The festival was founded by the Mestia Centre of Culture and Arts NNLE and filmmaker/producer Khatuna Khundadze. It is supported by the Mestia Municipality, Solo, GPC, the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia. The list of partners includes the Georgian Film Studio, the Arsenal Institute for Film and Video Art, the National Archives, Goethe Institut and the Mildiani Family Winery.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

International Short Film Competition:

Best Film:
Lottery (Bangladesh)
Directed by Km Kanak

Best Artistic Solution:
Parvaz Mahiha (Iran)
Directed by Mohammad Towrivarian

Best Fiction Film (Grand Prix):
Spring Days (Morocco)
Directed by Imad Badi

Special Mention:
Liora Rivlin (actress) for Long Distance (Israel)
Directed by Or Sinai

Special Mention:
Dispersion (Ukraine)
Directed by Maria Saulko

Special Mention:
Life in Three Voices (USA)
Directed by Marina Kaganova, Leo Decristoforo

Special Mention:
Golden Minutes (Lithuania)
Directed by Saulius Baradinskas

Best Actor:
Misha Gomiashvili for Kakhetian Train (Georgia)
Directed by Lali Kiknavelidze

Mountain-Themed Films Competition:

Best Film:
K2 and the Invisible Footmen (Pakistan)
Directed by Iara Lee

Special Mention:
Northern Wind Can Be Warm (Russia)
Directed by Aleksei Golovkov

Special Mention:
Good Lad (Georgia)
Directed by Spartak Parjiani