Central and eastern Europe is one of the most important locations for global games developers and studios, and artists in the region are increasingly working for both film and games. FNE looks at how these two sectors of the entertainment industry are converging and why this trend is important for the future development of both.

FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke in Wiesbaden with Ketevan Kipiani, who works for Sakdok Film, about the challenges she has faced as a producer during the pandemic, as well about the Georgian full-length documentary How the Room Felt by Ketevan Kapanadze, which was screened within the goEast 2022.

TBILISI: Admissions to domestic films increased in Georgia from 2,000 in 2020 to approximately 10,000 in 2021, while total admissions increased from 230,160 in 2020 to approximately 560,000 in 2021.

FNE's Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Michal Bregant, executive director of the Czech National Film Archives (NFA) about the 2022 FIAF Congress, as well as the collaboration of CZ Film Archives with other archives, festivals and municipal cinemas, and its recent activities.

FNE's Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Dominik Streib, programme coordinator of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, about the 22nd edition of goEast in Germany, which will take place in a physical format 19–25 April 2022, in compliance with the state regulations regarding the safety of participants.

TBILISI: Georgian directors Soso Dumbadze and Elene Asatiani are currently in preproduction with their collaborative long documentary Tbilisi Civil War (working title). The project was selected for the Film Mentoring Programme of the CinéDOC-Tbilisi 2022.

TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director Levan Koguashvili is currently in preproduction with his feature film Guria, which is among the 15 projects selected for the 18th edition of Cannes’ L’Atelier (22-27 May 2022).