Berliner

Runtime: 90' / 52'

Expected release: Spring 2027

Budget: €488,885 (4% in place)

1st feature: Yes

Looking for: Co-producer, financiers, broadcasters, sales

Synopsis:

Nana, a Georgian translator based in Berlin, serves as a bridge for asylum seekers, helping them share their stories through translation and navigate the challenges of starting a new life.

Director’s Profile:

Anna Khazaradze co-founded Tbilisi-based, women-led 1991 Productions with Nino Chichua, specializing in developing and producing fiction and documentary films. The company’s recent co-production, Levan Akin’s “Crossing” (2024), opened Berlinale Panorama and received the Teddy Jury Award. The latest release of 1991 Productions is the documentary “9-Month Contract,” which won the HUMAN:RIGHTS Award at CPH:DOX 2025.
Anna also co-directed and produced “Glory to the Queen” (2020), which won Best Documentary at Tbilisi IFF after screening at over 25 festivals. Additionally, Anna produced “Smiling Georgia” (Karlovy Vary IFF 2023, Main Award at AJB DOC Film Festival 2024) and co-executive produced “Negative Numbers” (2019). Anna holds a BA from London College of Communication (UAL).

Producer’s Profile:

Nino Chichua, the co-founder of 1991 Productions, a Tbilisi and London-based company, produces director-driven fiction and documentary films through international co-productions. She co-produced Levan Akin’s “Crossing” (2024), the opening film of Berlinale Panorama, and produced “9-Month Contract” (2025), the winner of the Human Rights Award at CPH:DOX. Her credits also include “Smiling Georgia” (2023) by Luka Beradze, which premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Nino is currently producing “Tear Gas,” a narrative feature by Uta Beria (supported by ZDF, GNFC, and CNC), and “Berliner,” a feature documentary by Anna Khazaradze.

She holds a BA in Film and TV Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and an MA in Global Media Industries from King’s College London.