🎬 Shared Frames - Workshop! 🇬🇪🇺🇦
We are happy to announce that this year the London Georgian Film Festival presented by Life Through Cinema, in collaboration with the Georgian Film Institute (GFI), is organising a special workshop for Georgian and Ukrainian filmmakers!Are you a filmmaker, student, or simply a film enthusiast living in London or elsewhere in the UK?
Join us for an intensive 9-day film workshop, led by Alexandre Koberidze, Nana Ekvtimishvili and Marika Khundadze.
As part of the workshop, our team will help selected Georgian and Ukrainian participants find creative partners to work with. Each Georgian-Ukrainian pair will then create a short film together.
Georgian and Ukrainian co-authors can also apply together or, in their individual application, indicate the Ukrainian/Georgian co-author they would like to work with.
📅 26 September - 4 October, 2026
The detailed daily schedule will be provided to selected participants at a later stage.
During this period, participants are expected to create and complete their film. We therefore recommend that you have free time available during these days. However, the workshop schedule allows for a certain degree of flexibility.
📍 London
🎬 Workshop leaders:
Alexandre Koberidze
Nana Ekvtimishvili
Marika Khundadze
🎥 Film Premiere
The films created during the workshop will premiere on 4 October at Ciné Lumière, as part of the 10th London Georgian Film Festival.
The films will be created using the participants’ own technical resources - a camera or mobile phone, their own editing software and workspace. In case of specific needs, participants can consult with us in advance.
📝 Application deadline extended - 20 September!
Send your application by email to: contact@lifethroughcinema.com
The application should include:• A short biography • Why would you like to participate in this workshop? • The first three questions or sentences you would ask or say to your Ukrainian/Georgian co-author. Workshop language: English 🇬🇧 🎓 Scholarships Full and part scholarships are available for selected participants. Please indicate in your application if you require financial support.
💰 Full workshop fee: £150
📝 Application deadline extended - 20 September!
Send your application by email to: contact@lifethroughcinema.com
The application should include:• A short biography • Why would you like to participate in this workshop? • The first three questions or sentences you would ask or say to your Ukrainian/Georgian co-author. Workshop language: English 🇬🇧 🎓 Scholarships Full and part scholarships are available for selected participants. Please indicate in your application if you require financial support.
💰 Full workshop fee: £150
The income generated from the workshop will be donated to Georgian and Ukrainian filmmakers to support the development of creative projects - one Georgian and one Ukrainian filmmaker will be selected by the Odesa International Film Festival and the Kutaisi International Short Film Festival.
This is an opportunity to meet a creative kindred spirit, open up new creative spaces, exchange experiences and create a film that could only have been made here and now.
🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity - places are limited!
This is an opportunity to meet a creative kindred spirit, open up new creative spaces, exchange experiences and create a film that could only have been made here and now.We look forward to seeing you! 🎬
🎬 Contributions of the Workshop Leaders
Alexandre Koberidze - Cinematic LanguageConcept · Camera · Directing · Editing
Sandro will work with participants on developing a cinematic idea and discovering its visual language - from camera and directing to editing, as well as the relationship between image and story.
Alexandre Koberidze is a Georgian director and screenwriter. His films Let the Summer Never Come Again (2017)and What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? (2021) have been screened at international film festivals and received widespread recognition. Dry Leaf (2025) is his latest feature film, which you will have the opportunity to see at the London Georgian Film Festival.
Nana Ekvtimishvili - Personal Stories & DramaturgyConcept · Personal Encounters · Storytelling · Dramaturgy · Narrative Development
Nana will focus on the development of personal material, encounters and stories, helping participants transform their experiences into a coherent cinematic form and narrative.
Nana Ekvtimishvili is a Georgian director, writer and screenwriter. Her films In Bloom (2013) and My Happy Family (2017), both co-directed with Simon Groß, have been screened at international film festivals and received widespread recognition. Nana Ekvtimishvili is also the author of the novel The Pear Field, which has been translated into numerous languages and was longlisted for the International Booker Prize.
Marika Khundadze - Concept & PerformanceCharacter · Body · Relationship with the Camera · Collaboration · Performance Art
Marika will work on acting and screen presence in front of the camera, as well as the collaborative relationship between director, actor and character. Together with Marika, participants will explore how a character is created and how the collaborative work between actor and director can make a scene more vivid and convincing.
Marika Khundadze is a Georgian actress and filmmaker. She became known to international audiences through Soso Bliadze’s film A Room Of My Own (2022), in which she played one of the leading roles alongside Taki Mumladze. Since then, Marika has created a number of film characters.
Marika Khundadze is a Georgian actress and filmmaker. She became known to international audiences through Soso Bliadze’s film A Room Of My Own (2022), in which she played one of the leading roles alongside Taki Mumladze. Since then, Marika has created a number of film characters.