Batumi Internationla Art-house Film Festival

Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) was established in 2006. The founder and organizer is “Batumi Art-house ARGANI". BIAFF is an annual event held in second half of September in Batumi (Georgia).

Festival is focusing on art-house cinema. BIAFF festival’s major sections include - International Competition (Feature, Doc and Short sections), Retrospectives, Meet the Jury, Master Collection etc. Beside film screenings, festival program includes various workshops, master classes and industry events.

Festival duration – 13-20 September, 2020

BIAFF 2020 program outline:

1. Opening and closing film

2. International Feature competition

3. International Documentary Competition

4. International short-films Competition

5. Silk Road Section (Turkey, Iran, Caucasus, Central Asia etc.)

6. Georgian Cinema

7. MASTER’S COLLECTION

8. MEET THE JURY section

BIAFF International competition awards:

- Feature film competition - Grand Prix,Best Director, Best Male Actor, Best Female Actor, Jury Special prize

- Doc Film Competition - Best Doc , Jury Special prize

- Short Films Competition - Grand Prix , Best Film, Best Director

- Special additional prizes:

- Award for lifetime achievement in world cinema (foreign film maker)

- Award for outstanding contribution in cinematography (Georgian film maker)

Special prize of BIAF

Festival guests and celebrities in past years have included – Paul Schrader (USA), Nastassja Kinski (Germany), Bela Tarr (Hungary), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey), Zbigniew Rybchinski, Krzystof Zanussi, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Jerzy Sturr (Poland), Pawel Pawlikoski (UK), Jos Stelling (Nethelands), Abass Kiarostami, Manijet Hekmat, Mohsen Amirousafiri, Ramtin Lavafipour (Iran), Mikheil Kobakhidze, Otar Iosseliani (France/Georgia), Alexander Rekhviashvili, Nana Jorjadze, Irakli Kvirikadze, Rezo Esadze, Eldar Shengelaia (Georgia).