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129 articles available in total starting from 13/02/2013. Last article published on 08/08/2025.

George Sikharulidze  • Director of Panopticon

Interview: George Sikharulidze • Director of Panopticon

"I was interested in exploring the clash between a young boy's soul and his exploding sexuality"

The Georgian filmmaker discusses his first film, about an introvert teenager embarking on a journey of self-discovery, opening up both to an ultra-right organisation and his own sexuality  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Panopticon

Review: Panopticon

George Sikharulidze’s debut tells the story of an 18-year-old boy who experiences conflicting emotions as his sexuality awakens against the backdrop of Georgian society  

01/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Veit Helmer • Director of Gondola

Interview: Veit Helmer • Director of Gondola

"As my films have no dialogue, I work with actors from all over the world"

We spoke to the man behind such silent films as Tuvalu, Absurdistan and The Bra about how he got involved in and produces these projects  

24/06/2024 | /Germany/Georgia

Winners of the inaugural Georgian national Eliso Awards revealed

Winners of the inaugural Georgian national Eliso Awards revealed

The prizes went to Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry director Elene Naveriani and actress Eka Chavleishvili as well as Smiling Georgia DoP Lomero Akhvlediani  

18/06/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Georgia

Kornél Mundruczó prepping The Revolution According to Kamo

Kornél Mundruczó prepping The Revolution According to Kamo

Next year, the Hungarian filmmaker will shoot a film about the friendship between Simon Arshaki Ter-Petrosyan and the man who would go on to become Joseph Stalin, staged by Good Chaos and Hype Studio  

04/06/2024 | Production | Funding | UK/France/Germany/Poland/Georgia/Hungary

Review: Life and Death of a Christmas Tree

Review: Life and Death of a Christmas Tree

Georgian workers risk death to harvest fir seeds for affluent Danes to sell as Christmas trees in Arturas Jevdokimovas’s doc snapshot of two sides of capitalist Europe  

27/03/2024 | Vilnius 2024

Mariam Chachia  • Producer, OpyoDoc

Interview: Mariam Chachia • Producer, OpyoDoc

“In a world where the past can be conveniently rewritten, documentaries emerge as a powerful medium"

The Georgian producer explains how documentaries can be the most powerful tool to combat censorship  

14/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Salome Demuria  • Actress

Interview: Salome Demuria • Actress

"I just listen and then follow my instinct - it never lies"

BERLINALE 2024: The Georgian actress discusses her past and upcoming works, as well as her interest in playing more genre roles  

27/02/2024 | European Shooting Stars 2024

The Georgian Film Institute addresses GNFC controversy at the EFM

The Georgian Film Institute addresses GNFC controversy at the EFM

BERLINALE 2024: Both the government's official Georgian National Film Center and the newly formed, independent Georgian Film Institute are present with separate stands at the market  

19/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | EFM

Levan Akin  • Director of Crossing

Interview: Levan Akin • Director of Crossing

"This film is my tribute to solidarity and my love letter to Istanbul"

BERLINALE 2024: The Swedish filmmaker discusses his new film, which follows a Georgian teacher who travels to Istanbul to search for her trans niece  

17/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

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