The Other Bank - Gagma napiri
Twelve-year-old Tedo lives with his young mother in Keto in an isolated hut on the outskirts of Tiflis. Tedo and Keto are refugees from Abchasia. The civil war has claimed everything they ever owned, including Tedo’s and Keto’s hopes for a bright future as an intact family unit. Tedo was just four years of age when they were obliged to flee from Abchasia. At the time, they had to leave behind Tedo’s father – his weak heart made it impossible for him to take on such a strenuous journey. Tedo is now an apprentice at a car repair shop and Keto is working as a sales assistant. Tedo gives the few pennies that he earns to his mother so that she no longer has to be nice to strange, unfriendly men. It pains the young boy agreat deal that he cannot earn more of a living for them; moreover, his mother’s moral conduct begins to weigh heavily on him. One day, when he discovers that she has a lover it becomes all too much for him and he decides to return to his father in Abchasia. Perhaps he will find the solution to all his problems there. Tedo meets many people on his journey – and suffers many a blow. He is by no means welcome everywhere. As his journey comes to an end he has acquired many an insight – such as the realisation that the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side.
Festivals & awards
1. International Film Festival EL OJO COJO (Madrid, Spain) (2010)
won Grand Prize of the festival
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2. International Film Festival DIDOR (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (2010)
won NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)
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3. International Film Festival DIDOR (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) (2010)
won special prize of “Rukhom”
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4. International Film Festival for children and youth (Vilnius, Lithuania) (2010)
won best film (children jury 12-14 years)
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5. the 15th Ourense International Film Festival (Ourense, Spain) (2010)
won University Jury Award for Best Feature Film
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6. the 11th Moqavemat International Film Festival (Tehran, Iran) (2010)
won University Jury Award for Best Feature Film
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7. International film festival “Nueva Mirada” (Buenos Aires. Argentina) (2010)
won Young People and Children Award for the Best Feature Fiction Film
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8. International film festival “Nueva Mirada” (Buenos Aires. Argentina) (2010)
won SIGNIS Argentina Jury Award –special mention for the Best Feature Fiction Film
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9. International film festival “Nueva Mirada” (Buenos Aires. Argentina) (2010)
won Fiction Jury Award –special mention
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10. International Film Festival “Shaken’s Star” (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (2010)
won best debut prize
11. Mediawave International Film and Music Festival (Hungary) (2010)
won Best Film
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12. Mosaico d’Europa International Film Festival (Ravenna, Italy) (2010)
won Best Film
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13. Cine Pobre International Film Festival (Gibara, Cuba) (2010)
won Grand Prize
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14. Cine Pobre International Film Festival (Gibara, Cuba) (2010)
won the Prize of the National Film Press
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15. Cape Winelands International Film Festival (South Africa) (2010)
won International Film Guide Inspiration Award
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16. Fribourg International Film Festival (Switzerland) (2010)
won Grand Prix “Le Regard D’or”
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17. Fribourg International Film Festival (Switzerland) (2010)
won Audience Award
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18. International film festival “Film D’Amour de Mons” (Belgium) (2010)
won Le Grand Prix du Festival – Prix Belgacom TV
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19. International film festival “Film D’Amour de Mons” (Belgium) (2010)
won Le Prix CineFemme
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20. “NIKA award” Russian academy of cinema arts, Nominated
best foreign language film
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21. Tromso international film festival (Norway) (2010)
won Norwegian Peace award
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22. Dhaka international film festival (Bangladesh) (2010)
won the best Asian film award
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23. Dhaka international film festival (Bangladesh) (2010)
won the best actor award (Tedo Bekhauri)
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24. Dhaka international film festival (Bangladesh) (2010)
won FIPRESCI award
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25. Palm Springs international film festival (USA) (2010)
won FIPRESCI Award for best actor (Tedo Bekhauri)
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26. Candidate of Georgia in the Foreign Language
Film category for the 82nd Academy Award (2009)
27. European film academy award
Nominated, European discovery of the year (2009)
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28. Olympia international film festival (Greece) (2009)
won jury special mention
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29. International film festival of India (Goa, India) (2009)
won special jury award “silver peacock”
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30. Festival international de cinema a Gonfreville (France) (2009)
won best script award (Nugzar Shataidze)
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31. Festival international de cinema a Gonfreville (France) (2009)
won prize CIFFEJ
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32. Noah’s arc international film festival (Moscow, Russia) (2009)
won best debut
33. Noah’s arc international film festival (Moscow, Russia) (2009)
won best cinematography (Shahriar Assadi)
34. LISTOPAD international film festival (Minsk, Byelorussia) (2009)
won best debut
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35. Asiaticafilmmediale (Rome, Italy) (2009)
won best Asian future film
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36. Noordelijk international film festival (Netherlands) (2009)
won jury special mention
37. MOLODOST international film festival (Kiev, Ukraine) (2009)
won best film
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38. GOLDEN ORANGE (Antalya, Turkey) (2009)
won best director prize
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39. GOLDEN ORANGE (Antalya, Turkey) (2009)
won best actor prize (Tedo Bekauri)
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40. GOLDEN ORANGE (Antalya, Turkey) (2009)
won best film in international competition (Turkish film critic’s association prize)
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41. Romanian International Film Festival (Arad, Romania) (2009)
won best director prize
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42. Copenhagen international film festival for children and youth BUSTER (Denmark) (2009)
won best children’s film
43. Kinoshok-Open CIS and Baltic film festival (Anapa, Russia) (2009)
won special diploma of jury
44. Golden Apricot (Yerevan, Armenia) (2009)
won “Golden Apricot” –Award for the best film
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45. Golden Apricot (Yerevan, Armenia) (2009)
won Ecumenical Jury Prize
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46. Paris Cinema (2009)
won JURY AWARD “METROBUS” for the best film
47. Cines del Sur (Granada, Spain) (2009)
won the ALHAMBRA de ORO, the prize for best feature-length Film
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48. SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival, USA) (2009)
won Grand Jury Prize
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49. GO EAST (Wiesbaden, Germany) (2009)
won the “Golden Lily”, Skoda-Award for the Best Film
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50. GO EAST (Wiesbaden, Germany) (2009)
won, FIPRESCI prize
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51. FEST 2009 (Belgrade International Film Festival) (2009)
won Best Film
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