Oscar-shortlisted Tangerines will screen in European Parliament and UN
Tweet 
Share
A Georgian-directed war-time drama that was shortlisted for an Oscar earlier this year will soon be shown in European Parliament and at the United Nations (UN) headquarters.
The Georgian National Film Centre announced that the Estonian-Georgian co-production Tangerines [Mandarinebi], directed by local man Zaza Urushadze, will be screened in European Parliament on June 29. The film was chosen because it represented humanity and peace in times of war.
Two months later audiences will see the Oscar shortlisted film on the big screen at the UN headquarters in New York.
A lot of assessments have been made about the film. One of those highlighted that Tangerines could do more than politicians did in terms of peace keeping," said the film's director.
"The humanistic message of the film is very important for me as director. Besides the international success of the movie, this peaceful message is probably the reason why the European Parliament and the UN chose this movie,” Urushadze said.
Meanwhile, the Estonian-Georgian co-production was among the top 10 films seen by Greek moviegoers in June. The war-time drama ranked 6th place behind widely promoted Hollywood films.
In the near future Tangerines will be released in cinemas in France, Turkey, Latin America, United Kingdom, Italy and Australia.
The movie was nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category in this year’s Academy Awards.
The film centres around an older Estonian man who cares for two wounded soldiers from opposite sides of the 1990-era war in Georgia.
Since its release the film has won awards at the Warsaw, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Palm Springs and Seattle film festivals and many other international film festivals.
A Georgian-directed war-time drama that was shortlisted for an Oscar is continuing to impress audiences around the world.
Tangerines, a war-time drama by a Georgian director is continuing to impress across the globe. After its success in the United States (US) the film now leads the Spanish box office.
Cinema-goers across the United State (US) will soon be able to watch a special Georgian film that was nominated for an Oscar as one of the best foreign language films.
Estonian-Georgian co-production Tangerines (Mandarinebi), has been selected as one of five films in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars 2015.
The Hollywood Reporter film critics have selected 14 films from 83 entries, including two Georgian films in the running for the coveted The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards.
Oscar-nominated Estonian-Georgian war-time drama Tangerines will soon be released in the United States after the film was bought by American independent film company Samuel Goldwyn Films.
"Tangerines” by Zaza Urushadze and "Corn Island” by Giorgi Ovashvili are among the nine films advanced to the next round of voting in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the Oscars 2015.
Two Georgian film directors whose films have been nominated for a prestigious Academy Award have been honoured in their home country.
The Georgian man who directed the Oscar-shortlisted film Tangerines has been invited to become an official member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
An award-winning Georgian film will compete for one of the most prestigious Spanish cinema prizes later this month.
Georgian director Zaza Urushadze's award-winning film Tangerines has added another prize to its collection after being named Best European Film at one of the most prestigious Spanish film awards.
Berlin-based world sales company Picture Tree International (PTI) has picked up the international rights to Georgian director Zaza Urushadze's new film Monk.