New free screenings series have started this week in Tbilisi and Kutaisi. By Irakli sardanashvili and Maka Katchkachishvili in Tbilisi social bar Kamara and one of the private schools of Kutaisi. Mziuri open air screenings are over but we move in to the social cafe interior from the second part of november with a new concept. As the places there are only 30 the viewer will have to register beforehand for attending the event. Ahuahu Foundation is searching for another part of budget for publishing the guide book for Film lovers who want to organize screenings with Free screenings concept. We already won a little grant for making texts on core films, directors and discussion Technics,
What kind of difficulties did we experience last two months? The only difficult moment for us was the transportation of equipment from one place to another. Tbilisi- Kavtiskhevi-Tbilisi-Ureki-Didi Jikhaisi-Ureki-Shroma- Ureki-Tbilisi. Thats the main line at the moment where the screenings were held with traveler beamer and Sound. As the equipment is too heavy it needed extra resources for moving from one place to another... When we were coming back to Tbilisi the conductor of the train thought we were the activists of some political party : ) Still everything is going on quite smoothly in the project. Though some points were to send the equipment were postponed.
Unfortunately retrograde Mercury spoiled all good android telephones we had : ) that's why some pictures we put next are not of the best quality. Mziuri free screenings project under open air is coming to its end on October 22. We have to start another project for capital that will involve one spot per district. (Saburtalo, Vake, Old Tbilisi, Didube ... etc. )
10-14 years Kids from Kavtiskhevi have started realizing their hand craft ideas. They make different handmade things like belts, bags, necklaces and bracelets. They plan to sell their work and buy a beamer and sound system for their future free screenings club space.
The official meeting in Kaspi municipality cultural department was postponed after the elections. To have more clear picture and act more planned in development the idea of free screenings space and contemporary art space in Kavtiskhevi village.
We are starting preparing for Annual Tbilisi Film Festival, Within this festival last year, a regional conference was held dedicated to the topics of film culture development in regions and local municipalities involvement roles in this process. Almost in every region there are volunteers who organize small or large screenings attracting the citizens to their events and making the cultural life alive. We will get together (most active part of volunteers) in the end of the autumn and share our experience, give advises and plan the future points how to act. This meeting is meant to be held with the involvement of cultural department representatives from regional municipalities.
SO many things to retell. The summer ended with quite good results. about 90 free screenings were held around by our team members. We are joined by some new members also. That makes us to feel more stronger and happier in common work. Adjaranet.com keeps translating special films for free screenings audience. We ask them to make one film per week and show each of them to our viewers.
Our beamer and sound is in Ureki now. We organize screenings for kids and for adults when the weather is "O.K" : ) The huge challenge for us appeared to be transporting the equipment from Tbilisi to regions and also having no microphones and electricity lines (to reach the electricity sockets) Still the screenings are successful with interesting and mixed *different groups) audiences. We still have screenings in different points around Georgia. Most visited are Mziuri, Batumi, Gori, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Telavi.
It was decided to meet the cultural department manager from regional center in Kaspi. Now I am waiting for exact appointment. The meeting will be held around the topic of funding the cultural activities in Kavtiskhevi. Free screenings next workshop is going to be held in Garikula again, in September. Free screenings network members are keeping organizing the screenings in the open spaces of various cities. Last Screenings were held yesterday evening in Batumi, Telavi, Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Tsikhisdziri... All of them screened French director Eric Rohmer's film "Summer Tale" . The film was specially translated into Georgian for this evening by Adjaranet. com
Everything is ok. Kids are watching films in the yeard. more big screenings will be in near future in the square. Tomorrow I have a meeting with local government.
the kids were not allowed to take electricity around the square. today there will be no screening. Now they are collecting contact details from people who would be interested in attending the screenings. Don't know why the people leaving around refused to give the line of electricity... May be they are jealous or too wicked? :/ the kids offered them some money for lending the line for 2 hours... still... no result : ) The fact is that the citizens leaving in Kavtiskhevi were glad to see the screening in the center of the village. one of the "documents" is bellow: 179 likes 23 shares to the post about first screening on the official page of the village <3
The first free screening in Kavtiskhevi Village was held yesterday late evening, very very spontaneously. As soon as we realized it was not going to rain any more (at about 8 o'clock) our team members in the village Natia, Salome, Sopho and Saba ( age: 11-14) managed every every every thing in an hour and 10 minutes : ) the work was a lot to do. 1. car 2. electricity 3. spreading information about screening 4. setting the equipment 5. testing the film 6. organizing sit places 7.ironing and managing the screen ... We watched A little Prince with different age audience.
The rain is against open air screenings this year : ) yesterday it was rainy ... today it is cloudy... hope the sun will shine and no drop will come in the evening ... An open call is already spread through our network. https://www.facebook.com/725152897543547/photos/a.725804870811683.1073741828.725152897543547/1139838046075028/?type=3&theater
The beamer and sound are already in Kavtiskhevi : ) in a village of Kaspi municipality which has no cultural space at all. this village is known around for its best beer store which is situated in the center. Tomorrow we plan to organize the meeting with local children of age 11-15 and to plan the first screening on open air. As next to beer store as possible : )
Tomorrow I will also put an open call for traveler equipment schedule. Free screenings' team representatives from Ureki, Batumi, Garikula and Tbilisi are already in line <3 Waiting forward to launching <3
New free screenings series have started this week in Tbilisi and Kutaisi. By Irakli sardanashvili and Maka Katchkachishvili in Tbilisi social bar Kamara and one of the private schools of Kutaisi. Mziuri open air screenings are over but we move in to the social cafe interior from the second part of november with a new concept. As the places there are only 30 the viewer will have to register beforehand for attending the event.
Ahuahu Foundation is searching for another part of budget for publishing the guide book for Film lovers who want to organize screenings with Free screenings concept.
We already won a little grant for making texts on core films, directors and discussion Technics,
What kind of difficulties did we experience last two months? The only difficult moment for us was the transportation of equipment from one place to another. Tbilisi- Kavtiskhevi-Tbilisi-Ureki-Didi Jikhaisi-Ureki-Shroma- Ureki-Tbilisi. Thats the main line at the moment where the screenings were held with traveler beamer and Sound. As the equipment is too heavy it needed extra resources for moving from one place to another... When we were coming back to Tbilisi the conductor of the train thought we were the activists of some political party : )
Still everything is going on quite smoothly in the project. Though some points were to send the equipment were postponed.
Unfortunately retrograde Mercury spoiled all good android telephones we had : ) that's why some pictures we put next are not of the best quality.
Mziuri free screenings project under open air is coming to its end on October 22. We have to start another project for capital that will involve one spot per district. (Saburtalo, Vake, Old Tbilisi, Didube ... etc. )
10-14 years Kids from Kavtiskhevi have started realizing their hand craft ideas. They make different handmade things like belts, bags, necklaces and bracelets. They plan to sell their work and buy a beamer and sound system for their future free screenings club space.
The official meeting in Kaspi municipality cultural department was postponed after the elections. To have more clear picture and act more planned in development the idea of free screenings space and contemporary art space in Kavtiskhevi village.
We are starting preparing for Annual Tbilisi Film Festival, Within this festival last year, a regional conference was held dedicated to the topics of film culture development in regions and local municipalities involvement roles in this process. Almost in every region there are volunteers who organize small or large screenings attracting the citizens to their events and making the cultural life alive. We will get together (most active part of volunteers) in the end of the autumn and share our experience, give advises and plan the future points how to act. This meeting is meant to be held with the involvement of cultural department representatives from regional municipalities.
SO many things to retell. The summer ended with quite good results. about 90 free screenings were held around by our team members. We are joined by some new members also. That makes us to feel more stronger and happier in common work.
Adjaranet.com keeps translating special films for free screenings audience. We ask them to make one film per week and show each of them to our viewers.
Our beamer and sound is in Ureki now. We organize screenings for kids and for adults when the weather is "O.K" : )
The huge challenge for us appeared to be transporting the equipment from Tbilisi to regions and also having no microphones and electricity lines (to reach the electricity sockets) Still the screenings are successful with interesting and mixed *different groups) audiences. We still have screenings in different points around Georgia. Most visited are Mziuri, Batumi, Gori, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Telavi.
It was decided to meet the cultural department manager from regional center in Kaspi. Now I am waiting for exact appointment. The meeting will be held around the topic of funding the cultural activities in Kavtiskhevi.
Free screenings next workshop is going to be held in Garikula again, in September.
Free screenings network members are keeping organizing the screenings in the open spaces of various cities. Last Screenings were held yesterday evening in Batumi, Telavi, Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Tsikhisdziri... All of them screened French director Eric Rohmer's film "Summer Tale" . The film was specially translated into Georgian for this evening by Adjaranet. com
Everything is ok. Kids are watching films in the yeard. more big screenings will be in near future in the square. Tomorrow I have a meeting with local government.
the kids were not allowed to take electricity around the square. today there will be no screening. Now they are collecting contact details from people who would be interested in attending the screenings. Don't know why the people leaving around refused to give the line of electricity... May be they are jealous or too wicked? :/ the kids offered them some money for lending the line for 2 hours... still... no result : )
The fact is that the citizens leaving in Kavtiskhevi were glad to see the screening in the center of the village. one of the "documents" is bellow:
179 likes 23 shares to the post about first screening on the official page of the village <3
getting ready for evening screening. Chaplin will be screened. Didn't decide yet which film
The first free screening in Kavtiskhevi Village was held yesterday late evening, very very spontaneously. As soon as we realized it was not going to rain any more (at about 8 o'clock) our team members in the village Natia, Salome, Sopho and Saba ( age: 11-14) managed every every every thing in an hour and 10 minutes : ) the work was a lot to do. 1. car 2. electricity 3. spreading information about screening 4. setting the equipment 5. testing the film 6. organizing sit places 7.ironing and managing the screen ...
We watched A little Prince with different age audience.
The rain is against open air screenings this year : ) yesterday it was rainy ... today it is cloudy... hope the sun will shine and no drop will come in the evening ...
An open call is already spread through our network.
https://www.facebook.com/725152897543547/photos/a.725804870811683.1073741828.725152897543547/1139838046075028/?type=3&theater
The beamer and sound are already in Kavtiskhevi : ) in a village of Kaspi municipality which has no cultural space at all. this village is known around for its best beer store which is situated in the center. Tomorrow we plan to organize the meeting with local children of age 11-15 and to plan the first screening on open air. As next to beer store as possible : )
Tomorrow I will also put an open call for traveler equipment schedule. Free screenings' team representatives from Ureki, Batumi, Garikula and Tbilisi are already in line <3
Waiting forward to launching <3