Winner of The Nevena Kokanova Award for Best Actress and The Jorge Sanjinés Award for Best Dramaturgy

For the performance that is the emotional anchor of the film requiring a great deal of nuance whilst also accommodating the allegorical nature of the screenplay The Nevena Kokanova Award for Best Actress goes to Anastasia Davidson for Neighbour. For a screenplay that displays confidence in multiple areas, building tension to provide an entertaining surface narrative while simultaneously developing its clever examination of soico-political issues The Jorge Sanjinés Award for Best Dramaturgy to David Borchkhadze and Zaza Koshkadze for Neighbour (David Borchkhadze, Georgia, 2021).

Neighbour

Beso is a father of three – Luka (21), Ana (17) and Ika (4). Ever since the passing of their mother, Ana is left to take care of the family and is doing her best to serve as a mother figure to her brothers. One day, the family is disrupted by an intrusion of two construction workers from the neighboring flat, who accidentally smash down a
part of the common wall. Ana and Beso trust the workers to restore the wall immediately, however, the situation aggravates when Ana’s little brother, Ika disappears.

Credits

• David Borchkhadze

  Director/Writer

• Zaza Koshkadze

  Writer

• Sandro Gabilaia

  Producer

• Tamar Tvaradze

  Producer

• Anastasia Davidson

  Key Cast

  "Ana"

• Kakha Kobaladze

  Key Cast

  "Beso"

• Atu Beridze

  Key Cast

  "Ika"