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Tamara Tatishvili

DOCU/PRO Expert: MEET PROFESSIONALS & UKRAINIAN DOC PREVIEW
Tamara Tatishvili has been working in the audiovisual sector since 2002. In 2004, Tamara co-founded and served as executive director of the Independent Filmmakers’ Association – South Caucasus (IFA-SC). Through the educational and promotional activities of IFA-SC, she built an extensive regional and international network of film professionals. In 2008 and 2009, Tamara was based in London and worked for BOP Consulting, overseeing research, strategy, planning and evaluation for culture, media, digital industries, and innovation. From 2010 to 2013, she was the director of the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) where she co-authored the Georgian film strategy paper, led the implementation of the different initiatives, and promoted young filmmakers. During and after this position, she was acting as the Georgian representative to European Cinema Support Fund – EURIMAGES – as well as the Georgian representative in the European Film Promotion (EFP). Since 2014 Tamara has been involved in different international film activities, combining various professional roles. She curated high-level conferences for CINEMA BACKSTAGE (Odessa International Film Festival). Tamara consults Bridges East of West Film Days at BOZAR and acts as strategy manager for European Women’s Audiovisual Network. From February 2020 Tamara is appointed as Head of Training for MEDICI – Film Funding journey (Switzerland).