"Blind Dates", dir. Levan Koguashvili'TBILISI: Levan Koguashvili's Blind Dates, which won the works-in-progress prize at Karlovy Vary this summer, is being repped by Germany's Films Boutique as it head to the Toronto IFF for an international premiere.
The film, produced by Olena Yershova ofThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tells the story of two 40-year-old single friends trying to meet girls and find love online.
It was supported by the Georgian National Film Center and won 10,000 EUR in services from Prague's Barrandov Studios along with its title at Karlovy Vary, beating out 18 other projects from around the region.
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