The 5th Batumi International Art-House Film Festival was held on September 12 – 19, 2010 by the financial support of the Georgian National Film Center. This is the third year that BIAFF is financially supported by the GNFC.
BIAFF hosted various special guests in different years, including:
Krzystof Zanussi, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Jerzy Sturr (Poland) Jos
Stelling (Netherlands), Mikheil Kobakhidze, Nana Jorjadze, Irakli
Kvirikadze (Georgia) Manijet Hekmat, Pegah Ahangarani, Mohsen
Amirousafiri (Iran) Pawel Pawlikowski (Poland) and etc.
2010 BIAFF programme:
- Retrospective of short films by a famous Polish
director Zbygnev Rybchinski
- Retrospective of films by a famous Iranian
director Abbas Kiarostami and his visit
- The premiere of Otar Ioseliani`s new
film “Chantrapas” and his visit
- Master classes, Q & A, and the press conference
with special guests
- Retrospective of the film from USA (US
Embassy is the supporter of the festival)
- Retrospective of Iranian films.
The festival screened approximately 50 full-length films; about 30 short films from 20-22 different countries screened in the young filmmakers’ section.
BIAFF sections:
- Competition of International Feature Films
- International Documentary Films
- Silk Road Countries (Turkey, Iran, Armenia,
Azerbaijan)
- German films
- Georgian films
- Masters’ Collection - films of famous directors
- Meet the Jury – films directed by the jury
members
- Young Filmmakers’ section (competition)
BIAFF 2010 - The International jury- main competition:
1. Zbignev Rybchinski – Filmmaker, Poland
2.Judith Blackburn - Chicago Irish Film Festival Director (USA)
3. Bojidar Manov - Film Critic, Bulgaria
4.Nino Kirtadze - Filmmaker, Georgia
5. Siddiq Barmak - Filmmaker, Afghanistan
BIAFF 2010 - Young Filmmaker’s Section Jury:
1. Head of Jury - Christopher Kamyszew (USA)
2. Vasily Sigarev – Filmmaker, Russia
3. Michael Brooke – Film Critic / journalist, UK
4. Seifollah Samadian – Filmmaker / photographer, Iran
5. Levan Koguashvili – Filmmaker, Georgia
Winners of BIAFF 2010
Main International Competition Jury members:
Zbigniew Rybczyński (Poland) – Chairman
Siddiq Barmak (Afghanistan), Judith
Blackburn (USA), Nino Kirtadze (Georgia),
Bojidar Manov (Bulgaria)
awarded following prizes:
Grand Prix – Another Sky by Dimitri Mamulia, Russia, 2010
Best Feature Film – Nothing Personal by Urszula Antoniak, Netherlands / Ireland, 2009
Best Documentary Film – Enemies of the People by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath, Cambodia / UK, 2009 (Award goes to Thet Sambath)
Best Film Director – Agustí Vila for Mosquito Net, Spain, 2010
Best Actor – Eduard Fernández in Mosquito Net, Spain, 2010
Best Actress – Monique Imes in Precious by Lee Daniels, USA, 2009
Special Prize – Rabbit à la Berlin by Bartosz Konopka, Poland / Germany, 2009
Special Mention – Insight by Gia Diasamidze, Georgia, 2010
Special Mention – There Are Things You Don't Know by Fardin Saheb Zamani, Iran, 2010.
The Young Filmmakers Jury members:
Christopher D. Kamyszew (USA) - Chairman, Michael Brooke (UK), Levan Koghuashvili (Georgia), Seifollah Samadian (Iran), Vassily Sigarev (Russia) granted following awards:
Grand Prix – Mother by Jakub Piątek, Poland, 2009
Best Film – Hanoi-Warszawa by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, Poland, 2009
Best Film Director – Tornike Bziava for April Chill, Georgia, 2010
Jury Special Prize – No Song in Autumn by Karsten Prühl, Germany, 2009
BIAFF Committee granted the following two Lifetime Achievement Awards in Cinematography to Zbigniew Rybczyński (Poland) and Abbas Kiarostami (Iran).
International Film Festivals in Georgia:
Tbilisi International Film Festival, held annually in December, in Tbilisi (www.tbilisifilmfestival.ge)
Batumi International Art-House Film Festival, held annually in September, in Batumi (www.biaff.org)
International Festival of Animated Films “Topuzi”, held annually in October, in Batumi (www.adf.ge)
International Film Festival of Orthodox Films, held annually in October, in Batumi
International Student Film Festival “Amirani”, held annually in May, in Tbilisi
