PRODUCTION: Ioseb Soso Bliadze in Postproduction with Georgian/German/Lithuanian Coproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Ioseb Bliadze is currently in postproduction with his debut feature film Otar’s Death, a coproduction between Georgia, Germany and Lithuania.
PRODUCTION: George Ovashvili Develops Two New Feature Films
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director George Ovashvili is working on two new feature films – Beautiful Elene, with preproduction set for the summer of 2019 and production for September 2019,…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Besik Solomonashvili in Postproduction with Debut Feature
TBILISI: Georgian writer/director Besik Solomonashvili is in postproduction with Veggie Garden in the Conflict Zone, his debut feature film that he shot in Georgia in August 2018.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Konstantine Kalandadze in Postproduction with The Drummer
TBILISI: The established Georgian alternative musician and writer/director Konstantine Kalandadze is in postproduction with his debut feature The Drummer. The premiere is planned for an A-class film festival in 2019.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili in Postproduction with Reviving the Past
TBILISI: Georgian director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili is in postproduction with Reviving the Past, a long documentary that he's shot in Georgia since 2017, when he made the documentary Chubchik Puppets And…
FNE INTERVIEW with Tatia Bidzinashvili, Head of Film in Georgia: Georgia Stays Competitive With Lowest Taxes and Flexible Cash Rebate System
TBILISI: The “Film in Georgia” 20-25% cash rebate programme was launched at the beginning of 2016. We spoke with Tatia Bidzinashvili, Head of Film in Georgia about how the programme…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Feature Film Production Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 400,000 EUR / 1.2 m GEL as production grants for four feature films.
Directors Temur and Gela Babluani to Launch Georgian-French Film School
TBILISI: The Georgian directors, father and son Temur and Gela Babluani plan to open by 2020 a Georgian-French cinema school in Georgia for approximately 300 international and local students.
FNE at Berlinale 2019: Georgian Film in Berlin
Georgia at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival - This year, the Georgian National Film Center will make its 14th appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival.
FNE Market Analysis 2018: GEORGIA
Georgia had a great year with more awards at international festivals and more attention given to Georgian films. Georgian cinema days were held in Chicago, London and Lithuania and Georgia…
FESTIVALS: Crystal Swan Wins 19th Tbilisi Film Festival
TBILISI: Crystal Swan, a coproduction between Belarus, USA, Germany and Russia directed by Darya Zhuk, was awarded the Golden Prometheus at the 19th Tbilisi Film Festival, running from 3 to…
FESTIVALS: The 19th Tbilisi Film Festival Kicks Off
TBILISI: Ten debut features will compete for the Golden Prometheus for best film and Silver Prometheus for best director in the main competition of the 19th Tbilisi Film Festival, running…
FESTIVALS: 7th CineDOC Tbilisi IDFF Calls for Films
JIHLAVA: CineDOC Tbilisi co-founders Artchil Khetagouri and Ileana Stanculescu are on a mission to create a new generation of Georgian documentary filmmakers through the platform of the seven-year-old festival.
PRODUCTION: Cinemania.MSHT-15 Goes into Production in Georgia
TBILISI: Georgian director Vakhtang Kuntsev-Gabashvili is in production with Cinemania.MSHT-15, a Georgianfull-length documentary shooting in Georgia.
PRODUCTION: My House in Front of the Forest Goes into Postproduction in Georgia
TBILISI: Tamar Shavgulidze’s feature film My House in Front of the Forest has completed shooting in Tsavkisi and now moves into post-production.
PRODUCTION: How to Become Georgian Begins Filming in Georgia
TBILISI: Natia Arabuli-Weger’s How to Become Georgian, a documentary about young foreign musicians who have chosen to live in Georgia, has completed a pre-shoot in Tbilisi and now moves into…
PRODUCTION: The Encounter Begins Filming in Georgia
BATUMI: Tatia Skhirtladze's The Encounter, a Georgian/Austrian/Serbian documentary about the reuniting of the winning Soviet Women’s Chess Team, started pre-shooting on 23 September 2018 in Batumi, Georgia, at this year’s…
PRODUCTION: Dimitri Mamulia Returns to Georgian Cinema with The Criminal Man
TBILISI: The Georgian director Dimitri Mamulia is in postproduction with The Criminal Man, a Georgian/Russian coproduction that he shot in Georgia after a long break.
Eight Projects Presented at BIAFF Industry Platform - Alternative Wave 2018
BATUMI: Eight projects including six from Georgian participated in the Alternative Way 2018, the industry platform of the 13th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place from 19 to…
FESTIVALS: Ray and Liz Wins 13th BIAFF
BATUMI: Ray and Liz by the British director Richard Billingham was awarded best film at the 13th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place in Batumi from 16 to…
