European Parliament Approves Visa Liberalisation for Georgia
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament approved visa liberalisation for Georgia, paving the way for Georgians to travel to the European Union's Schengen zone without obtaining visas.
Increase in Total Admissions and Drop in Domestic Admissions in Georgia in 2016
TBILISI: Total admissions increased by 59.74 percent and total gross increased by 46.35 percent, while attendance to domestic films dropped by 85.78 in 2016. This can be explained by the…
House of Others Nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Award
TBILISI: House of Others, a debut film by Georgian director Rusudan Glurjidze, has been nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) award. The official ceremony will be held on…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Low Budget Feature Film Grants 2016/2017
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Center granted 169,383 EUR / 480,000 GEL to five low budget feature films set for shooting in 2016/2017.
FESTIVALS: House of Others Wins the 17th Tbilisi IFF
TBILISI: House of Others by Rusudan Glurjidze was awarded Golden Prometheus for best film at the 17th Tbilisi International Film Festival (28 November - 4 December 2016) while Months, as…
Georgia and Bulgaria Score Slots at Sundance
WARSAW: The Georgian film My Happy Family directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross and produced by Georgia’s Polare Film Llc has been selected for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition…
FESTIVALS: The 17th Tbilisi IFF Hosts Third Edition of Industry Days
TBILISI: Ten films are competing in the international competition of the 17th Tbilisi International Film Festival taking place from 28 November to 4 December 2016.
Russia Returns Four Films to Georgia
TBILISI: Four classic Georgian films made during the early Soviet era were returned to Tbilisi in an official ceremony on 17 November 2016.
Caucasus School of New Cinema Welcomes First Students
TBILISI: Caucasus School of New Cinema, which opened within the Caucasus University in Tbilisi, is aiming to raise a new generation of film industry professionals by teaching the students not…
PRODUCTION: New Indian Film Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: Praveen Sattaru's feature film PSV Garuda Vega is currently shooting in Georgia. The project benefits of the cash rebate scheme launched in Georgia at the beginning of 2016.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2016: Georgian Film Debuts in East Silver Market
JIHLAVA: Anuna Bukia, one of a new generation of female Georgian documentary filmmakers, premiered her debut film I Swam Enguri at the East Silver Market of the Jihlava IDFF, which…
Zaza Urushadze's The Monk Picked up by Picture Tree International
TBILISI: New feature film by the Georgian director Zaza Urushadze, author of Oscar-nominated Tangerines, once again made in collaboration with Estonian producer Ivo Felt of Allfilm, has been acquired by…
FESTIVALS: Zoology Wins the 11th Batumi International Art house Film Festival
BATUMI: Zoology by Ivan I.Tverdovskiy won the Grand Prix in the feature film competition of the 11th Batumi International Art house Film Festival (BIAFF), taking place from 18 to 25…
PRODUCTION: The Clown Starring Lily Collins Currently Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: Anthony Lucero’s feature film The Clown starring Lily Collins, Pål Sverre Hagen and Jean-Marc Barr is currently shooting in Tbilisi until October 2016. The Georgian company Misty Dawn is…
FESTIVALS: 11th Batumi International Art house FF Announces Lineup
BATUMI: Nine titles will compete in the international feature film competition of the 11th Batumi International Art house Film Festival, which will be held from 18 to 25 September 2016.
Georgia and Romania Select Oscar Bids
TBILISI/BUCHAREST: House of Others by Rusudan Glurjidze is Georgia's candidate in the Foreign Language category at the 89th Academy Awards, while Romania has chosen Sieranevada by Cristi Puiu.
Bollywood Producers Scout For Locations in Georgia
TBILISI: A group of Bollywood producers are currently visiting Georgia. They have been invited by Enterprise Georgia in cooperation with the Georgian National Film Centre and their visit is part…
Georgia Plans to Build National Film Archives
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Centre announced its plan to retrieve Soviet-era Georgian films stored in state archives in Russia, and also old Georgian film tapes scattered in Georgia. After restoration…
PRODUCTION: Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross in Production with My Happy Family
TBILISI: After the acclaimed In Bloom, Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross are currently shooting a new feature film, My Happy Family. It will be again a German/Georgian/French coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Zaza Urushadze Starts Shooting The Monk
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian helmer Zaza Urushadze is in production with The Monk, a comedy-infused drama about a monk who falls for a mysterious woman in a remote village where he…
