The most successful Georgian film of the year
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Georgian war time drama Mandarinebi (Tangerines) has won 15 international film awards at the six international festivals since it was released in 2013, including prizes at the Warsaw International Film Festival 2013, the Seattle International Film Festival 2014 and the BIFEST - Bari International Film Festival 2014.
Internationally renowned Georgian film director Zaza Urushadze has been named by the Ministry of Culture as the recipient of the Award of Merit for the film.
The film was a Georgian-Estonian co-production and supported by the Georgian Ministry of Culture, the National Film Centre, European Cinema Support Centre of European Council Eurimage, as well as the Estonian Cinema Fund.
The film’s plot takes place against the backdrop of the war in Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia and focussed on an Estonian man who decided to live in Abkhazia after the war and the situation he finds himself in, alongside two wounded Georgian and Chechen soldiers who appear at the home of the Estonian hero.
Since its release, the film has been recognised abroad and won several prizes. At the Warsaw International Film Festival 2013, Mandarinebi (Tangerines) was awarded the Best Directing and Audience Award for Best Feature Film.
At the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2013, Mandarinebi (Tangerines) won a special prize, the Audience Prize for Best Feature Film and the Cinema Owners Prize and at the Fajr International Film Festival, the film was acknowledged as the best film with the best script writing.
At the Bari International Film Festival, the film was acknowledged as one of the best films of 2014, and at the International Film Festival in Tallinn, Mandarinebi (Tangerines) was named the Best Estonian Film and the International Cinema Club prize.
In 2013 the film was also awarded the Estonian Film Critics’ Awards for the Best Film and Estonian State Awards for outstanding contribution to the promotion of Estonia. Estonian Ministry of Culture also named Mandarinebi (Tangerines) as the best film.
Georgian war time drama Mandarinebi (Tangerines) has been submitted for the Best Foreign-Language Film Race at the Oscars – the world’s most prestigious ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the film industry.
"A masterpiece both visually and story-wise” is how the film Tangerines by Georgian director Zaza Urushadze was described at an international film festival where the film was awarded top honours.
Georgian war-time drama Mandarinebi (Tangerines) has won top honours at the world’s first international festival dedicated to recognising the vast theme of war and conflict.
A Georgian movie is gaining recognition from a wider audience after receiving a top award at the Panorama of the European Film in Cairo, Egypt.
A Georgian-Estonian co-production that tells the tale of a war-time drama is continuing to be recognised in the international arena.
Estonian-Georgian co-production Tangerines (Mandarinebi) is one step closer to winning a Golden Globe after being nominated as a finalist in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Estonian-Georgian co-production war time dramaTangerines (Mandarinebi), which has been shortlisted for an Oscar, has received another prestigious award.