Göteborg Film Fund: Georgian Docs at Nordic Film Market

In partnership with DOCA (Documentary Association Georgia) Göteborg Film Fund is bringing the Georgian documentary industry to Nordic Film Market in January. Three Georgian teams – director and producer – will present their projects and be available for meetings during the market. The projects were selected after an open call. Selected projects:

This Is Not My Sea
Director: Elene Mikaberidze
Producer: Tatia Gurgenidze

Eyes Wide Open
Director: Sopho Apriamashvili
Producer: Nino Orjonikidze

Operation Champion
Director: Mariam Nikolaishvil
Producer: Irina Gelashvili

Additionally the programme– aiming at supporting the Georgian documentary industry – has selected four documentary projects for pre-acquisition of distribution rights. The programme – The Power of Documentary: A Cross-Border Collaboration for Creative Freedom - is financed by the Swedish Institute.

The selected projects are:

• Operation Champion, Mariam Nikolaishvili, director, Irina Gelashvili, producer
• Eyes Wide Open, Sopho Apriamashvili, director, Nino Orjonikidze, producer
• From Countless Sleepless Nights, Dea Tcholokava, director and producer
• Echoes, Anna Dziapshipa, director and producer