GRANTS: Georgia Announces Documentary Production Grants

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 120,000 EUR / 360,000 GEL for the production of seven documentaries chosen from among 35 projects.
13-09-2019

FESTIVALS: BIAFF 2019 Announces Lineup

BATUMI: Ten titles have been selected for the International Feature Films Competition of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival (15-22 September 2019).
09-09-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Eco Doc The Other Neighbors In Postproduction

TBILISI: Georgian director Nika Tsiklauri is in postproduction with The Other Neighbors, an observational documentary filmed in the capital of Georgia and commissioned by The German Society for International Cooperation…
03-09-2019

BIAFF Industry Platform Alternative Wave Announces Selected Projects For 2019 Edition

BATUMI: Eight projects have been selected for the industry platform Alternative Wave of the 2019 Batumi International Art house Film Festival (15-22 September 2019). The industry programme is set to…
30-08-2019

Interview with Nino Kirtadze: Support From Eurimages Is Vital For Georgian Cinema

TBILISI: Film director, screenwriter, journalist and actress Nino Kirtadze, the new representative of Georgia in Eurimages, spoke with Film New Europe about the importance of Eurimages support for Georgian coproductions…
20-08-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Georgia Selects Shindisi for Oscar Bid

TBILISI: Dito Tsintsadze's Shindisi has been selected as Georgia’s entry for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best international feature film category.
02-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Thai / Georgian Coproduction Currently Shooting in Georgia

TBILISI: The TV series Doubleman is currently shooting in Georgia under the Film in Georgia programme. The series is a Thai / Georgian coproduction between the Thai company Kanthana Motion…
29-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Fast and Furious 9 to Be Partially Shot in Georgia

TBILISI: Fast and Furious 9 directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez will be partially filmed in Georgia in August 2019. Enkeny Films is servicing.
24-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc Dead Souls’ Vacation in Postproduction

TBILISI: Georgian director Ekaterine Chelidze is in postproduction with Dead Souls’ Vacation, a long documentary that she shot in Georgia in 2018. The film is produced by Konstantine Kalandadze and…
23-07-2019

Interview with Gaga Chkheidze, Head of the Georgian National Film Center

TBILISI: FNE spoke with Gaga Chkheidze, the new director of the Georgian National Film Center, about his goals and the challenges facing Georgian cinema.
22-07-2019

GRANTS: Georgia Announces Low Budget Feature Film and Debut Feature Production Grants

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 149,786 EUR / 449,359 GEL for the production of three low budget feature films directed by Giorgi Barabadze, Ekaterine Chelidze and Giorgi Ovashvili.…
12-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Lasha Tskvitinidze in Preproduction with Field

TBILISI: Georgian director Lasha Tskvitinidze is currently in preproduction with his second feature film Field. His first feature film I Am Beso was considered by many Georgian film critics as…
11-06-2019

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