06-12-2011

Tbilisi IFF Opens with Faust

By FNE Staff

    (TBILISI) The 12th Tbilisi International Film Festival (www.tbilisifilmfestival.ge) opened on 6 December with a screening of Faust directed by Alexander Sokurov. The festival runs through 11 December.

    More than 50 films will be presented within the following sections: Forum of European Cinema, Made in Germany, From Sweden with Love, Independent Movies from USA, Director in Focus, Three Maestros of Tbilisi, Special Screenings, Roll Cameras!, and a Georgian Panorama. The festival also hosts a Documentary Film Pitching forum, "Pitch.Doc", and Master Classes.

    The third edition of "Pitch.Doc" takes place 8 - 10 December in the Goethe Institute in Tbilisi. Pitching is open for documentary film projects in development from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia.

    The festival will close on 11 December with the film V Subbotu - Innocent Saturday directed by Alexander Mindadze (Russia / Germany / Ukraine).

    Fifteen films will screen in the Georgian Panorama. They include the following:

    Bakhmaro , d. Salome Jashi , Georgia-Germany , 2011;

    Born in Georgia / dabadebulebi sakartveloshi , d.Tamar Shavgulidze , Georgia , 2011

    Fragments from Abastumani / fragmentebi abastumnidan , d.Shorena Tevzadze , Georgia , 2011

    Generation of Tomorrow / khval, zeg da mazeg , d. Zurab Inashvili , Georgia , 2011

    Georgian State String Quartet / sakartvelos simebiani kvarteti , Levan Adamia , Georgia , 2011

    Not White - Black / tetri ara, shavi , Konstantine (Mindia) Esadze , Georgia , 2011

    Ode to Joy / sikharulis oda , Mikheil Mrevlishvili , Georgia , 2011

    Ramin , Audrius Stonys , Georgia-Latvia , 2011

    Salt White / marilivit tetri , Keti Machavariani , Georgia , 2011

    The Light / nathura , David Kopaleishvili , Georgia , 2011

    The Nest / bude , Tornike Bziava , Georgia , 2011

    The Watchmaker / mesaate , Giorgi Maskharashvili , Georgia , 2011

    Theo , Rati Oneli , Georgia-USA , 2011

    Waiting For Mum / deda , Nana Ekvtimishvili , Georgia , 2011

    Will there be a theatre up there?! / netavi ik teatri aris?! , Nana Janelidze , Georgia , 2011