The Tbilisi International Student Film Festival is being held in an online format

On November 3-6, with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University is hosting the Tbilisi International Student Film Festival. Due to the pandemic, this year the festival is being held in an online format.

Within the framework of the festival, a competition for the development of debut feature film projects was announced; film director Keti Machavariani conducted a pitching training session, and today 17 novice film directors will present their debut feature film projects before the members of the jury. The special jury will select the top three.

This year, the Tbilisi International Student Film Festival brings together 5 top film schools from 5 countries. In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, special 120-minute film programs from film schools in Germany, Poland, Israel, Argentina and Georgia can be viewed via Live Stream.

The festival will close on November 6 with an award ceremony; the members of the jury will identify the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place laureates of the forum, who will receive monetary prizes for script development. The winners of the film program will also be announced at the ceremony in the following nominations: Best Short Fiction/Documentary/Animated Films.

The supporters of the Tbilisi International Student Film Festival are: The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia and the Georgian National Film Center. The project is implemented by the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University. Friends of the festival: Goethe-Institut Georgia, TV company "Artarea" and student television TAFU TV.