Georgian Cinema Days start at CAC Cinema

2013 12 11 — 2013 12 15 at Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Author Echo Gone Wrong
Published in Events in Lithuania
"Salt White", dir. Keti Matchavariani (film still)

“Salt White”, dir. Keti Matchavariani (film still)

On December 11-15, CAC cinema hall in cooperation with Embassy of Georgia in Vilnius and Georgian national film center, are presenting Georgian Cinema Days. It is going to be the first event of this kind in Lithuania. Georgian Cinema Days are showing the newest films that have been made in this country and acknowledged over the world. Georgian Cinema Days is part of “Georgian Art in Vilnius”, an event that includes various fields of culture.

CAC cinema hall is displaying 8 fiction and documentary films focusing on Abkhazian war experiences, Georgian history from the Soviet period as well as the challenges of the current independent country, which reflects in the people’s everyday lives and trials. The Cinema Days starts with “Tangerines”, a fiction movie by Zaza Urushadze about an empty Estonian village in Abkhazia with just two inhabitants left. They are faced with the military actions and despite their different nationality they cannot remain just neutral tangerine growers and have to make political and ethical decisions. “Tangerines” will be presented by David Vashadze, representative of Georgian National film center, and Keti Machavariani, member of the shooting crew. She is staying in Vilnius up to December 13 when she will present her own debut as a film director: a movie called “Salt White”. This story about feelings in current Georgia has been awarded the Best Debut award and the Best Actor award for Gagi Svandidze at Cottbus International cinema festival.

“In Bloom” is another movie telling us about the same period’s reality and has been nominated for the prestigious Oscar in the foreign films category. In this movie, the lives of two fourteen-years-old friends, despite the violence and Lynch law in the country, seem to be just bursting with youth and optimism. The movie has already gotten many prizes at Berlin international film festival, Paris international film festival and other similar events.

International cinema critics and audience have also greatly evaluated one more movie where the war experiences are revealed through the eyes of a child: “The Other Bank” shows us Ted, a 12-years-old boy attempting to get his dreams back. The movie has been awarded with the European Film Academy prize as well as with awards at Wiesbaden, Seattle and Granada international film festivals.

The relevant events in nowadays Georgia are also revealed in such documentaries as: “The English Teacher”, “Bakhmaro”, and sarcastic comedy “Keep Smiling”.

Films at the CAC Cinema are screened from Wednesdays to Sundays.

Detailed CAC Cinema program