At the 12th International Festival of Archival and Restored Films, „Toute la mémoire du monde“, held at the French Cinematheque in Paris, a special screening was dedicated to the restored Georgian cinematic heritage.

The Georgian National Film Center and the National Archives of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia participated in the film festival for the first time.

Notably, the silent films presented within the framework of the festival were digitized by the National Archives of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia with the financial support of the Georgian National Film Center.

During the presentation of the films, Giorgi Kakabadze, Director of the Central Archive of Audiovisual Documents at the National Archives of Georgia, delivered a speech on the ongoing film restoration efforts and the digitization of archival film reels in Georgia.

The audience in Paris had the opportunity to view five masterpieces of Georgian silent cinema: Who Is to Blame? (1925) and Revolt in Guria (1928) by Alexandre Tsutsunava, Eliso (1928) by Nikoloz Shengelaia, Khabarda (1931) by Mikheil Chiaureli, and My Grandmother (1929) by Kote Mikaberidze. On the final day of the festival, Giorgi Shengelaia’s Pirosmani (1969) was also screened.

Within the framework of the festival, meetings were held with representatives of the French Cinematheque in Paris and other film industry professionals to deepen future collaboration and present the Tbilisi International Archival Film Festival.