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https://filmneweurope.com/news/georgia-news/item/128072-production-natia-nikolashvili-in-production-with-georgia-s-first-long-animated-film-igi

We are glad cartoonbrew wrote about our Animation Project IGI by Natia Nikolashvili. This is the adaptation of our beloved story written in 70’s by Jemal Karchkhadze.

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/igi-georgia-annecy-work-in-progressexclusive-trailer-263886.html

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/10-shorts-annecy-2026-263295.html

When the Sea Was Calm, Mamuka Tkeshelashvili (Georgia)
When the Sea Was Calm begins as a sunlit memory of a summer that seems, as childhood summers often do, as if it might never end. In Sokhumi, a teenage boy falls in love against a dreamy backdrop of neighborhood football games, beach days, laughter, barking dogs, waves, heat, and desire. The film’s stop-motion world is serene but restless, its occasional rapid first-person flourishes giving the images the loose, shaky immediacy of handheld footage.

10 Must-Watch Shorts Screening At Annecy Festival 2026 Annecy's program is as unweildy and overwhelming as it is brilliant, so we've laid out ten short films you don't wanna miss at this year's festival.