'Brighton 4th' by Levan Koguashvili wins best film at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival
'Brighton 4th' is picked as Georgia's Oscar contender in international feature category.
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Georgian film director Levan Koguashvili's feature 'Brighton 4th' has won best film at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.
'Brighton 4th,' which has been selected as Georgia's Oscar contender in international feature category, tells the story of a retired Georgian wrestler who travels to the United States to help his son out of a gambling debt.
The leading role in the film is portrayed by Georgia's former Olympic wrestler Levan Tediashvili. American entertainment outlet Variety praised his performance for being 'dignified' and 'quietly charismatic.'
President of this year's Red Sea features jury, Italian film director Giuseppe Tornatore said that the nominated films presented 'diverse and fascinating breadth of themes.'
This has been an extraordinary experience, we have been moved, provoked and inspired by these films and it has demonstrated the exceptional filmmaking talent and compelling stories, Tornatore added.
Launched in 2019, the Red Sea Film Festival is hosted on December 6-15.
'Brighton 4th' has also won the best picture award at the Asian World Film Festival, three more awards at Tribeca Film Festival and three at FilmFestival Cottbus.
Georgian film director Levan Koguashvili's latest feature Brighton 4th has won the best picture award at the Asian World film Festival (AWFF) in Los Angeles. Brighton 4th, which has been selected as Georgia's Oscar contender for the next Academy Awards, tells the story of a retired Georgian wrestler who travels to the US to help his son out of a gambling debt.
Georgian director Levan Koguashvili’s new feature Brighton 4th has won three awards at the 31st FilmFestival Cottbus, one of the most prestigious festivals of East European cinema. “Minimalist acting is more than enough to show the inner steps of his fatal decision. The authenticity of the portrayal evokes emotions that will not let go of the viewer”, the international festival jury said.
A national panel of film professionals has selected director Levan Koguashvili's Tribeca Film Festival award-winning Brighton 4th as Georgia's contender for the next Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Georgian director Levan Koguashvili’s new feature Brighton 4th has won three awards at the 20th anniversary edition of the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Koguashvili builds his script around a Georgian wrestler embarking on a mission to rescue his son from debt incurred in gambling in Brooklyn.
Georgian actors Mariam Khundadze and Taki Mumladze swept both of the Best Actress Awards at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on the weekend for their roles in director Ioseb Bliadze's latest feature A Room of My Own.