BIAFF Industry Platform - "Alternative Wave 2017"

In 2017, BIAFF Film Festival industry platform will be presented by "Alternative Wave”. The main focus of  the "Alternative Wave 2017" is to develop the low budget feature film projects with the support of foreign and local experienced film industry specialists. Selected participants will have the opportunity to develop projects in the following areas – script, presentations, funding strategy, film production strategy, distribution and marketing strategy.

The following low-budget feature film projects are selected for the “Alternative Wave 2017”:

1.   Killings – Producer Vako Kirkitadze, directors Sandro and Elene Naveriani.

2.   Nina –Producer and director Kote Takaishvili.

3.   Otar’s Death – Producer Eva Blondiau, director Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze.

4.   Pantheon – Producer Vato Kavtaradze, director Archil Kavtaradze.

5.   Quiet Mountain – Producer Giorgi Tavartkiladze, director Luka Beradze.

6.   Samgle- Producer and director Iva Fezuashvili.

7.   Spineless – Producer and director Gigisha Abashidze.

8.   Wedding in My Street – Producer and director Shota Gamisonia.

Script doctors: Nicos Panayotopoulos /MFI Expert/ and Clare Downs /EAVE Expert/. 

Representatives of coproduction platforms and organizers: Tobias Pausinger /Cinemart, Sinelink, Biennale College expert/ and Gulin Ustun /Meetings On The Bridge, Berlin Coproduction Market expert/. 

Moderators: Tinatin Kajrishvili, Lasha Khalvashi

Organizers: Tinatin Kajrishvili, Lasha Khalvashi, Zviad Eliziani

The location of “Alternative Wave” - conference hall of the Hotel Wyndham Batumi 

The Meetings will be attended by representitives of the film industry and invited producers. "Alternative Wave 2017" will be held during 20-24 September in Batumi. Free public lectures will be held for students and for other representatives of the film industry.

Alternative Wave is supported by: Georgian National Film Center, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Ajara AR, British Council etc.