Nino Kirtadzé Retrospective

THE PIPELINE NEXT DOOR

Nino Kirtadzé
Screening time  
22.02. / Monday, 15:00 - 17:00 Theatre 1  
Quiet corner becomes alarmed by the news of a gigantic oil pipeline.

The Valley of Bojromi is one of the most beautiful valleys in the Republic of Georgia, rich in mineral springs. This quiet corner becomes alarmed by the news of a gigantic British Petroleum oil pipeline, destined to span the area from the Caspian to the Mediterranean Sea. A large portion of the pipeline will be passing through Georgia, affecting the landscape surrounding the poor, muddy village of Sakiré. Without narration the director’s camera follows the lives of the villagers, focusing on their street conversations about the threats to their health, the corrupt government and, most of all, about the financial compensation they will receive from British Petroleum. The latter is a complex issue since the property relations in the village are far from transparent. The atmosphere gradually heats up, turning into chaos and finally resulting in an open conflict between the BP and the village representatives. Will the pipeline ultimately drive them apart, or will it lead to prosperity and welfare? The answer lies in this heart-warming human comedy.

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Nino Kirtadzé

European Film Academy-award-winning director Nino Kirtadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is one of the few Georgian directors who made her cinematic debut in France and quickly established herself as one of the best documentary directors worldwide. She focuses on controversial subjects, placing the accent on the human drama and creating deep insightful human portraits. Her films have won international acclaim and numerous prestigious prizes at festivals worldwide, including Best Director Prize at Sundance for Durakovo - Village of Fools, the European Film Academy award for Pipeline Next Door, Germany’s top documentary award, the Adolf Grimme Gold, for Chechen Lullaby and the Cinema du Réel award for Tell My Friends That I’m Dead. Her films have been presented at top world festivals, including Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, IDFA and RIDM. Nino Kirtadze is also a scriptwriter and actress. During the troubled years in the Caucasus in 1990s she also worked as a war correspondent for the AFP and for the AP, covering the war in Chechnya and other armed conflicts in the region. Since 1997, Nino Kirtadze has been living in France and working with Peter Brook, Ben Gazzara, Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Pierre Ameris and Claude Goretta. She works on a regular basis with different national and international organisations and film schools as a consultant, jury, lecturer and tutor.

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Un dragon dans les eaux pures du Caucase

France
2005, 90'

Directed by:
Nino Kirtadzé

Screenplay by:
Nino Kirtadzé

Cinematography:
Nino Kirtadzé

Edited by:
Isabel Lorente

Music:
Gio Tsintsadze

Producer:
Dominique Tibi

Produced by:
Roche Productions, ARTE France

Festivals & Awards:

European Film Awards 2005 – ARTE Award for Best European Documentary; Visions du Réel 2005 – Grand Prix, Special Prize of the John Templeton Foundation; Prix Europa 2005 – Special Mention; IDFA 2005; Toronto International Film Festival 2005; Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2005; ZagrebDox 2005