Nino Varsimashvili

Writer
Producer
Actress

A single mother is forced to hide her child's existence, because of the social and cultural context in order not to become the subject of judgment and condemnation.

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Mother (2016)

Nino Varsimashvili was born in Georgia. She is an award-winning screenwriter and producer at ArtWay Film production. She is an alumna of Berlinale Talents. She produced several short films that won numerous international awards and have been screened at around 300 film festivals, including Oscar qualifying Guanajuato, Tampere and Locarno. Nino's feature film project, The Empty House was shortlisted for Sundance Screenwriters Lab and won the Eurimages Award at TIFF and was selected at the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence and at Berlinale Co-Production Market. Her feature documentary project Shadows in the Silence won the DMZ docs Award, was part of IDFA and has been selected among six projects at Doc Corner - 70th Festival de Cannes.