Caucasus Cinema is an all-in filmmaking adventure that happens twice a year throughout the Republic of Georgia.
We bring together hundreds of aspiring and professional directors, cinematographers, actors, musicians, writers, editors, journalists and producers to collaborate on every aspect of film production.
We’re proud to premiere selections from our first year, with over thirty short films and documentaries selected from the hundreds created over 10 weeks and locations.
Join us to learn more about Georgia, guerrilla filmmaking and how you can participate in Caucasus Cinema.
Caucasus Cinema
Screening
📸 from "TAVISUPLEBA," a short film by Sharaf Naghiyeva, design by Natia Ugrekhelidze.
Sunday, Jan 8th
4pm - 9pm in a secret venue in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Films are up to 10 min long, so you can come and go as you please.
Pay what you wish, $10 suggested (Caucasus Cinema is free)
RSVP for exact address and to save your spot.
Screening Schedule
When you arrive, we'll have a main room with a continuous screening. You're welcome to step out and socialize outside this room, but please don't leave in the middle of a film - none are longer than 10 minutes. You're welcome to arrive and leave anytime between 3:45pm and 9pm.
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Терем-теремок! Кто в тереме живёт?
4:18pm directed by Peter Vadocz
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Crossroads
4:23pm - Directed by Christina Kerber
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King George the 60th
4:31pm - Directed by Penelope Zouganeli
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Sweettooth
4:38pm - Directed by Vladic Ravich and Caiti Lattimer
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Benches
4:45pm - Directed by Sergio de Vega
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The Boy and the Fish
4:57pm - Directed by Darina Rulova
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A Floating Body
5:03 - Directed by Gonzalo Alejandro Díaz Rodríguez
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When The Heart Speaks
5:13pm - Directed by Sophia Vekua
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Mother | մայրիկ
5:22pm - Directed by Nicholas Jones
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Tombstones and Cats
5:32pm - Directed by Ulyana Toporovskaya
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Lost in Translation
5:44pm - Directed by Rute Duarrte
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Birdy
5:52pm - Directed by Ayla Pierrot Arendt and Peter Vadocz
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Kutaisi Sports Palace
6:01pm - Directed by Lorenzo Spinelli
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Into The Frame
6:14 - Directed by Elisa Baccolo
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Confess
6:27pm - Directed by Sergio de Vega
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Seen
6:37pm - Directed by Marcus Jade
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Heartbreak Hotel
6:44pm - Directed by Nicholas Jones
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Echolalia
6:55pm - Directed by Caiti Lattimer
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Songs of Big Men
6:58pm - Directed by Ayla Pierrot Arendt
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The Girl, The Boy & The River
7:07pm - Directed by Nick Beaumont
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Tavisupleba | თავისუფლება
7:13pm - Directed by Sharaf Naghiyeva
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The Biggest Mistake Of Comrade Stalin
7:16pm - Directed by Peter Vadocz
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Crying Is Not Allowed
7:19pm - Directed by Sophie Chkheidze
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French Love, Lady Love
7:27pm - Directed by Darina Rulova and Jack Wake-Walker
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The Murmurer | მოგუგუნე
7:39 - Directed by Elisa Baccolo
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VIP
7:49pm - Directed by Jack Wake-Walker
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The Producer
7:58pm - Directed by Vladic Ravich
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ნარდი | Backgammon
8:05pm - Directed by Jack Wake-Walker
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Letters to a Grandchild
8:13pm - Directed by Lorenzo Spinelli
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We Are Still Here
8:23pm - Directed by Nini Tchkoidze
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Potato Story
8:30pm - Directd by Coralie Gourdon
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My Trip To Georgia
8:33pm - Directed by Mollie Feerick
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Search For Sleep | ძილის ძიებაში
8:40pm - Directed by Caiti Lattimer
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Sacrifice | მსხვერპლშეწირვა
8:43pm - Directed by Sharaf Naghiyeva and Vladic Ravich
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Two People
8:47pm - Directed by Mollie Feerick
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Archili's Dream
8:59pm - Directed by Coralie H. Gourdon and Sesilia Turdziladze
Vladic Ravich is a long form journalist and the founder of Caucasus Cinema. He has produced several audio and film documentaries, was selected by the International Center for Journalists for the “30 under 30” Exchange, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Georgia in 2015. Vladic created Caucasus Cinema in 2022.
Lorenzo Spinelli has a double three-year degree in History Anthropology and Religions, and in Documentary Cinema at the 'Centro sperimentale di cinematografia sede Sicilia', in Palermo. Winner of the Zavattini Prize 2021/22.
Graduated from the Madrid Film School, Sergio de Vega is a professional film director but also writes film criticism. Filmmaker in residence at Matadero de Madrid in 2019 and participant of the workshop with Werner Herzog "La Selva Ecosistema Creatiu" in 2021.
Rute Duarte is a visual artist based in Porto, Portugal. She graduated from FBAUP - the fine arts university of Porto in 2022 and, since, has participated in two international cinema programs, where she tried different tasks, such as writing, editing and directing short films.
Peter Vadocz
Prix Europa– (Berlin), MIPCOM– (Cannes), Anima Mundi– (Brazil), CICDAF– (China) award winner (among others). Participated as a director on Berlinale Talent and Sarajevo Talent programmes. Former Head of Studio on his University; also created and led a Creative Visual Workshop on the University for years. One of works (Colorful EU) was the official spot of the European Union, during the German presidency. Screenings on main festivals: in Hollywood, London, Cannes Lions, Berlin, European Parliament (Brussels), Times Square (New York), COP17 (Durban), Expotoons (Argentina) among others. Some 600 international film festival screenings in 60 countries, all around the world. Won cca. 60 awards. https://petervad.cz
Sopho Chkheidze is a director and multimedia storyteller. Graduated from GIPA bachelor’s programme in Audiovisual and Media Art. Directed and produced several short documentary films and multimedia projects. Screenings at Batumi International Art House Film Festival, Encounters Film Festival (Depict! super-short filmmaking competition).
Born in 1991, Elisa Baccolo studied Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience. She graduated in Documentary Filmmaking at Scuola Civica di Cinema Luchino Visconti, Milan. During 2020 she abandoned Academia to join film residencies (Lucania Film Festival: South and Magic; Werner Herzog in the Columbian Jungle; Laguna Sud; Fuoriformato; Caucasus Cinema) and work as a freelance filmmaker. She’s now a production assistant in Lugano, Switzerland.
Jack Wake-Walker is a British film & theatre (theater) director, writer, and video artist. He has produced over thirty films in ten different countries and eight different languages, and participated in multiple international film festivals and workshops, including Filming A Strange Planet with Werner Herzog in 2021.
Darina Rulova is a photographer, camera operator and social media manager. She graduated from Taras Shevchenko University, Faculty of Psychology in Kyiv. Darina made her first films in Caucasus Cinema.
Born in 1982 in Bregenz, Austria, Christina Kerber studied economics, law and Japanology in Vienna and Zurich. Since 2017 she works in collaborations and does commissioned work for cinema documentaries, short films, TV and online content.
Nick Beaumont is a writer and actor from London. He studied English Literature in the University of Warwick, published poetry, worked as a dramaturg within a theatre company and has directed twenty short films.
Nick Jones is a film maker from the UK. He has made over 10 short films and produced many more with his award winning production company: Picture Imperfect.
In 2021 Nicholas’ film A Greenlander won Best International short at the academy qualifying American Documentary festival. In 2022 his BFI funded short film - Sweet Little Despair - won Best of the South west at BAFTA qualifying Encounters film festival.
Ayla Pierrot Arendt is a director and performance artist, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Ayla’s artistic focus lies on the staging of video art with live performance and original music composition, combining performative intervention with real life documentation and the narration of mythology and science fiction. In 2022 Ayla wrote and directed a revision of Plato’s POLITEIA as a multi-channel-video-opera in the theater. After graduating from Walnut Hill High School of the Arts, Natick, MA and a foundation year at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Ayla studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria, and choreography and performance at the Institute of Applied Theatre in Giessen, Germany. Ayla has presented and performed internationally since 2007. instagram.com/aylapierrotarendt
Sharaf Naghiyeva is a lens based visual artist from Azerbaijan, living in Tbilisi. The topic of her works are generally self reflection. She uses photography as a way to explore reality. Recently she started to explore herself in cinema as director, director of photography and cinematographer.
Marcus Jade Demery is a blues musician, songwriter, and poet, photographer, now filmmaker. Born in Indiana, he began learning guitar at age 14. Around that time, he was also drawn into Indianapolis’s eclectic DIY art and music scene, frequenting house shows and underground venues. His appreciation of a wide variety of music allowed him to gather inspiration from many genres, such as Hip Hop, Metal and Punk, before settling into his own unique style of ragged, heart-wrenching blues-folk. Since moving to New York City, he zeroed in on his love for blues music, and began writing and performing as a solo act and regular presence in the Brooklyn DIY music scene.
Nini Tchkoidze is a Georgian artist. She was born in 1998. She is a production designer. She has been working in many fields of art since childhood. She can do photography, video editing, and create handmade items. She also makes felt and quilts. She has worked as a costume designer and set designer. Nini enjoys visual storytelling as well as writing. She graduated from Tbilisi Art Academy. www.instagram.com/ninitchkoidze/
Mollie Feerick is a filmmaker, writer, and artist based in New York City. Feerick studied Economics and Criminal Justice at Pace University, but she found herself working in the film industry after college. Feerick loved everything about it and went on switch completely over to filmmaking. She has since produced works in collaboration with Law and Order (NBC), L&O: Criminal Intent (NBC), Pose S3(Netflix), American Horror Story S11(FX), Westworld (HBO), The Tonight Show (NBC), and more. Clients include Google, Delta Airlines, Kohl’s, Estée Lauder, Maybeline, P&G, Coinmaster, and others. She works freelance as a Producer and Director. Her passions including cooking, painting, horticulture, and incorporating new and intriguing visual shots into her works.
Penelope Zouganeli (she/ her) is a Greek filmmaker based in East London. Soon after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Genetics she decided to professionally pursue unemployment so she joined art school (Central Saint Martins). Today she is pursuing filmmaking after also joining film school (Metfilm School) successfully eliminating any chance of ever being financially secure. Today, having gained all around experience in many film productions, she is a freelance Assistant Director.
Caiti Lattimer is a New York based actor & filmmaker. Her art is rooted in devised work, immersive theatre and dance theatre. She has acted in over 20 short films, has directed 6 short films, and is a three-time Caucasus Cinema Best Actor. NYC acting credits include Janes Calling, In Her Words: 2 Jane Jacobs, Afterparty: The Rothko Studio, Androboros, and Song of Cock-Strong (Peculiar Works Project), Bottoms Up!, Appreciation (Climate Change Theatre Action), Theatre In The Dark, Cafe Play, Pool Play, This Is Not A Subway Ride and Versailles 2016 (This Is Not A Theatre Company), and Richard Schechner’s Imagining O (East Coast Artists). Caiti trained at the John DeSotelle Studio, The Actors Movement Studio Conservatory, Headlong Dance Theatre, and The University of the Arts (BFA). She is a certified teacher of the Williamson Technique for Movement and has taught at the John DeSotelle Studio and the Sovereignty School for Love. www.CaitiLattimer.com
Ulyana Toporovskaya is a documentary film festival organizer and filmmaker from Kazakhstan. She directed her first documentary film within the Caucasus Cinema program and hopes to never stop.
Tom Pinnegar is a photographer and cinematographer from the UK. After studying Aerospace Engineering, he pursued his interest in photography, becoming Master Printer in the darkroom of Magnolia Film Lab, Tbilisi from 2020-21. He has worked as technical assistant and darkroom wizard on fashion and commercial shoots. He now produces documentary projects of his own, recently including for Chai Khana Media’s Fragments of a Whole photobook.
Gonzalo Alejandro Diaz Rodriguez is a Spanish filmmaker and scriptwriter. He has made a dozen short films that have won various awards, also as an actor, among others FICAL (Almería) and RNE. Currently developing several audiovisual projects (short films, documentaries, videoart creation) in Spain, Italy, France, Georgia and Morocco. www.gonzaloalejandrodiazrodriguez.com