Young Georgian Actor Irakli Kvirikadze Named Among 2018 European Shooting Stars

European Film Promotion promoted the works of young Georgian actor Irakli Kvirikadze, among the 2018 European Shooting Stars for the upcoming Berlin Film Festival, where together with other young talents, Irakli Kvirikadze will participate in the event and workshops, meeting with filmmakers, casting directors and producers. 

“Four days of profile-raising culminates with each of the performers receiving the European Shooting Stars Award. EFP and Creative Europe support the program, which is designed to showcase the next generation of on-screen talent,” says Stewart Clarke in an article published in Variety, “Georgia has its first European Shooting Star with Irakli Kvirikadze, who starred in “Hostages”, a film directed by Georgian filmmaker Rezo Gigineishvili, the story of a plane hijacking in the 80s in Georgia. The film screened at Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. 

Selected by a panel of industry experts, the line-up of European Acting Talent includes Franz Rogowski from Germany, Matilda De Angelis from Italy, Dutch Jonas Smulders, Alba August from Sweden, Michaela Coel, from the UK, Eilii Harboe, from Norway, Matteo Simoni from Belgium, Hungarian Reka Tenki and Luna Wedler from Switzerland.

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/european-film-promotion-shooting-stars-berlinale-1202644235/

By Nino Gugunishvili