Georgia’s Eliso film awards selects winners for 2025 edition

This Kotetishvili’s Holy Electricity He led the winners in the second edition of Georgia’s Eriso Film Awards.

Holy Electricity It won the best film awards from seven ju judges, including Agnieszka Holland and Carlos Reygadas.

Scroll down for the full list of winners

The film follows two cousins ​​and discovers an abandoned cross in Tbilisi Scrapid, transforming it into neon art for sale in the Georgia capital. He made his debut at the Locarno Film Festival last summer, where he played Thessaloniki, Tallinn, Goteborg, Rotterdam and more.

Kotetishvili also won Best Cinematography Award for Film, but he was nominated for Best Director.

The award was sent to Maka Gogarase Ever since I knew myselfa documentary on current educational practices in Georgia. Gogaladze also won the best editing award.

The best acting category produced ties among Muzia Arabli for Levan Akin intersectionand George Sikhaurlidze’s data chatur Panopticon.

The NATO VACHNADZE Award was presented to writer and theatre director Nino Kharatishvili. The 8th Life It currently fits the series.

The award took place at the NATO Vachnadze House Museum, hosted by the NATO Vachnadze Foundation, an organization celebrating Georgia’s film output.

It is named after Georgian film icon Vachanaze and was founded by her great grandson, actress Natalia Juggeli. The award is funded by corporate supporters such as TBC Bank, Coca-Cola, Citroen, Brutabra, Sarajshvili, Enkenny Films and Vajishbany Estate.

Eliso Film Awards 2025

A bold winner

Best Movies:

Blueberry dreams

Holy Electricity

intersection

Panopticon

Special notes: Blueberry dreams

Best Director:

Maka Gogarase – Ever since I knew myself

Revan Me – intersection

This kotetishvili- Holy Electricity

George Silralph – Panopticon

Best Acting:

Arabri – intersection (tie)

Data Chachua – Panopticon (tie)

Nikolo Ghviniashvili- Holy Electricity

ia sukhitashvili – Panopticon

Best cinema shoot:

Lisabi Fridel – intersection

This kotetishvili- Holy Electricity

Maka Gogarase – Ever since I knew myself

Quality – Panopticon

Best Edit:

Yannick Leroy, Philippe Boucq- Blueberry dreams

Occupation – Holy Electricity

Maka Gogarase – Ever since I knew myself

Levan Akin, Emma Lagrerus – intersection

Best Production Design:

Ketevan Nadibaidze- Panopticon

Nato Bagrati, Anuka Kalandarishvili- Holy Electricity

Salome skhirtladze- Air Blue Silk

Roger Rosenberg – intersection

NATO VACHNADZE AWARD: NINO KHARATISHVILI