MariamBakacho Khatchvani
A Georgian director and screenwriter, educated at the University of Theatre and Film in Tbilisi, her short film Dinola (2013) won awards at the River Film Festival in Padua and at the Georgian National Film Center. Her feature debut Dede (2017) won the Jury Prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. She has participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus, the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, the Cinéfondation Residence in Cannes, and the Locarno Filmmakers Academy. She also promotes the Svaneti Film Festival in Mestia, Georgia.
