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“International Science Summer School in Film Studies” is a project co-funded by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia and Ilia State University. The event will be held in Kazbegi, during 24-31 July 2019.

In Georgia, in its cultural and artistic community, it has been a debate decade now that the National Cinema is not in a state of affluence. In this case, generally, they mean the quality of films produced in Georgia and the main criticism comes for the filmmakers; but we think that we have to find problems in film criticism and theory too. The purpose of our project is to discuss the current problems of this case in a wider context and ask specific questions: what it is film theory? What level of teaching do we have in our academies? Moreover, what are the major challenges in this field nowadays?

The organizer of the seasonal school is Ilia State University. The school consists of as the academic personal of Ilia State University, also international researchers and film critics. The aim of the project is to involve students from different level, educational background and universities of Georgia.

We believe the project is unprecedented in Georgia - so many people with different ranks, experience and education, will have a common topic and focus of analysis – cinema and film studies. We hope the project will be beneficial as for young researchers interested in cinema, also for filmakers in Georgia too.

The members of the organizers are Nino Mkheidze, Alexander Gabelia and Giorgi Gabelia. The school has three Georgian (Marine Chitashvili, Teo Khatiashvili, Diana Maghlakelidze) and two foreign (Arman Fatic, Giovanni Vimercati) lecturers.