Marika Khundadze in Zoe Hunter Gordon's Crocodile Tears
As part of the 9th London Georgian Film Festival there will be a 5-day intensive film workshop for Georgian filmmakers, students, and film lovers, who are Georgian nationals living in London or the UK, as well as anyone who feels connected to Georgia as their home.
Together we’ll explore home, displacement, and belonging, through the language of cinema. Over five days, selected participants will develop, shoot, and edit short films (1–5 minutes). The films will premiere on Sunday 5 October at Cine Lumiere. All forms are welcome—essay film, fiction, documentary, experimental.
The workshop will be conducted by Georgian filmmaker Nana Ekvtimishvili (In Bloom, 2013; My Happy Family, 2017), with a focus on concept development, screenwriting, directing, no/low budget production, together with London-based actress Marika Khundadze (A Room of My Own, 2022).
Guidance in post-production processes — including sound, cinematography, and editing — will be provided online by Georgian cinematographer, sound designer, and editor Niko Tarielashvili. There will also be guidance and support in the setting up of the production in the framework of the workshop. There will be a public workshop on Tuesday 30 September, 6.30pm at UCL featuring Nana Ekvtimishvili, and the short film Crocodiles Tears, developed by Zoe Hunter Gordon with Marika Khundadze playing herself, will be shown.
Together we’ll explore home, displacement, and belonging, through the language of cinema. Over five days, selected participants will develop, shoot, and edit short films (1–5 minutes). The films will premiere on Sunday 5 October at Cine Lumiere. All forms are welcome—essay film, fiction, documentary, experimental.
The workshop will be conducted by Georgian filmmaker Nana Ekvtimishvili (In Bloom, 2013; My Happy Family, 2017), with a focus on concept development, screenwriting, directing, no/low budget production, together with London-based actress Marika Khundadze (A Room of My Own, 2022).
Guidance in post-production processes — including sound, cinematography, and editing — will be provided online by Georgian cinematographer, sound designer, and editor Niko Tarielashvili. There will also be guidance and support in the setting up of the production in the framework of the workshop. There will be a public workshop on Tuesday 30 September, 6.30pm at UCL featuring Nana Ekvtimishvili, and the short film Crocodiles Tears, developed by Zoe Hunter Gordon with Marika Khundadze playing herself, will be shown.
WHO CAN APPLY
- Georgian nationals living in London or the UK, as well as anyone who feels connected to Georgia as their home. - Must have own filming device (phone, photo camera, or digital camera) + editing access (own computer, independently or with arranged help)
- Available 30 September– 5 October 2025
- Fee: £149 if accepted (application is free) A few scholarships may be available Email: contact@lifethroughcinema.com
TO APPLY Send to contact@lifethroughcinema.com:
- Short biography (prose, your own words)
- Statement: Why this workshop?
- Short answers to:
1. When I think of my homeland…2. When I imagine my homeland…3. When I miss my homeland…In Georgian or English language.
OUTCOME
Your own completed filmFinal screening: Sunday 5 October in Ciné Lumière 8.30pm
APPLICATION DEADLINE18:00 September 24 2025 and successful applicants will be informed on September 25 2025
- Georgian nationals living in London or the UK, as well as anyone who feels connected to Georgia as their home. - Must have own filming device (phone, photo camera, or digital camera) + editing access (own computer, independently or with arranged help)
- Available 30 September– 5 October 2025
- Fee: £149 if accepted (application is free) A few scholarships may be available Email: contact@lifethroughcinema.com
TO APPLY Send to contact@lifethroughcinema.com:
- Short biography (prose, your own words)
- Statement: Why this workshop?
- Short answers to:
1. When I think of my homeland…2. When I imagine my homeland…3. When I miss my homeland…In Georgian or English language.
OUTCOME
Your own completed filmFinal screening: Sunday 5 October in Ciné Lumière 8.30pm
APPLICATION DEADLINE18:00 September 24 2025 and successful applicants will be informed on September 25 2025