Georgian artists among Sundance June 2015 Lab fellows

The Sundance Institute has selected the Georgian film project Dede for the 2015 June Directors and Screenwriters Labs.

Georgian director Mariam Bakacho Khatchvani, prodcucer Vladimer Katcharava and screenwriter Irakli Solomanashvili will join the Directors Lab Fellows for the Screenwriters Lab from June 20 to 25.

The Sundance Institute announced which 13 projects had been selected for the 2015 June Directors and Screenwriters Labs last week.

The event, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 25 to June 25, runs annually in order to discover and enhance the up-and-coming independent film artists in film, theatre, new media and episodic content.

Each filmmaker will also work with a group of creative advisers, professional actors and production crews.

This year’s selections featured works from six different countries, including Georgia, the United States (US), Brazil, China, France and the UK and varied from documentary, theatre, music, animation, new media and visual art categories.

Meanwhile, another of Khatchvani’s films Dinola triumphed in the international arena after receiving main awards at different film festivals.

The Sundance Institute is an US-based organisation that actively advances the work of filmmakers and storytellers worldwide. The Institute provides creative and financial support to emerging and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers, film composers, screenwriters, playwrights, and theater artists through a series of Labs and Fellowships.