Tato Kotetishvili’s Holy Electrical energy headed the winners on the second version of Georgia’s Eliso movie awards.
Holy Electrical energy obtained the perfect movie prize, from a seven-person jury that included Agnieszka Holland and Carlos Reygadas.
Scroll down for the complete record of winners
The movie follows two cousins who uncover deserted crosses in a Tbilisi scrapyard, turning them into neon artwork which they promote throughout the Georgian capital. It debuted at Locarno movie competition final summer season, occurring to play Thessaloniki, Tallinn, Goteborg and Rotterdam amongst others.
Kotetishvili additionally gained the perfect cinematography award for the movie, whereas he was nominated for finest director.
That award went to Maka Gogaladze for Ever Since I Knew Myself, a documentary about present educating practices in Georgia, which performed at DOK Leipzig. Gogaladze additionally took the perfect modifying prize.
The very best performing class produced a tie, between Mzia Arabuli for Levan Akin’s Crossing; and Information Chachua for George Sikhaurlidze’s Panopticon.
The Nato Vachnadze award was offered to author and theatre director Nino Kharatishvili, whose novel The Eighth Life is at present being tailored right into a sequence.
The awards happened on the Nato Vachnadze home museum, organised by the Nato Vachnadze Basis, an organisation that celebrates Georgia’s movie output.
It’s named after Georgian movie icon Vachnadze, and based by her great-granddaughter, actress Natalia Jugheli. The awards are funded by company backers together with TBC financial institution, Coca-Cola, Citroen, Bluetabla, Sarajishvili, Enkeny Movies and the Vazisubani Property.
Eliso movie awards 2025
Winners in daring
Finest Movie:
Blueberry Desires
Holy Electrical energy
Crossing
Panopticon
Particular point out: Blueberry Desires
Finest Director:
Maka Gogaladze – Ever Since I Knew Myself
Levan Akin – Crossing
Tato Kotetishvili – Holy Electrical energy
George Sikharulidze – Panopticon
Finest Appearing:
Mzia Arabuli – Crossing (tie)
Information Chachua – Panopticon (tie)
Nikolo Ghviniashvili – Holy Electrical energy
Ia Sukhitashvili – Panopticon
Finest Cinematography:
Lisabi Fridell – Crossing
Tato Kotetishvili – Holy Electrical energy
Maka Gogaladze – Ever Since I knew Myself
Oleg Mutu – Panopticon
Finest Enhancing:
Yannick Leroy, Philippe Boucq – Blueberry Desires
Nodar Nozadze – Holy Electrical energy
Maka Gogaladze – Ever Since I Knew Myself
Levan Akin, Emma Lagrelius – Crossing
Finest Manufacturing Design:
Ketevan Nadibaidze – Panopticon
Nato Bagrationi, Anuka Kalandarishvili – Holy Electrical energy
Salome Skhirtladze – Air Blue Silk
Roger Rosenberg – Crossing
Nato Vachnadze award: Nino Kharatishvili