GRANTS: Georgia Announces Short Film Production Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 157,812 EUR / 505,000 GEL for the production of 14 short fiction films. A total of 46 projects have been submitted.
First Dolby Atmos Multiplex Opens in Tbilisi
TBILISI: The first Dolby Atmos system cinema in Georgia will open in Tbilisi on 30 November 2017. The six screen Cavea Galleria Tbilisi with 700 seats will be the fifth…
FESTIVALS: Tbilisi Film Festival Announces Lineup
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 18th Tbilisi Film Festival. The…
FESTIVALS: A Gentle Creature Wins BIAFF 2017
BATUMI: A Gentle Creature directed by Sergei Loznitsa was awarded Grand Prix at the 12th edition of the Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place from 17 to 24…
FESTIVALS: BIAFF Announces Lineup
BATUMI: Ten films will run in the international feature film competition at the 12th edition of the Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, set to take place from 17 to 24…
FESTIVALS: The 7th Nikozi International Animation Film Festival Starts Today
NIKOZI: The 7th Nikozi International Animation Film Festival, which will take place from 1 to 7 September 2017, gathers animation film experts, international festival representatives and filmmakers in the small…
Georgia Selects Scary Mother as Oscar Candidate
TBILISI: Ana Urushadze’s debut feature Scary Mother has been chosen as the official candidate from Georgia for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign…
BIAFF Industry Platform Alternative Wave 2017 Announces Selected Projects
BATUMI: The industry platform Alternative Wave of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival announced projects selected for its 2017 edition. The 12th edition of BIAFF will run from 17…
Hostages Racks up More International Sales
TBILISI: Rezo Gigineishvili’s Hostages has been sold so far to France, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Eastern Europe Pay TV and China.
PRODUCTION: New Indian Film Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: A new Indian production and the seventh project implemented within the state programme Film in Georgia is currently shooting in Georgia. The Georgian Sarke Studio is servicing.
EFP Europe! Voices of Women in Film: Rusudan Glurjidze, Georgia
TBILISI: One of the most acclaimed Georgian new directors, Rusudan Glurjidze, currently reaping awards with her debut feature House of Others, will participate in the European Film Promotion event Europe!…
FNE at Cannes 2017: Georgian Cinema in Cannes
GEORGIA AT THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - This is the tenth time the Georgian National Film Centre has presented the Georgian pavilion at the Cannes…
My Happy Family Purchased by Netflix
TBILISI: Georgian/German/French coproduction My Happy Family directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross is the first Georgian film for which Netflix purchased global distribution rights.
Georgian Film House of Others Wins Satellite Award for Best First Feature
LOS ANGELES: House of Others by Georgian director Rusudan Glurjidze received the Satellite Award for Best First Feature from the International Press Academy on 18 February 2017.
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Georgian Film in Berlin
Four Georgian films have been selected to participate in one of the most prestigious film festivals around the world – the Berlin International Film Festival. This is the first time…
House of Others Nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Award
TBILISI: House of Others, a debut film by Georgian director Rusudan Glurjidze, has been nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) award. The official ceremony will be held on…
FESTIVALS: House of Others Wins the 17th Tbilisi IFF
TBILISI: House of Others by Rusudan Glurjidze was awarded Golden Prometheus for best film at the 17th Tbilisi International Film Festival (28 November - 4 December 2016) while Months, as…
Georgia and Bulgaria Score Slots at Sundance
WARSAW: The Georgian film My Happy Family directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross and produced by Georgia’s Polare Film Llc has been selected for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition…
Russia Returns Four Films to Georgia
TBILISI: Four classic Georgian films made during the early Soviet era were returned to Tbilisi in an official ceremony on 17 November 2016.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2016: Georgian Film Debuts in East Silver Market
JIHLAVA: Anuna Bukia, one of a new generation of female Georgian documentary filmmakers, premiered her debut film I Swam Enguri at the East Silver Market of the Jihlava IDFF, which…
