Igi in the CEE Animation Forum 2020 Winners

Georgian animated film Igi directed by Natia Nikolashvili and produced by Vladimer Kacharava became a winner of the Central and Eastern Europe Animation Forum.

CEE Animation was held online from 6 to 8 October 2020. International juries consisting of experienced film professionals followed 28 animated projects in 4 categories.

The winners were announced during an online Award Ceremony.

CEE Animation Forum Award - 1,000 Euros in the category of feature films was granted to IGI.

Igi is a young, strong hunter in the prehistoric, primitive tribe who is still bent-over. He is the first one to straighten up and see the world from a different angle. The young Chief Kaas does not approve of straightening up. 
But bending back brings enormous pain to IGI, and he has to descend from the best hunter in the tribe to the near-death, outcast and lonely position to face the fact he must be what he really is and straighten up for good.

“IGI is at the same time a personal, universal and promising project with a strong visual style lead by a talented director. We hope that further development of the project will benefit from the award.”, stated the jury.

CEE Animation Forum is a co-production pitching, B2B, and networking event with the intention to boost the projects´ international circulation potential, visibility, and access to a wider European market. For its 2020 edition, the organizers have expanded the number of categories open to animated projects in development.