George Varsimashvili

writer and director

Georgia

George Varsimashvili is a Georgian director born in Tbilisi in 1986. After graduating from university in Georgia, he went on to study filmmaking in Paris. His graduation feature film Particulier a Particulier (2013) was released in film theatres in France and Georgia. His short film Iko Erti Katsi (2014) had a festival run of 9 years from 2013 to 2022. In 2019, he was invited by Bela Tarr to direct a short film in Switzerland, which was premiered at Locarno Film Festival. In 2014, he made a feature documentary Hotel Metalurg which was premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest and Thessaloniki FF. The film was also theatrically released in London.

HOTEL METALURG (2023)

A STAGE – STILL WE PLAY ON (2022)

UNDER THE GOD. SEGMENT: LE SCELTA (2019)

IKO ERTI KATSI (2014)

PARTICULIER A PARTICULIER (2013)

Another World

in development

Nika is a 5-year-old kid living in Georgia during the 90s. His parents use an old black telephone to make calls. The device has got one great feature: if one dials two magical digits, a lady with a wonderful voice will answer every single question. When Nika discovers the information service, his life changes. He believes the telphone knows everything and proceeds to ask all kinds of questions. Years later, smartphones appear with the same function. Still, they are not able to replace the black telepone.