Animated films preserved at the National Archives of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia were screened in Warsaw at the 3rd International Animation Festival organized by the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA) of Poland.
As part of the event marking the 60th anniversary of the Krakow Animation Film Studio, a special section entitled “Georgian Animated Films for Children” was held at Kino Iluzjon in Warsaw.
The audience watched the following Georgian animated films: “Three Neighbors” (1966, directed by Vakhtang Bakhtadze); “Poachers in Trouble” (1974, directed by Gogi Kasradze); “Kursha Gets Cocky” (1984, directed by Gabriel Lavrelashvili); “The Snail” (1986, directed by Vakhtang Bakhtadze); and “A Cherished Dream” (1989, directed by Konstantine Matsaberidze).
These films, transferred from 35 mm film to digital format and restored by the National Archives of Georgia, were screened in Georgian with Polish subtitles.
As part of the event, Giorgi Kakabadze, Director of the Central Audio-Visual and Film Archive of the National Archives of Georgia, met with representatives of the Polish National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA), Joanna Pogorzelska and Michał Mróz, to discuss prospects for future cooperation.
It is worth noting that the documentary film “Ten Minutes in the Morning,” preserved at the National Archives of Georgia and digitally restored, will be screened at Kino Iluzjon during the silent film festival organized by FINA on November 4–8, 2026.