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 seekersი
- 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'’






