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On June 14, Gurjaan, Nato Vachnadze’s native language, will be announced as the language of the film. Symbolically, to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the actor’s birth, the city NATO Wagenadze Foundation The award ceremony for the newly established “Eliso” Award will be held.

The “Eliso” Awards are held for the first time this year. Winners will be awarded in three categories: Best Actor, Best Director and Best Cinematographer. The jury will consider feature-length documentaries and feature-length Georgian productions or co-productions shot in 2023. The winner of all three nominations will receive 5000 GEL.

The jury is already known and is composed of the following: director and producer Nino Oljonikidze, casting director Dixie Chase, director/writer Babak Jalali, actor/writer Taki Mumladze and director and photographer Tato Kottishvili. The award is given by the international jury of the “Eliso” Award Tejita and “Tejita Kasi”.

Dea Zanguri, Head of Brand Marketing at Tegeta: “Supporting such a large-scale cultural event is very important for Tegeta. The project has an impressive jury and I am delighted that Tegeta and one of our main destinations “Tegeta Cars” are their presenters. It is a source of pride that Georgian works will be evaluated by such strong cinematography professionals. This event is organized at the initiative of the NATO Wagenadze Foundation, which I believe is very important for the development of national culture. “

Ella Kamladze, Head of Marketing “Tegeta Karsi”.: “Tegeta Kars is honored to be supported by the Nato Vachnadze Foundation and the Eliso Prize, which promotes the development of cinematography and the showcase of talented artists in the country. The names of internationally renowned jury members once again prove that the history of Georgian cinema associated with the name of Nato Vachnadze occupies an important place on the world map. I believe that many interesting projects will be implemented in the name of the foundation. ”

The jury consists of filmmakers recognized for their work and contributions to the film industry. one of the georgia members of the jury Director Nino Olchonikidze In 2008, he founded the independent film company Artefact Production together with Vano Arsenishvili. Today he teaches documentary and experimental film directing at the Georgia Institute of Social Sciences. Representative works include “Asylum Seeker”, “English Teacher”, “Tunnel”, “Bridge”, etc.

Dixie Chess He is a British casting director with credits on films such as Confessions, Shaun of the Dead, Munich, In Bruges, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, etc. He has worked with renowned directors and screenwriters including Steven Spielberg, Danny Villeneuve, Yorgos Lanthimos, Joe Wright, Alfonso Cuarón, Edward Berger, David Hare and Tony McNamara. Dixie Chase’s recent projects include Poor Things, The Favourite, Dune 2 and the TV series Dyad. Another of his works, Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Good, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Another foreign jury member Babak Jalaliya – Iranian-British film director and producer. His most famous work is the film “Radio Dreams”, which won the award at the 45th Rotterdam International Film Festival.

As for another Georgia juror, Taki Mumladze He is an actor and screenwriter. She won the Best Actress Award at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and the Best Screenplay Award at the Belfast Film Festival.

Entries will be evaluated by “Eliso” Tato Kottisvili, He served as the stage director for the film “Olissavali” shot in 2014, and worked as a stage photographer in many Georgian films, including: “Random Encounter”, “Anna’s Life”, “Until Father Returns”, etc.

The “Eliso” Award is the first project of the Nato Vachnadze Foundation. The fund was established in 2023 at the initiative of cinematographer and member of the Nato Vachnadze family. Its main goal is to promote the development of art, especially cinematography.

Natalia Giugelli, co-founder of the “NATO Vachnadze Foundation”.: “The idea of ​​creating an award to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Nato Wachnadze seemed to be born quite naturally, although the idea is most likely related to the existence of the public holiday tradition of the Nato House – Museum. In general, if we Looking at the world of film awards, the awards are not just a professional appreciation, similar events and decisions in the industry also determine many other processes. We also hope that Premiya “Eliso” has an important road ahead of her in the first year of the award. The jury was selected based on a general decision of the Board of Directors of the NATO Wagenadze Foundation. I think a very diverse and interesting lineup emerged. ”

Film Award “Eliso” will be held in Gurjani with the participation of representatives of the Georgian film industry. The main partners of the award are Tegeta and Tegeta Cars and the general sponsor is TBC.