Film Screenings will take place at cinema CAVEA GRAND MALL  and Europe Square (open-air screenings). The film festival will feature 30 full-length features as well as 25 short films from more than 25 countries.

BIAFF   Feature Films Competition section  - will have following Jury –  Gela Babluani – head of Jury (Georgia), Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, Poland), Nicos Panayotopoulos, (Greece), Andrzej Slowicki, (Germany), Tinatin Kajrishvili, (Georgia). Ten films will be presented in this section:

 

BIAFF Feature Films International Competition

1. Dying, Matthias Glasner, Germany, 2024; 180 min.
2. The Editorial Office, Roman Bondarchuk, Ukraine / Germany / Slovakia / Czech republic, 2024; 126 min.
3. Figurant, Robert Glinski, Poland, 2023; 104 min.
4. Greice, Leonardo Mouramateus, Brazil/Portugal 2024, 108 min.
5. Loveable, Lilja Ingolfsdottir, Norway 2024, 100 min.
6. Junks and Dolls, Manijet Hekmat , Iran, 2024, 76 min.
7. Not What You Think, Vuslat Saraçoğlu, Turkey, 2024; 108 min.
8. Together 99, Lukas Moodysson, Sweden/Denmark, 2023, 115 min.
9. Antique, Rusudan Glurjidze, Georgia/Finland/Switzerland/Germany, 2024; 132 min.
10. Panopticon, George Sikharulidze, Georgia/France/Italy/Romania 2024; 95 min.

 

BIAFF international short films competition section (20 films presented) jury will have three members  - Krzystof Gierat – head of Jury (Poland), Ringaile Lescinskiene (Lietuva), George Ovashvili, (Georgia)

 

BIAFF International Short Films Competition

1. Aldi, Girogi Arabuli, Georgia,2024; 18 min.
2. Dead, Goga Antidze, Georgia, 2024; 17 min.
3. Bait, Giorgi Mukhadze/Toby Andris, Georgia; 15 min.
4. Shoemaker, Levan Birkadze/Tanne Sommer, Georgia; 10 min.
5. Stuck in Silesia, Sandro Wysocki, Georgia/Poland, 2024; 23 min.
6. 3MWh, Marie-Magdalena Kochová, Czech Republic, 2024; 12 min.
7. A Bird Flew, Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz, Colombia, 2024; 20 min.
8. A Summers End Poem, Lam Can-zhao, China, 2024; 15 min.
9. Be Somebody, Michal Toczek, Poland, 2024; 27 min.
10. The Deers Tooth, Saif Hammas, Palestine, 2024; 16 min.
11. Dreams like paper boats, Samuel Suffren, Haiti, 2024; 19 min.
12. For the Wild Land, Emil Kaschka, Austria, 2024; 19 min.
13. Geese for Love, Artem Tumarchenco, Ukraine, 2024; 25 min.
14. Happy End Day, Anastasia Mykhalchuk, Ukraine, 2024; 13 min.
15. Kvara, a story of love and soccer, Raffaele Iardino/Mario Leombruno Italy, 2024; 11 min.
16. Nominee, Birute Kapustinskaite, Leituva, 2024; 15 min.
17. Sanki Yoxsan, Azer Guliev, France/Azerbaijan, 2024; 18 min.
18. Shalal, Amir Ali Sisipour, Iran, 2024; 15 min.
19. Short trip, Erenik Beqiri, Albania, 2023; 17 min.
20. Smell of Fresh Paint, Miris sveže farbe, Serbia, 2024; 14 min.

 

Festival Supporters – NDF (New Democracy Fund), Embassy of Italy, Goethe Institute, Embassy of Sweden, Danish Culture Institute, Norwegian Film Institute, Embassy of Lietuva, Embassy of Brazil, Vistula Film Foundation, Batumi Puppet Theatre

Festival Sponsors – Cinema CAVEA GRAND MALL, hotel “PIAZZA“,   Arrebato Films, Mareteli Friends Winery, BigChefs Batumi, Privet Iz  Batumi Café, Radisson Blue Batumi

Festival Media Partners – Radio Fortuna/Fortuna+, Adjara TV, Batumi TV, Film New Europe (www.filmneweurope.com), Newspaper BATUMELEBI, netgazeti.ge, Billboard Georgia, on.ge

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