Georgian filmmaker Levan Koguashvili to receive Golden Globes Trailblazer Award

Georgian director, screenwriter, and producer Levan Koguashvili will receive the Golden Globes Trailblazer Award at a gala event celebrating the historic Silk Road, scheduled to take place in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on October 23-24.

The two-day event will honour the outstanding achievements of film and television professionals from across the historic Silk Road region.

It will celebrate the rich cultural heritage of these countries and the creative exchange that has connected Central Asia and the Caucasus for centuries.

Laureates representing Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia will be recognised in three categories:

• Golden Globes Meridian Award
• Golden Globes Trailblazer Award
• Golden Globes Beacon Award

The Golden Globes Trailblazer Award recognises artists whose distinctive creative vision and body of work have contributed to the development of film and television across the Silk Road region.

Koguashvili has earned international recognition for films including Brighton 4th, Street Days, Blind Dates, and Gogita’s New Life.

His film Brighton 4th won the Best International Feature Film award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

His latest film, Guria, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and has been selected as Georgia’s official entry for the Academy Awards.

The other laureates representing Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia have also been announced. They include Gulchekhra Jamilova, Ali Khamraev, Tahmina Rafaella, Shugyla Eshen, and Samvel Tadevosyan.

“It is a great honour for us to recognise this outstanding group of artists, whose work reflects the depth, creativity, and unique storytelling traditions of Central Asia and the Caucasus”, Golden Globes President Helen Hoehne said.

“Through their individual contributions to cinema, television, and the arts, each of them has helped share the stories and creative voice of the region with local and international audiences. We look forward to celebrating their achievements in Tashkent”, she added.