On December 1, the Tbilisi International Film Festival will open for the 25th time, and for 8 days, the Amirani Cinema will become a gathering place for film lovers.
The festival will be opened by Tato Kotetishvili's "Holy Electricity," a film that won the top prize, the Golden Leopard, in the Young Directors Competition at the Locarno Film Festival.

The full list of festival films and sections is as follows:

European Forum

European Forum

  • Hacking Hate – Simon Klose, Sweden/Denmark/Norway 2024, 86'’
  • Holy Cow – Louise Courvoisier, France 2024, 90'’
  • In the Name of Blood – Akaki Popkhadze, France/Belgium/Austria 2024, 108'’
  • Love – Dag Johan Haugerud, Norway 2024, 119'’ 
  • Maria's Silence – Davis Simanis Jr., Latvia/Lithuania 2024, 104'’
  • Motel Destino – Karim Aïnouz, Brazil/France/Germany 2024, 115'’
  • Sex – Dag Johan Haugerud, Norway 2024, 125'’ 
  • The Hypnosis – Ernst de Geer, Sweden/Norway/France 2023, 98'’  

EFA Selection
The European Film Academy presents 

  • Misericordia – Alain Guiraudie, France/Spain/Portugal 2024, 102'’ 
  • Moon – Kurdwin Ayub, Austria 2024, 92'’  
  • Souleymane's Story – Boris Lojkine, France 2024, 92'’  
  • The Room Next Door – Pedro Almodovar, Spain 2024, 110'’
  • The Rye Horn – Jaione Camborda, Spain/Belgium/Portugal 2023, 103'’ 
  • Toxic – Saule Bliuvaite, Lithuania 2024, 99'’  
  • The Sparrow in the Chimney – Ramon Zürcher, Switzerland 2024, 117'’ 
  • The Shameless – Konstantin Bojanov, Switzerland/France/Bulgaria/Taiwan/India 2024, 115'’ 

Oscar Contenders
Oscar seekers

  • Dahomey – Mati Diop, France/Senegal/Benin 2024, 68'’ 
  • Drowning Dry – Laurynas Bareiša, Lithuania/Latvia, 90'’ 
  • Flow – Gints Zilbalodis, Latvia/France/Belgium 2024, 84' (Animation)  
  • I'm Still Here – Walter Salles, Brazil/France 2024, 135'’  
  • Sujo Sukho – Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Mexico/Spain/France 2024, 126'’ 
  • The Girl with the Needle – Magnus von Horn, Denmark/Poland/Sweden 2024, 115'’
  • The Murderess – Eva Nathena, Greece 2023, 97'’ 
  • Under the Volcano – Damian Kocur, Poland 2024, 102′  

Made in Germany
Made in Germany

  • Dying – Matthias Glasner, Germany 2024, 180'’
  • From Hilde, with Love – Andreas Dresen, Germany 2024, 124'’ 
  • In the Blind Spot – Eyșe Polat, Germany 2023, 118'’ 
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran/Germany/France 2024, 168'’
  • Two to One – Natja Brunckhorst, Germany 2024, 116'’

UK Showcase
British program

  • Conclave – Edward Berger, UK/USA 2024, 120'’ 
  • Santosh – Sandhya Suri, UK/Germany/France/India 2024, 120'’
  • September Says – Ariane Labed, Ireland/UK/Germany 2024, 100'’ 
  • To a Land Unknown – Mahdi Fleifel, UK/Palestine/France/Greenland/Netherlands/Germany/Qatar/Saudi Arabia 2024, 105′ 

Ukrainian Story
Ukrainian story

  • Honeymoon – Zhanna Ozirna, Ukraine 2024, 84'’
  • La Palisiada – Philip Sotnychenko, Ukraine 2023, 100'’
  • My Carpatian Grandpa – Zaza Buadze, Ukraine/Italy 2023, 116'’

Tour of Europe
European tour

  • Those Who Are Fine – Cyril Schäublin, Switzerland 2017, 71'’
  • In the White City – Alain Tanner, Switzerland/Portugal/UK 1983, 108'’ 
  • Longing for the World – Jenna Hasse, France/Switzerland/Portugal 2023, 76'’

Apollo: Memories of Cinema
Apollo: A Cinematic Memory

  • The Swimming Pool – Jacques Deray, France 1969, 122'’  

Special Screenings
Special sessions

  • Life – Zeki Demirkubuz, Turkey/Bulgaria 2023, 160'’
  • Winter Ade Goodbye, Winter! – Helke Misselwitz, East Germany 1989, 116'’  

Georgian Panorama
Georgian panorama

Full-length Fiction Films
Full-length feature films

  • Air Blue Silk – Irine Jordania, 2024, 84'’
  • April – Dea Kulumbegashvili, Georgia/France/Italy, 2024, 134
  • Holy Electricity – Tato Kotetishvili, Georgia/Netherlands, 2024, 101'’
  • Terzo Mondo – Merab Kokochashvili, 2024, 99'’
  • When You Are 17 – Giorgi Mukhadze, 2024, 90'’

Short Fiction Films
Short feature films
 

  • Aldi – Giorgi Arabuli, 2024, 18'’ 
  • Amaia's Guests – George Todria, Georgia/Spain, 20
  • Bait – Giorgi Mukhadze/Toby Andris, 2024,15'’
  • Burning Sun – Nutsa Tsikaridze, 2024, 18'’
  • Elene Dariani – Elene Tavadze, 2024, 15'’ 
  • Fisherman's Burden – Levan Tskhovrebadze, 2024, 18'’  
  • I Left Full of Emptiness – Shalva Shengeli, Irine Javakhidze, 2024, 19'’ 
  • In My Head – Sergi Sulaberidze, 2024, 5'’ 
  • Inhale – Melana Sokhadze, Georgia/Switzerland, 2024, 13'’
  • In the Car Behind the Wheel – Grigol Janashia, 2024, 15'’
  • Lower Than The Sky – Vajiko Chachkhiani, 2022, 16'’ 
  • So I don't forget – Giorgi Kvartskhava, 12'’ 
  • Stuck in Silesia – Sandro Wysocki, Georgia/Poland, 2024, 23'’  
  • The More I Zoom in on the Image of These Dogs, the Clearer it Becomes That They Are Related to the Stars – Alexandre Koberidze, Georgia/Belgium/Hungary, 2023, 4'’  
  • The Prince And The Pauper – Nana Jorjadze, Georgia/Monaco, 2024, 24'’ 

Feature-length Documentary Films
Full-length documentaries

  • Blueberry Dreams – Elene Mikaberidze, Georgia/France/ Belgium/Qatar, 2024, 75'’
  • Ever Since I Knew Myself – Maka Gogaladze, 2024, 85'’
  • Limitation Expired Case – Soso Dumbadze/Elene Asatiani, 2023, 125'’
  • National Exams National Exams – Giorgi Mrevlishvili, 2024, 74'’ 
  • On The Way Home – Giorgi Kvelidze, 2024, 102'’
  • The Mountain Speaks To the Sea – Tekla Aslanishvili, Georgia/Germany, 2024, 72'’ 

Short Documentary Films
Short Documentary Films

  • Bakhmaro 2050 Bakhmaro 2050 – Anka Gujabidze, 2024, 23'’
  • Father, Developed – Elene Burchuladze, 2024, 21'’
  • It Will Be Better Before – Ketevan Kipiani, 2024, 26'’
  • Katarina and the Tiger – Bakar Cherkezishvili, 2024, 15
  • Ode To Memorial – Giorgi Kvartskhava, 2024, 30'’
  • One Of Us Is Dead – Sopho Chkheidze, 2024, 22'’ 
  • Switch the Script – Nini Chikviladze/Tata Gulverdashvili, 2024, 15'’ 
  • The Flower by the Road – Giorgi Parkosadze, Georgia/Hungary/Belgium/Portugal, 2024, 15'’
  • The Sands Of Silence – Giorgi Mrevlishvili, 2024, 3'’

Student films
Student films

  • Forget Me Not – Nino Didebashvili, 2024, 9'’
  • Kato Kato – Maia Gelovani, 2024,14'’
  • Narrow View – Elene Sheklashvili, 2024, 16'’ 
  • Room 222 – Saba Kentchishvili, 2024, 14'’
  • Where Are You, Father? Where are you, Father? – Nika Odishelidze, 2024, 28'’