A TUNNEL

Documentary 92' / World Premiere IDFA 2019



An old railway platform in a remote valley of Georgia suddenly becomes a site for a big change, when hundreds of Chinese settle around it to build the New Silk Road.



Directed and produced by:
Nino Orjonikidze
Vano Arsenishvili

Co-producer:
Hans Robert Eisenhauer
Ventana-Film

Camera:
Vano Arsenishvili

Editor:
Vano Arsenishvili
Nino Orjonikidze

Screenplay:
Nino Orjonikidze

Commissioning editor/ZDF:
Sabine Bubeck-Paaz

The film has been realized
with the financial support of:

IDFA Bertha Fund
GNFC

Post Production facilities:
BASIS BERLIN POSTPRODUKTION

(c) 2019 ARTEFACT PRODUCTION, VENTANA FILM
Coproduced with ZDF
In collaboration with ARTE
World Sales: Cat & Docs

Press:
https://quinlan.it/2020/09/06/a-tunnel
"Эхо Кавказа": Внутри «Туннеля». Без света в начале и в конце
რადიო თავისუფლება: "გვირაბი" - ინტერვიუ ფილმის რეჟისორებთან
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2019/2874
https://filmkrant.nl/artikel/idfa-2019-generatiekloof-competities/
AT.ge "გვირაბის მოლოდინში"
ilmanifesto.it
http://www.kaukasische-post.com
http://cult-zeitung.de/index.php/film/373-abrissarbeiten
ჟურნალი "კინ-O" 2020
https://ilgiornaledellarchitettura.com 
L'Humanite
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RBB Kultur Magazine

Selected festivals & Awards:
IDFA
Bridges - East of West Film Days, Bozar
One World
Tempo Documentary Film Festival
DocuDays UA
DOK.Fest Munich
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
Pelicam, International Film Festival, Romania
Beldocs, International Documentary Film Festival, Serbia
CineDoc-Tbilisi, Georgia
Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany
Architecture Film Festival, Rotterdam
Cinemed, Festival Cinema Montpellier, France
Inconvenient Films Documentary Festival, Lithuania
UnderhillFest, Montenegro Best Documentary - International Competition
MakeDox Festival, North Macedonia Young Onion Award
Trento Film Festival, Italy Grand Prix
DokuBaku, Azerbaijan, Award of the Best Feature-length Documentary
Cervino Cinemountain, Italy - Special mention

Cottbus Film Festival - Eco East

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