As usual, the festival also has a short film competition.

From Mane to Svaneti will also open the festival, while Rusudan Glurjidze’s The Antique / Antikvariati will screen after the awards ceremony.

The Antique, which has been selected as Georgia’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category, was produced by Georgia’s Cinetech, Switzerland’s Cinetrain, Finland’s Whitepoint Digital and Germany’s Basis Berlin Filmproduction. The project was financed by the Georgian National Film Center, as well as through private investment.

The international jury is composed of the Georgian film directors Rusudan Glurjidze and Giorgi Kharebava, French producer François d’Artemare, German director Michael Chauvister, and Italian filmmaker Roberto Zazzara.

Special guest Eli Levasseur, curator at the Cannes International Film Festival and a manager with experience in the digital and content, will have a masterclass and the presentation What immersive art can learn from the traditional filmmaking industry?

The festival was founded by the Mestia Centre of Culture, Arts NNLE and director/producer Khatuna Khundadze. It is supported by the Mestia Municipality, the Georgian National Film Center, Georgian Pharmaceutical Communications (GPC) and the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia.

Mountain-Themed Feature Film Competition:

From Mane to Svaneti (Georgia)
Directed by Shalva Shengeli

Sophie Lavaud - The Final Summit (France)
Directed by François Damilano

Visiting Heaven (Spain)
Directed by Alejandro Torres

Wedlock (Bulgaria)
Directed by Magdalena Ralcheva
Produced by Nuance Film
Coproduced by the Bulgarian National Television, Nu Boyana Film, Kinolight, Sonus, Right Solutions
Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center

Big Water Theory (France)
Directed by Emile Domine

Paydos (Turkey)
Directed by Muge Manus