This year, there will be no competition program and jury at BIAFF 2025. Taking into account current limited budget (no funding form government bodies), festival have decided to hold the event in a different format—there will be film screenings only – in sections will be presented selected films from 20 countries that  participated in various international festivals this year (Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Berlinale, Toronto, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, etc.).  Instead of a jury, film lovers will be able to rate the films and determine the Audience Award.

Next year, BIAFF will return to its traditional format, and we are confident it will be a very interesting anniversary year. Until then, don't miss the exclusive "Best of" film collection at BIAFF 2025.

Screening Location: CAVEA GRAND MALL Cinema (in Batumi Grand Mall).

Film Screenings Schedule:  https://bit.ly/biaffweekscreenings

BIAFF Film Week Catalogue - https://bit.ly/biaffweekcatalogue

At BIAFF film week will be presented up to 15 full length and 25 short films, from over 20 countries. Full line-up of films is provided bellow:

BIAFF  2025 –  Best of Fests  

1. Bidad (Outcry), Soheil Beiraghi, Iran, 2025; 104 min.
2. Budapest Diaries, Rafael Kapelinski, Poland/Hungary, 2025; 100 min.
3. Don’t Call Me Mama, Nina Knag, Norway, 2025; 108 min.
4. Eagles of Republic, Tarik Saleh, Sweden/France, 2025; 129 min.
5. Kulej (Two Sides of Medal), Xavier Julawski, Poland, 2024; 148 min.
6. Madly, Paolo Genovese, Italy, 2025; 97 min.
7. Nandauri, Eti Tsicko, Israel/Georgia/Italy, 2025; 93 min.

BIAFF 2025 – MASTERS COLLECTION

1. Koln 75, Ido Fluk, Germany/Poland/Belgium, 2025; 116 min.
2. Light, Tom Tykwer, Germany, 2025; 162 min.
3. Sirat, Oliver Laxe, Spain/France, 2025; 115 min.
4. The Seed of Sacred Fig, Mohammad Rasoulof, France/Germany/Iran, 2024; 167 min.

 

BIAFF 2025 – FOCUS UKRAINE

1. 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Mstyslav Chernov, Ukraine, 2025; 108 min.
2. Divia, Dmytro Hreshko, Poland/Ukraine/Netherlands/USA, 2025; 79 min.
3. Critical Condition, Mila Zhluktenko, Germany, 2025; 24 min.
4. In 769 km, New York, Sofiia Buhrii, Ukraine, 2025; 15 min.

BIAFF 2025 – Short Films Collection

 

Short Films – Georgian section

1. Barbed Wire Between Us, Alex Martin Andersen Horan, Asger Denert-Nielsen, Sonny Majeske Kastberg, Denmark, 2025; 15 min.
2. Café Resistance, Levan Birkadze, Georgia, 2025; 7 min.
3. Echoes Among Ruins, Tamar Kokhreidze, Georgia, 2025; 16 min.
4. Exist, Exist, Sergi Sulaberidze, Georgia, 2025; 15 min
5. From Mani to Svaneti, Shalve Shengeli, Georgia, 2025; 50 min.
6. I Left, Shalva Shengeli/Irine Javakhadze, Georgia, 2025; 19 min.
7. Kalahuta, David Gvianidze, Georgia, 2025; 16 min.
8. Kampeta, Giorgi Beridze, Georgia, 2025; 17 min.
9. Kupalba, Vano Tvauri, Georgia, 2025; 18 min.
10. One Way Ticket to Tbilisi, Paul Ploberger, Austria/Georgia/Germany, 2025; 29 min.
11. Telegram, Linda Jaiani, Georgia, 2025; 14 min.
12. Two Eggs, Dachi Arsena Brokishvili, Georgia, 2025; 11 min.
13. Where Time Stood Still, Nino Benashvili, Georgia/Spain/USA, 2025; 13 min.

 

Short Films – International section

14. 1’10, Sinan Taner, Switzerland, 18 min; 2025
15. Alone Together, Omid MIrzaei, Iran, 2025; 14 min.
16. Eggregores’ Theory, Andrea Gatopoulos, Italy, 2025; 15 min.
17. Garan, Mahsum Taşkın, Turkey, 2024; 20 min.
18. Hyena, Altay Ulan Yang, China/ USA,2025; 21 min.
19. Little Rebels Cinema Club, Khozy Rizal, Indonezia, 2025; 17 min.
20. Night of Passage, Reza Rasouli, Austria, 2025; 19 min.
21. One Of Them, Mostafa Vaziri, Iran, 2025; 14 min.
22. Place under the sun, Vlad Bolgarin, Moldova, 2024; 20 min.
23. Samba Infinito, Leonardo Martinelli, Brazil, 2025; 15 min.
24. Tie, Çamran Azizoğlu, Turkey, 2024; 19 min.
25. Vox Humana, Don Josephus / Raphael Eblahan, Philippines/ USA/Singapore, 22 min.; 2024

 

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• Festival Sponsor: TBC Bank
• Festival Supporters: Goethe Institute, Embassy of Italy, Norwegian Film Institute, Embassy of Sweden, Embassy of Ukraine, CAVEA GRAND MALL Cinema, Batumi Puppet Theatre, company LLC, Kalaprint, Grand Mall
• Festival Media Partners: BATUMELEBI newspaper, netgazeti.ge, Adjara TV, Radio Fortuna, Batumi TV, FNE (www.filmneweurope.com), AT.GE, Billboard Georgia, infobatumi

Additional information (which will be periodically updated) can be found on the film festival's website: www.biaff.organd Facebook page: www.facebook.com/biaffbatumi.