SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT GEORGIAN FILM
GFI at EFM | Berlinale 2024
still from Crossing [2024] by Levan Akin
GFI is present at European Film Market | Berlinale (stand N 118 in Marriott Hotel)
between 15 - 21 February, bringing Georgian film projects to the international industry.
download the catalogue of NEW GEORGIAN FILMS | 2024 [PDF]
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Don't miss the following events at Berlinale.
Panorama Opening Film
by Levan Akin
Sweden / Denmark / France / Turkey / Georgia 2024
Lia, a retired teacher, has promised to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. Her search takes her to Istanbul where she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to feel closer than ever.
Screenings
February 15 21:00 Zoo Palast 1 world premiere, opening Panorama
February 15 21:30 Zoo Palast 2
February 16 12:00 Verti Music Hall
February 17 12:30 Cubix 9
February 18 10:00 Cubix 5
February 23 16:30 International
Forum Special
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, OR THE NIGHT IS NEVER COMPLETE
Deda-Shvili an game ar aris arasodes bolomde bneli
by Lana Gogoberidze
Georgia / France 2023, Documentary Film
Greatness paired with modesty: 93 years old and a daughter, world-famous director Lana remembers her mother Nutsa, Georgia’s first female filmmaker. A cinema legacy that revolves around being human in dark times: feminist, loving, critical of violence.
Screenings
February 16 13:00 Kino Arsenal 1 international premiere
February 17 18:00 Kino Betonhalle@Silent Green
February 25 12:30 Delphi Filmpalast
TALK: Resilience in Distribution and Documentary Filmmaking Today
presented by EFM in collaboration with Documentary Association Europe. Speaker: filmmaker, chairperson of Documentary Association Georgia (DOCA) Salomé Jashi
February 19 17:00
GFI Happy Hour at EFM
Marriott Hotel, stand N 118
Mingle with independent Georgian filmmakers over a glass of Georgian wine
February 19 18:00
Concert: Flowers Are Not Silent
with Liza Batiashvili & Giorgi Gigashvili
with invitations only
February 20 20:00
Georgian Film Institute at EFM | Berlinale 2024 is made possible through generous support of Khazaradze Family Foundation, Open Society Georgia Foundation, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, DOCA Documentary Association Georgia, Testina, Publica, At.ge, Georgian Film Cluster and WIFT Caucasus
February 17-18, 2024
Wolf Kino, Berlin
Weserstr. 59, 12045 Berlin
In collaboration with the Georgian Film Institute, Wolf hosts a retrospective of Georgian films, showcasing seven films from 1930 to 2023.
Condensing the rich 115-year history of Georgian cinema into seven films is clearly impossible. However, the selected films aim to show throughout different times political, ideological and social context and prove that despite many obstacles, Georgian cinema remains untamed.
The need for these films to reach an audience is more important than ever, since the Georgian government and the Ministry of Culture pose enormous challenges for filmmakers, regardless of how widespread their local and international recognition may be. [read full word from Wolf Kino]
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A SINGING BLACKBIRD [1970] by Otar Ioseliani
MAGIC MOUNTAIN [2023] by Mariam Chachia & Nik Voigt. Q&A with filmmaker
A ROOM OF MY OWN [2022] by Ioseb (Soso) Bliadze Q&A with lead actress Taki Mumladze, GFI Talent in Focus
SMILING GEORGIA [2023] by Luka Beradze. Q&A with filmmaker
UJMURI and BUBA [1930, 1934] by Nutsa Gogoberidze
TAMING THE GARDEN [2021] by Salomé Jashi. Q&A with filmmaker
FEB 17 14:30
FEB 17 16:30
FEB 17 18:30
FEB 18 14:45
FEB 18 16:30
FEB 19 18:45
