Diogenes Film Festival

Radio Imedi – Film Festival “Diogene 2024”

Topic: Diogenes 2024 film festival

Guest: Koba Tskhakaya – director, director, writer of the “Diogenes” festival

Presenter – Davit Maglaferidze

The 5th Tbilisi International Internet Short Film Festival “Diogenes 2024” expresses its great gratitude to the penitentiary system of Georgia, all its employees for partnership and support!

Many thanks to Mrs. Inga Sarjvelidze, Mrs. Natalia Giorgadze, Mr. Zaza Jamatashvili, Mrs. Natalia Zakareishvili, Mrs. Tamte Gelashvili, Mr. David Vashakidze, thanks to their efforts and active participation, our innovative project has been and is being implemented.

The 5th Tbilisi International Internet Short Film Festival “Diogenes 2024” expresses its great respect to the Embassy of Estonia, the Ambassador of Estonia in Georgia Mrs. Marga Mardisalu-Kahar and Mr. Dimitri Mironov, Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Estonia in Georgia. Georgia!

Many thanks to Mr. Sergey Kask, member of the working and initiative group of our festival, Estonian filmmaker!

Diogenes 2024 Film Festival – closing ceremony of the 5th Tbilisi International Internet Film Festival of Short Films Diogenes 2024

Results of the 5th Tbilisi International Internet Short Film Festival “Diogenes 2024”

Prizes and diplomas by the initiative group

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New friends – Georgia

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EN Passant – Georgia

Public jury prizes and diplomas

main prize

Between garbage and God – Andy Svetinsky – Documentary – United Kingdom

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Heroes – Sergey Zinchuk – Exp/ Art House – Ukraine

Incentive prize “Alaverdoba”

The Piramid – Mohamed Ghazala – Animation – Egypt

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My Toy – Mazen Haj Kassem – Fiction – Denmark

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Yellowe – SAHAR mahmoudi – Fiction – Italy

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One day of Zhubei – Merab Chkhaidze – Fiction/Doc -Georgia

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My Life in Art – Anano Gogia – Documentary – Georgia

Prizes and diplomas of the student jury

main prize

Synonyms – Filip Rudnicki – Fiction – Poland

„Serenade“ Prize

Count my lov3 – Ewa Japola – Fiction – Poland

prize “Alaverdoba”

Bitter Sweetness – Zaher Samir Kusaibati – Fiction – Syrian Arab Republic

Prize “Musicians”

Another Alice – Matteo La Capria – experimental / Feature – France

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Between garbage and God – Andy Svetinsky – Documentary – United Kingdom

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A distant Figure – Ramón Durman – Fiction – Germany

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RURU – Giorgi Oniani – documentary/ experimental – Georgia

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Fiabexit – Lorenzo Giovenga, Giuliano Giacomelli – Fiction -Italy

Prizes and diplomas of the main jury

main prize

PEDESTAL – Andrii Liubov – Documentary -Ukraine

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One day of Zhubei – Merab Chxaidze – Fiction – Documentary -Georgia

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Another Alice – Matteo La Capria – experimental / Feature – France

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Fiabexit – Lorenzo Giovenga, Giuliano Giacomelli – Feature – Italy

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Train Station – Diana Gelashvili – Feature – Georgia

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Spray – SHIUE-JEN CHANG – Animation – Taiwan

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My Toy – Mazen Haj Kassem – Fiction – Denmark

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heroes – Sergey Zinchuk – arts experimental – Ukraine

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Between garbage and God – Andy Svetinsky – Documentary – United Kingdom

Presentational video clips:

1. Clip of three seasons of the festival (Odesa – Tbilisi – Tallinn 2024)

2. Diploma According to the initiative group

3. Public Jury Diplomas

4. Student Jury Diplomas

5. Main Jury Diplomas

6. Main Jury Prizes

7. Student Jury Prizes

8. Main Jury Prizes

On September 30, the Short Film Festival “Diogenes 2024” was held at the Writers House.

The award was preceded by a photo exhibition of works by Sergei Kaski, Merab Eminashvili, Nikoloz Janjgava and Archil Toloraia.

This year’s festival is the fact that, in agreement with the Department of Rescalization and Rehabilitation of the Penitentiary Service of the Georgian Penitentiary Service, Diogenes entered the 16th facility with its competition films. A “public jury” staffed by the convicts was formed, which selected the best films and set them up for appropriate awards and diplomas.

Within the framework of the Competition Program of the Diogenes 2024 Film Festival, 718 films from different countries of the world were included, of which 94 favorite films were included in the final, or in the main competition.

The Georgian Film Academy has set a special diploma to be awarded to director Merab Chkhaidze and his film “One Day” (Georgia).

According to the decision of the International Initiative Group of the festival, honorary diplomas will be handed over to two Georgian works: “New Friends” (creative group “Anim Kom”) and “Anime Kom”) and “Anim Kom” (directed by: Archil Japaridze).

Films selected by the public jury that were given diplomas:

My toy – a feature film (Denmark). Director: Mazen Haj Kassem;

Yellow – a feature film (Italy). Director: Sahar Mahmud;

One Day of Zhubie – Georgian Feature-Documentary. Director: Merab Chkhaidze;

My Life in Art – Georgian Documentary. Director: Nino Gogia.

Four works identified by the student jury, which also received a diploma:

Between Garbage and God – British documentary. Director: Andy Svetinsky;

A Distant Figure – German Feature Film – Director: Ramon Durman;

Ruru – Georgian documentary-experimental film-director: Giorgi Oniani;

Fiaxit – Italian feature film. Directors: Lorenzo Jevenga, Juliano Jakomel.

Jury Choosing, Diploma Owner Movies:

Spray – Animation (Taiwan). Director: Shiu Jen Chang;

My toy – a feature film (Denmark). Director: Mazen Haj Kassem;

Heroes – Ukrainian film. Director: Sergey Zinchuk;

Between Garbage and God – British documentary. Director: Andy Svetinsky.

According to the decision of the public jury, the promotional prize was awarded the film Heroes. Director: Sergey Zinchuk;

The prize “Alaverdoba” was awarded the animation of The Pyramid. Director: Muhammad Gazra.

The winner of the main prize, with the decision of the public jury, became the Between Garbage and God. Director: Andy Svetinsky.

The Prize “Serenade” was awarded the film by the student jury. Director: Eve Japola.

The prize “Alaverdoba” was awarded the movie Bitter Sweetness. Director: Zaher Samir Kusaybat.

The prize “Musicians” was awarded the film Another Alice – a French experimental film. Director: Mateo La Capria.

According to the student jury, the main prize was given to the film Synonyms – Director: Philip Rudnitsky.

The prize, with the decision of the main jury of the festival, was awarded the film Train Station – Train Station. Director: Diana Gelashvili.

The main prize was given to the films:

One Day of Zhubie. Director: Merab Chkhaidze;

Another Alice. Director: Mateo La Capria;

Fiaxit. Directors: Lorenzo Jevenga, Juliano Jakomeli;

Pedestal. Director: Andrew Lubov.

Diogenes 2024 International Cinema Festival of Tbilisi has been held for the fifth year and is the general financing of the Tbilisi City Hall Culture, Education, Sport and Youth Affairs. The festival was partnered with the Writers’ House of Georgia, and the permanent partner of the event is the Georgian Film Academy. The festival aims to promote and successfully promote short -term Georgian and foreign cinema.

Attention!

The 5th Tbilisi International Internet Film Festival “Diogenes 2024” invites everyone interested in short film news from Georgia and around the world to the screenings of competition films.

This interesting and diverse event will start on Monday, September 23 at 19.00 and will continue on September 24-25-26 also at 19.00.

There will be shown a program made up of films of the festival favorites, selected for the audience by three international and independent festival juries.

The program of each day includes 10 short films, the duration of the session does not exceed 90 minutes.

Before the beginning of all sessions the audience will be given a short presentation about the films presented that day, prepared by the members of the international student jury of the festival, students of the Georgian State University of Theater and Cinema named after Shota Rustaveli, film and theater critics – Mariam Khutsishvili and Anastasia Chernetsova.

Admission is free!

Sessions will be held in the Blue Hall of the Georgian Film Academy.

Address: 2 Kakabadze Brothers (next to Rustaveli metro station)

P.S.

Each day’s program will be published in advance, the day before the specific session.

ATTENTION!

September 23-25-26 at 19:00 in the blue hall of the Georgian Film Academy

Films from the festival’s main competition recommended by the main, student and public juries will be shown

ATTENDANCE IS FREE OF CHARGE

Address: 2, Kakabadze brothers Street. (near Rustaveli Metro)

Tel: 032 299 60 13

Good news!

The next winter stage (!) of our festival will be held in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia (probably on December 27, 28 and 29, but we will inform you about the time and place soon).

Good luck to the Tbilisi International Short Film Festival “Diogenes”!