Eco Tourism in Ajara

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Eco-tourism in Ajara, Georgia For Eco Tours Georgia Financed by Alliances Lesser Caucasus Programme Status: completed, 2015 Making of Director Nika Tsiklauri Camera: Giorgi Vatsadze Additional footage by Zura Javakhishvili, Nika Tsiklauri Aerials: Nika Tsiklauri, Giorgi Vatsadze Field assistants: Giorgi Kavtaradze, Nika Kerdikoshvili, Dato Odishelidze Local fixer: Jimsher Mamuchadze Assistant Producer: Natia Chomakhidze Cast: Aliona…

Time of the shepherds

Time of the Shepherds

There is no compromise – you keep the sheep in the mountains of Georgia, you have to follow the old paths. Yet, it is XXI century and new rules come into force. Among other shepherds there is David, the brightest and toughest man on the block, owner of big flock. And there is his team…

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Jara

Documentary, 60 mins. Status: in production. Premiere scheduled: December 2016. “Jara” is our biggest ongoing project. The movie “Jara” is a one-year journey through the wild nature of Ajara. It tells how bees from the jara hung in the forest see beauty and ruthlessness of nature, people and their intervention, peaceful co-existence or conflict with them;…

The Road

The Road

Documentary, 52 min. Status: completed, 2014. Available on DVDs. Available on Amazon.com Georgia is one of the last countries in the world where transhumance, a seasonal movements of people with sheep between summer and winter pastures, is still alive. Lowland steppe hosts winter camps but now it’s may already and heat causes diseases, snakes kill…

"Jara" the fim

Upcoming project: “Jara”

There is a new project coming soon – large-scale wildlife documentary called “Jara”. It’s a traditional Georgian hive used mainly in western part of the country to attract wild swarms. Film is in pre-production stage, funded by variety of donors, including WWF Georgia and CNF. We are still seeking for additional funding though. Please visit…