Cincadze’s ‘Shindisi’ to Be Georgia’s Candidate Film at the Oscar’s

Georgia's candidate film for the international full-length film nomination of the American Film Academy was revealed on July 31. Dito Tsintsadze's movie ‘Shindisi’ will be nominated for the Oscar’s Foreign Language Film category from Georgia.

The 12-member Georgian jury, composed of directors, production artists, actors, producers and film critics, made this decision in a secret ballot. The winning film, with the support of the Georgian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and the National Film Center, will be included in the Oscar campaign and will compete for the nomination at the American Film Academy.

Five Georgian films competed for the Oscar nomination this year: Nino Zhvania's ‘Parade;’ Mari Gulbiani’s documentary ‘Until Dad Returns;’ ‘Inhale and Exhale’ by Dimitri Tsintsadze; Gigisha Abashidze's ‘Neighbors’ and Shindisi by Dimitri Tsintsadze.

Shinisi tells of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war and the heroes of Shindisi (a village located in the vicinity of the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali region, Georgia). The script, which is based on real facts, was written by Irakli Solomanashvili. The project author and film producer is Edmond Abashidze-Minashvili, composer Gia Kancheli, Operator Konstantine-Mindia Esadze. The main characters of the film are Georgian soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the defense of their homeland, 17 Georgian soldiers who died during the Shindisi battle. The cast includes Georgian actors as well as real Georgian soldiers with combat equipment.

By Mariam Merabishvili