20th Tbilisi International Film Festival to Hold on December 1-8

The 20th Tbilisi International Film Festival will be held on December 1-8, at Amirani cinema.

The festival will be opened with ‘Blackmail’ by British director Alfred Hitchcock, which will be accompanied by Tbilisi Youth Orchestra, led by Mirian Khukhunishvili. The author of the music, British composer, Neil Brand will also attend the screening. ‘Blackmail’ is a part of the program “British Season” which is held in partnership with British Council and British Embassy. “British Season” will give the audience the opportunity to see classic as well as latest British films.

Besides, in the frame of cooperation with Bristol Film Festival (Encounters) and ‘Watershed Bristol’, Tbilisi Film Festival presents DepicT! – a 90-second short film competition. The aim of this competition is to discover emerging filmmakers with originality and rich imagination. The winner will go to the Bristol Film Festival.

This year, Tbilisi Film Festival holds national competition only. The awards will be given in the following categories: the Best Feature Film, the Best Short Film, and the Best Documentary. The competition will be assessed by the international jury: Ulrich and Erika Gregor, Pablo De Vita, Nicolás Celis, and Heather Stewart.

This year, the festival will present up to 100 films in the sections: “European Film Forum”, “The Americas”, “The Horizons”, “Director in Focus”, “Country in Focus”, “Georgian Panorama”, “Apollo: Cinema Memory” and “Special Screenings.”

Honorary Prometheus for the special contribution to the world cinema will be awarded to Carlos Reygadas, Stephen Frears and Irakli Kvirikadze.

Festival tickets will be available online and in the box-offices of Amirani Cinema.
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