Batumi International Art-House Film Festival

Batumi International Art-House Film Festival BIAFF - annual film festival held in Batumi (Georgia) ** ბათუმის საერთაშორისო კინოფესტივალი
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BIAFF's major goal is to be an international event designed to enhance cultural exchange, understanding, and collaboration between film makers, producers and film critics from various countries. During past years the honorary guests of festival were - Bela Tarr (Hungary), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey), Krzystof Zanussi, Zbygnev Rybchinski, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Jerzy Sturr (Poland), Pawel Pawlikoski

(UK), Jos Stelling (Nethelands), Abass Kiarostami, Manijet Hekmat, Ramtin Lavafipour (Iran), Sidiqq Barmak (Afghanistan), Mikheil Kobakhidze (France/Georgia), Nino Kirtadze (France/Georgia) etc. BIAFF program consists of several sections:
• International competition - feature, short, Documentary films
• Georgian Panorama
• Masters collection - films of well-known film directors
• Meet the Jury - films of jury member film directors

08/03/2026
winners
23/02/2026

winners

Berlinale 2026 Winners List

Georgian film " Supporting Role" by Ana Urushadze (Georgia, Estonia, Turkey, Switzerland, United States) gets 2 awards a...
07/02/2026

Georgian film " Supporting Role" by Ana Urushadze (Georgia, Estonia, Turkey, Switzerland, United States) gets 2 awards at International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR - Special Jury prize and FIPRESCI awards ...

The winners of the Tiger and Big Screen Awards for IFFR 2026 have been announced!

Georgian Filmmaker - Ana Urushadze’s ‘Supporting Role’ Premiere in Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition / ანა ურუშაძის ახალ...
03/02/2026

Georgian Filmmaker - Ana Urushadze’s ‘Supporting Role’ Premiere in Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition / ანა ურუშაძის ახალი ფილმი "მეორეხარისხოვანი როლი" როტერდამის საერთაშორისო კინოფესტივალის კონკურსშია

A faded Georgian film star confronts pride and renewal when a new role poses to quietly reshape him.

Berlinale 2026
21/01/2026

Berlinale 2026

Competition includes new films from Kornel Mundruczo, Ilker Catak, Emin Alper, Angela Schanelec, Karim Ainouz, Anthony Chen and Hanna Bergholm.

R.I.P. - Bela Tarr - one of the most outstanding film maker .. It was honor to host Bela as special guest at in 2012..
06/01/2026

R.I.P. - Bela Tarr - one of the most outstanding film maker .. It was honor to host Bela as special guest at in 2012..

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