FESTIVALS: Batumi Adds Covid Section
BATUMI: The 15th edition of Georgia’s Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF) has announced that it will add a special section “COVIDEO” to the 2020 festival taking place 13 –…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces 2020 Feature Film Production Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 434,750 EUR / 1,499,888 GEL for the production of three feature films to be directed by Bakur Bakuradze, Nana (Nino) Djordjadze and…
SOFA 2020 Tbilisi Workshop Online
TBILISI: The SOFA 2020 Tbilisi workshop will be held online from 25 to 30 April 2020.
Georgian Directors Share Films Online During COVID-19 Crisis
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center responds to the COVID-19 crisis with the launch of online film screenings, with 27 films already signed on to be part of the initiative.
PRODUCTION: Maradia Tsaava In Production With Georgian/French Doc
TBILISI: Georgian director Maradia Tsaava is currently in production with her first long documentary My Neighbour. The shooting for this Georgian/French coproduction started in August 2019.
GRANTS: Georgia Announces First Feature Film Production Grants in 2020
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 250,000 EUR / 800,000 GEL for the production of two first feature films to be directed by Vakhtang Kotetishvili and Giorgi Chalauri.
FNE at Berlinale 2020: Georgian Film in Berlin
The Georgian pavilion will be present for the 15th time this year at the European Film Market (EFM) (The Georgian Pavilion number is 126 and it will be located in…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Tamta Gabrichidze Preps Mugamati
TBILISI: Georgian director Tamta Gabrichidze is currently in preproduction with her first long documentary Mugamati. The filming is planned for the summer of 2020. Gabrichidze’s short documentary The Trader /…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Tamaz Narimanidze In Postproduction With Winter Depression
TBILISI: Georgian writer/director Tamaz (Tazo) Narimanidze is completing postproduction on his debut feature Winter Depression, which was supported by the Georgian National Film Center.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Giorgi Mukhadze Preps When You Are 17
TBILISI: Georgian writer/director Giorgi Mukhadze is currently in preproduction with his debut feature When You Are 17. Shooting is scheduled for August 2020.
OBITUARY: Georgian Director Zaza Khalvashi
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian director and writer Zaza Khalvashi died at 62 on 4 February 2020. His latest film Rain on Two Sides is currently in postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Writer/Director Data Pirtskhalava Preps A Long Break
TBILISI: Georgian writer/director Data Pirtskhalava is currently in preproduction with his debut feature A Long Break. Pirtskhalava won the Best International Short Award at the Locarno International Film Festival with…
FNE Market Analysis 2019: GEORGIA
TBILISI: Georgia had a great year with more awards at international festivals and more attention given to Georgian films. Georgian cinema days were held in Brussels, Rome, Boston, Poland and…
GRANTS: Georgia Launches Call For Feature Film Minority Coproduction Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has launched the 2020 competition for feature film minority coproductions. The deadline is 16 March 2020.
Increase in Total Admissions and Slight Decline in Domestic Admissions in Georgia
TBILISI: Total admissions increased in Georgia by 1.34 percent from 1,298,404 in 2018 to 1,359,365 in 2019. Admissions to domestic films decreased from 55,495 in 2018 to 37,865 in 2019…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Dito Tsintsadze’s Inhale-Exhale Wins Top Prize
TBILISI: Inhale-Exhale by the acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze was awarded best feature film at the 20th edition of the Tbilisi International Film Festival. The festival ran from 1…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: Comets
TBILISI: Tamar Shavgulidze’s feature film Comets (previously known as My House in Front of the Forest) will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: Inhale-Exhale
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze's Inhale-Exhale aka 43 will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on 1 December 2019. The film…
PRODUCTION: Rusudan Chkonia Preps Georgian/Swiss/Norwegian Coproduction Venice
TBILISI: Georgian director Rusudan Chkonia is starting preproduction on the Georgian/Swiss/Norwegian feature drama Venice. Rusudan Chkonia is an awarded Georgian director, who participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus and the…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: A Pig
TBILISI: Giga Liklikadze’s low-budget debut feature film A Pig will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on 1 December 2019. The film had its…
