Georgian actor receives European Shooting Stars Award
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Young Georgian actor Irakli Kvirikadze has been awarded as one of the ten most talented, up-and-coming actors from all over Europe in 2018, who are ready to step out onto the international film scene.
During the award ceremony at the Berlinale Palast in Germany last night Kvirikadze was praised for his truly impressive performance, emotions, depth and display as well as his skills to show passion, anger and sensibility in Rezo Gigineishvili’s 2017 feature Hostages, which premiered at last year’s Berlinale Film Festival edition.
The @EFP_on_tour Shooting Stars have taken over the Red Carpet! Time to celebrate #berlinalepic.twitter.com/O6fcSQJzF1
— Berlinale (@berlinale) February 19, 2018
The film is a dramatised account of the true story of a group of young Georgians who attempted to hijack a Soviet airline flight in 1983 in an attempt to escape from the repressive political regime for prospects of an independent life in the West.
Kvirikadze, the first ever nomination from Georgia for the selection, was picked alongside other professionals from around Europe by a jury of cinema experts.
Prior to yesterday’s awards ceremony participated in a workshop session.
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