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…
Georgia's Dede Joins EFA Feature Film Selection 2018
TBILISI: Dede by Mariam Khatchvani is among the five titles added by the European Film Academy to the EFA Feature Film Selection 2018.
