FESTIVALS: Tbilisi Film Festival 2020 Announces Lineup
TBILISI: The 21st edition of the Tbilisi International Film Festival opened in an online from on 30 November 2020 and runs through 20 December. The films will be screened on…
FESTIVALS: There Is No Evil Wins 2020 BIAFF
BATUMI: There Is No Evil by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof was awarded best film at the 15th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place online from 15 to 25…
FESTIVALS: Digital BIAFF 2020 Announces Full Lineup
BATUMI: The BIAFF film festival, which was originally scheduled for 13-20 September 2020 but postponed just three days before its opening, will take place in a digital edition running 15-25…
The EWA Female Talent Award at DOK Leipzig goes to Ever Since I Know Myself by Maka Gogaladze
Since 2016 EWA Network has supported strong documentary projects at DOK Leipzig Co-production market. From 2019 on, the award goes to a project in the CIRCLE DOC accelerator selection.
GRANTS: Georgian GNFC Announces Documentary Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 47,259 EUR / 189,036 GEL for the development of 13 documentary films to be directed by Mariam Natroshvili, Tamar Karumidze, Levan Shubashvili, Tamar…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Directors Khvicha and Tinatin Emiridze in Postproduction With Respublika
TBILISI: Georgian siblings and film directors Khvicha and Tinatin Emiridze are currently in postproduction with their long documentary debut Respublika. The first shoot took place in July 2018 in Georgia.
FESTIVALS: Kutaisi ISFF 2020 Postponed
KUTAISI: The First edition of the Kutaisi International Short Film Festival, in partnership with the Georgian National Film Center and the Kutaisi Municipality, has been postponed from 3 – 7…
Georgia's GNFC Creates Cinema Education Platform
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) is launching a new film education platform, History-Film-History, with the support of Creative Europe.
Georgia's GNFC Postpones Grant Competitions
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) is postponing competitions through the end of 2020 due to uncertainties created by the COVID-19 crisis.
Georgian-Baltic Pitch Panel Opens Call For Project Application
TBILISI: Tbilisi International Film Festival's Industry Platform is calling directors and producers to submit their projects to the international pitching forum Georgian-Baltic Bridge, which will be held online 30 November…
Zako and Living Book Win Annecy-Tbilisi Animation Pitching Workshop
TBILISI: The inaugural Annecy-Tbilisi animation film pitching workshop handed out awards to two projects: Zako by Susana Khachatryan and The Living Book by Mindia Arabuli.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Natia Nikolashvili Preps Full Length Animation Igi
TBILISI: Georgian director Natia Nikolashvili is currently in pre-production with her first full length animated feature film Igi. The animation is produced by Vladimer Katcharava through 20 Steps Productions. The…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Filmmaker Nana Djordjadze In Production with Forced Migration of the Butterflies
TBILISI: The notable Georgian film director, scriptwriter and actress Nana Djordjadze is currently in production with her feature film Forced Migration of the Butterflies. The first shoot of the four-season…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Nika Tsiklauri In Production With The Five Views Of The Caucasus
TBILISI: Georgian film director Nika Tsiklauri is currently in production with his long documentary The Five Views of the Caucasus, a 90 minute documentary film on the topics of culture,…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Grants for Animated Films
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 17, 082 EUR / 64, 061 GEL for the production of five short animations to be directed by Mamuka Tkeshelashvili, Lili Dadiani, Paata…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Tornike Bziava In Production with Higher Up Is Tazo
TBILISI: Georgian director Tornike Bziava is currently completing production on his long documentary Higher up is Tazo. The first shoot took place in Tbilisi in August 2017. The project is…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Alexander Koridze In Production With Atonal Glow
TBILISI: Georgian director Alexander Koridze is currently in production with his long documentary Atonal Glow. The first shoot started in Tbilisi in July 2019. The project is funded by the…
FESTIVALS: Iranian/Norwegian Sunless Shadows Wins CineDOC-Tbilisi
TBILISI: The 8th edition of CinéDOC-Tbilisi, which started on 30 August 2020, ended with the announcement of the winning films on 30 September. The festival is organised by the Noosfera…
FESTIVALS: Kutaisi ISFF 2020 Announces Lineup
KUTAISI: Fifteen films have been selected for the main competition of the inaugural edition of the Kutaisi International Short Film Festival, which will take place from 3 to 7 November…
FNE INTERVIEW: Georgian Producers' Working Group on Production Regulations
TBILISI: FNE speaks with the six-member Georgian producers’ working group on production regulations regarding the serious problems that the Covid-19 crisis has created for the Georgian film industry, production and…
