FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke with Mariam Kandelaki, Founder of the Georgian Animators Association (Saqanima), and animation film director and producer.

FNE correspondent Alexander Gabelia spoke with Levan Koguashvili, award winning Georgian film director, about the challenges he has faced as a film director during the pandemic, as well about his last feature film Brighton 4th, produced by Kino Iberica (Georgia), which was screened within the Tbilisi IFF 2021. The film is a coproduction between Georgia, Bulgaria, Russia, Monaco and the USA.

TBILISI: Otar's Death by Georgian director Soso Bliadze was awarded best feature film at the 22nd edition of the Tbilisi International Film Festival. The festival ran from 5 to 12 December 2021.

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 13,098 EUR / 46,500 GEL to six projects for the creation of a full-length feature film script. The awarded scriptwriters are Maka Kukulava, Dimitri Mamulia, Tamar Bartaia, Guram Bakradze, Giorgi Getiashvili and Levan Tsertsvadze.

TBILISI: Salome Jashi’s documentary film Taming the Garden debuted in cinemas in Germany and Switzerland on 2 December 2021. The film was shortlisted for this year's European Film Awards.

FNE's Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Guram Ghonghadze, programme coordinator of the Tbilisi International Film Festival, about the 22nd edition of the Tbilisi IFF in Georgia, which will take place in a physical format 5–12 December 2021, in compliance with the state regulations regarding the safety of participants. Guram talks about both the challenges and difficulties that the pandemic has created for the festival, as well as the programme and guests of this year’s event.

TBILISI: Nine titles have been selected for the Georgian Full-length Fictions Competition of the 22nd edition of the Tbilisi International Film Festival, which will take place in person 5 – 12 December 2021.