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Film Festivals in Tbilisi
Georgia's capital, a layered city of Orthodox churches, wine bars, and Soviet modernist blocks on the Mtkvari River. The base for Caucasus motorcycle and overland circuits running north to Kazbegi and west to the Black Sea.
No overall organizer. Cinema Art Center Prometheus anchors the event; the rest belongs to the streets.
Dates & details verified against: Official event site ↗
Why here
The Tbilisi International Film Festival has run since 2000 at the Amirani Cinema, staged by Cinema Art Center Prometheus, the arthouse operation behind the capital's two historic cinemas, with its Georgian Panorama section serving as the annual census of a national new wave that keeps winning European festivals outsized to the country's size. Editions run about a week each early December, the 26th closing December 7, and the festival has held its dates through funding fights that would have folded softer institutions. Georgian cinema from Ioseliani to the current generation is one of Europe's great under-watched bodies of work; this is where it screens at home.
Best months
Annual in early December; the 27th edition's 2026 dates are announced in autumn, so check before booking. Tickets are cheap and the Amirani is central. December Tbilisi is cold, cozy, and cheap.
Getting there & around
The Amirani Cinema anchors the program in the center. December flight and hotel prices are the year's lowest.
Skill levels: beginner
Schools & guides (1)
Cinema Art Center Prometheus
OrganizerCinema Art Center Prometheus was founded in 2002 by film professionals including Gaga Chkheidze to carry the Tbilisi International Film Festival, established in 2000; the 25th edition opened in December 2024 for eight days. It is the institution behind the Amirani and Rustaveli cinemas, and the festival's sections include an international competition and the Georgian Panorama national competition. The office is at 114 Tsereteli Avenue; since 2004 the festival has drawn co-sponsorship from the National Center of Georgian Cinematography, later joined by Tbilisi City Hall and the Ministry of Culture.
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