World Premiere of Alexandre Koberidze’s Dry Leaf at Locarno Film Festival 2025
LOCARNO: The German/Georgian coproduction Dry Leaf, written and directed by Alexandre Koberidze, will have its world premiere on 13 August in the International Competition of the Locarno Film Festival (6…
OBITUARY: Georgian Director Eldar Shenghelaia
TBILISI: One of the most famous Georgian directors, Eldar Shenghelaia, has died at 92. He was known for Blue Mountains, or An Unbelievable Story, Unusual Exhibition, The Eccentrics, and Samanishvili’s…
Winners of 5th Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival
MESTIA: The Georgian short film Tragedy without a Hero by Revaz Nasidze, and the French production Sophie Lavaud - The Final Summit by François Damilano won the Grand Prix, and…
PRODUCTION: Géla Babluani to Shoot Young Stalin in Georgia and Romania
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian-French director Géla Babluani will start shooting his highly anticipated biopic Young Stalin, starring Cosmo Jarvis, in Tbilisi on 24 July 2025. The British/Georgian coproduction will then move…
The 5th Mestia Short & Mountain Film Festival Announces Programme
MESTIA: Six films including Georgian From Mane to Svaneti by Shalva Shengeli will screen in the Mountain-Themed Feature Film Competition of the 5th Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival…
Year of French Central European Film 2025: French Cinema Under the Stars in Tbilisi
TBILISI: The French Institute of Georgia has launched a new edition of Cinema Under the Stars festival, featuring French films screened free of charge every Thursday till 31 July 2025.
Black Sea Animation Shorts at Annecy
ANNECY: The Black Sea Animation Shorts project presentation will take place on 12 June 2025 in the Berlioz Room at the Imperial Palace. Organised as part of the Partner Pitches…
April Release in UK and Ireland for Dea Kulumbegashvili’s April
TBILISI: Dea Kulumbegashvili’s French/Italian/Georgian coproduction April will be released by BFI Distribution in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 25 April 2025.
National Archives of Georgia Continues Film Digitalisation
TBILISI: The National Archives of Georgia scanned and digitised 129 film materials over 2024.
Tinatin Rukhadze Appointed Minister of Culture and Sports in Georgia
TBILISI: Tinatin Rukhadze has been appointed the new Minister of Culture and Sports in Georgia.
American Film Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: An American film benefiting from the Film in Georgia programme is currently shooting in Georgia. Its 36 shooting days in the country included some military-themed scenes filmed at the…
Panopticon Wins 2024 Batumi International Art-house Film Festival
BATUMI: George Sikharulidze’s Georgian/French/Italian/Romanian coproduction Panopticon received the award for best film in the Feature Film Competition section of the 19th Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF). The festival was…
Old Film Studio in Tbilisi to Make Room to Multifunctional Art Centre
TBILISI: An old film studio in Georgia’s capital city is undergoing a major rehabilitation with funding from the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Georgia Selects The Antique as Oscar Candidate
TBILISI: Rusudan Glurjidze’s sophomore feature The Antique / Antikvariati has been selected as Georgia’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International…
Batumi International Art-house Film Festival 2024 Announces Lineup
BATUMI: Rusudan Glurjidze’s The Antique and George Sikharulidze’s Panopticon are among the ten films selected for the Feature Film International Competition of the 19th Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF),…
FNE at Venice 2024: Venice Days Screens Georgian Film The Antique After Court Decision Overturned
VENICE: The Venice Film Festival sidebar Venice Days screened the film The Antique / Antikvariati by Georgian filmmaker Rusudan Glurjidze after an earlier decree of the Italian court over a…
Black Sea '24 Animation Workshop in Tbilisi Launches Call For Entries
TBILISI: The countries eligible for the Black Sea '24 Animation Workshop, which will be held in Tbilisi 26 – 30 November 2024, include this year Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and…
FNE at Venice 2024: Venice Days Suspends Screenings of The Antique
VENICE: The Venice Film Festival sidebar Venice Days has suspended the screenings of the second film of Georgian filmmaker Rusudan Glurjidze The Antikvari / The Antique pending the final outcome…
FNE at Venice 2024: Goodfellas Handles Rights to Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Abortion Drama April, Running in Competition
VENICE: The French/Italian/Georgian coproduction April directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili will have its world premiere on 5 September 2024 within the Competition of the 81st Venice Film Festival (28 August –…
MPM Films Picks Up Rusudan Glurjidze’s The Antique Ahead of Its World Premiere at Venice IFF
TBILISI: Rusudan Glurjidze’s sophomore feature The Antique has been acquired by Paris-based MPM Films ahead of its world premiere in the competition of the 21st Giornati degli Autori section within…
