Georgia to submit GPB co-produced Brighton 4th for Oscars and Golden Globes
Georgia to submit GPB co-produced Brighton 4th for Oscars and Golden Globes

Georgia will submit Brighton 4th by Georgian film director Levan Koghuashvili, co-produced by Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), for Oscars and Golden Globes Awards. Three Georgian films competed for a contender film status at Oscars this year.

A special commission selected Briton 4th through a secret ballot. The commission members were: Merab Ninidze, Nana Jorjadze, Nana Ekvtimishvili, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Konstantine Chlaidze, Giorgi Ovashvili, Rati Oneli, Levan Kitia, Vladimer Kacharava, Aleksandre Gabelia, Gigisha Abashidze, Ias Sukhitashvili, Irakli Solomanashvili, Mariam Chachia and Tamta Gabrichidze.

The Georgian National Cinema Center began the selection process on September 1. The film is co-produced by Bulgaria, Georgia, Monaco, Russia and the United States. Armen Zuloyan, Tinatin Berdzenishvili and Rusudan Manjgaladze are the executive producers on the part of the Georgian Public Broadcaster.

The main scene of Brighton 4th was shot in New York due to support of the National Cinema Center and co-financing of the Kartu Charity Foundation. Brighton 4th tells about a Georgian wrestler living in emigration. Twice Olympic Champion Levan Tediashvili plays the main character in the film.

Koguashvili builds his script around the Georgian wrestler embarking on a mission to rescue his son from debt incurred in gambling in Brooklyn. Brighton 4th was the last role for Kakhi Kavsadze, a Georgian actor who died on April 27. Twice Olympic Champion Levan Tediashvili stars in the film.

Brighton 4th has recently won three awards at the 20th-anniversary edition of the internationally renowned Tribeca Film Festival in New York.