FESTIVALS: Tbilisi IFF 2014 Opens with The President
TBILISI: The 15th Tbilisi International Film Festival will open on 1 December 2014 with The President shot in Georgia by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who will present the film.
PRODUCTION: Otar Iosseliani Shoots Winter Song
TBILISI: Winter Song/Chant d'hiver, the new feature of the acclaimed Otar Iosseliani, is moving to France for filming in December following shooting in Georgia 16 - 24 October 2014.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: Ablabuda Film to Bow with The Button
COTTBUS: Georgian production company Ablabuda Film, which was launched in 2013, is in preparation with its first film The Button (working title) directed by Alexander Kviria to be shot in…
FNE TV: Vladimer Katcharava head of 20 Steps Productions
FNE spoke to Georgian producer Vladimer Katcharava who heads the Tbilisi based production outfit 20 Steps about shooting films in Georgia and his work as a coproducer on Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s…
The President Boosts Georgia as Shooting Location
TBILISI: Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s new film The President, which was shot in Georgia with Georgian actors, was praised for its gritty and realistic action and location work and has given a…
FNE at BIAFF 2014: Winners of the 9th Batumi International ArtHouse FF
BATUMI: The 9th Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF) held in Batumi 14-21 September 2014 gave its Grand Prix to Lenny Abrahamson for his comedy Frank (UK/Ireland, 2014) that had…
Batumi Film Festival Kicks Off
BATUMI: The Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF) which started on Sunday, it is being held in the Georgian city Batumi from the 14-21 September 2014.
Georgia Plans 2015 Calls for Funding
TBLISI: The Gerogian National Film Center will announce 2015 production contests in five categories.
GRANTS: Georgian Animation Grants Announced
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Fund (GNFC) has announced the winners of the competition for grants national development finance for animated short films. GNFC allotted 10,568EUR/25,000GEL for five out of…
Artcam Picks up KVIFF Winner
PRAGUE: Czech art house distribution company Artcam has acquired Corn Island, the grand prize winner of the Karlovy Vary film festival (KVIFF).
FNE speaks to Georgain multiplex operator David Mirtskhulava
Film New Europe met David Mirtskhulava This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Executive Manager of distribution for the only Georgian chain of multiplexes.
FNE Cannes Producers Workshop 2014: Anna Khazaradze
Film New Europe has teamed up with the upcoming Cannes Marche Du Film and the Producers Workshop to promote Central and Eastern European producers during Cannes.
Georgian Films at the 67th Film Festival in Cannes 2014
Georgian films are broadly represented at the 67th film festival in Cannes, 2014.
EFP Producers on the Move 2014: Tinatin Kajrishvili
TBILISI: Georgian New Wave producer Tinatin Kajrishvili comes to European Film Promotion’s Producers on the Move networking platform with ten film projects to her credit, including the upcoming One Way…
FNE TV: Director Georgian National Film Centre: Nana Janelidze
FNE spoke to Nana Janelidze about her first year as director of the Georgian National Film Centre and what she sees as the priority directions for the development of the…
GNFC Announces Documentary Grants Competition
TBILISI: A total of 31 projects for short and long documentaries have been submitted to the grants contest launched by the Georgian National Film Centre. Approximately 82,800 EUR/200,000 GEL are…
Speak Out Wins Georgian UN Competition
TBILISI: Speak Out, a documentary produced by NGO Art Film Studio, received the prize of 39,365 EUR/95,000 GEL from the UN Women organisation and the Georgian National Film Centre.
Georgian Mini EAVE Accepting Applications
TBLISIS: The Georgian National Film Center and EAVE have announced a call for applications for developing Georgian film projects and scripts.
Georgian animation projects sought
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has announced a competition for animated short films. Winning projects will be eligible for support from this development program.
Private sector joins Georgian film funding
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has announced the first joint public-private partnership in film funding, aimed at supporting exceptional local film production. TBC Bank will contribute to the financing…