISI: Georgian director Alexandre Koberidze has started shooting his new feature film Wind Has Blown, A Woman Had a Thought about Her Silk Scarf as a coproduction between Germany and…
08-05-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc Adrift in Postproduction

TBILISI: Georgian directors Tamta and Salome Khalvashi have begun postproduction on Adrift, a feature length documentary that they shot in Georgia in 2017 and 2018. The film is produced by…
03-05-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgia’s The Pig in Postproduction

TBILISI: Georgian writer/director Giga Liklikadze is in postproduction with The Pig, his low-budget debut feature film shot in October 2017.
26-04-2019

GRANTS: Georgia Supports Four International Coproductions

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 393,333 EUR / 1,180,000 GEL for the production of four international coproductions directed by Zaza Khalvashi, Giorgi Ovashvili, Rusudan Glurjidze and Aleksandre Koberidze.
19-04-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc Twelve Lessons in Postproduction

TBILISI: Georgian director Giorgi Mrevlishvili has begun postproduction on Twelve Lessons, a feature length documentary that he's filming in Georgia. He has previously made My Wonderful Mother produced by Jeremy…
16-04-2019

FESTIVALS: CinéDOC-Tbilisi International Documentary FF Announces Lineup

TBILISI: Ten titles have been selected for the International Competition section of the 7th edition of CinéDOC-Tbilisi, the most important documentary film festival in Georgia. The festival will take place…
16-04-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc And the Others in Postproduction

TBILISI: Georgian director David Gurgulia is in postproduction with And the Others, a long documentary that he's shot in Georgia since 2017. Gurgulia previously made the short feature film Dialect…
15-04-2019

PRODUCTION: Ioseb Soso Bliadze in Postproduction with Georgian/German/Lithuanian Coproduction

TBILISI: Georgian director Ioseb Bliadze is currently in postproduction with his debut feature film Otar’s Death, a coproduction between Georgia, Germany and Lithuania.
12-04-2019

PRODUCTION: George Ovashvili Develops Two New Feature Films

TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director George Ovashvili is working on two new feature films – Beautiful Elene, with preproduction set for the summer of 2019 and production for September 2019,…
10-04-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Besik Solomonashvili in Postproduction with Debut Feature

TBILISI: Georgian writer/director Besik Solomonashvili is in postproduction with Veggie Garden in the Conflict Zone, his debut feature film that he shot in Georgia in August 2018.
05-04-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Konstantine Kalandadze in Postproduction with The Drummer

TBILISI: The established Georgian alternative musician and writer/director Konstantine Kalandadze is in postproduction with his debut feature The Drummer. The premiere is planned for an A-class film festival in 2019.
03-04-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili in Postproduction with Reviving the Past

TBILISI: Georgian director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili is in postproduction with Reviving the Past, a long documentary that he's shot in Georgia since 2017, when he made the documentary Chubchik Puppets And…
26-03-2019

FNE INTERVIEW with Tatia Bidzinashvili, Head of Film in Georgia: Georgia Stays Competitive With Lowest Taxes and Flexible Cash Rebate System

TBILISI: The “Film in Georgia” 20-25% cash rebate programme was launched at the beginning of 2016. We spoke with Tatia Bidzinashvili, Head of Film in Georgia about how the programme…
08-03-2019

GRANTS: Georgia Announces Feature Film Production Grants

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 400,000 EUR / 1.2 m GEL as production grants for four feature films.
18-02-2019

Directors Temur and Gela Babluani to Launch Georgian-French Film School

TBILISI: The Georgian directors, father and son Temur and Gela Babluani plan to open by 2020 a Georgian-French cinema school in Georgia for approximately 300 international and local students.
15-02-2019

FNE at Berlinale 2019: Georgian Film in Berlin

Georgia at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival - This year, the Georgian National Film Center will make its 14th appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival.
09-02-2019

FNE Market Analysis 2018: GEORGIA

Georgia had a great year with more awards at international festivals and more attention given to Georgian films. Georgian cinema days were held in Chicago, London and Lithuania and Georgia…
31-01-2019