CFD 25|April

Glocal Images International Competition Section
April
134', 2024, France, Italy, Georgia

After a newborn dies during delivery, the morals and professionalism of an OBGYN, Nina, come under scrutiny amid rumours that she performs illegal abortions for those in need.

Dea Kulumbegashvili is a Georgian writer/director based in Tbilisi. Her debut short film Invisible Spaces was nominated for a Palme d’Or du Court Métrage at Cannes Film Festival in 2014. It was also the first film from independent Georgia to be part of the Official Competition at Cannes Film Festival. Dea Kulumbegashvili’s second short film, Léthé, premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section. Her debut feature, Beginning, was part of the Official Selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival as well as the San Sebastian Film Festival's main competition, where it earned a historical win, taking home four awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay & Best Actress for Ia Sukhitashvili. Beginning was selected to represent Georgia for the International Feature Film Oscar run in 2021. Dea’s second feature, April, premiered in competition at the 81st Mostra Ιnternazionale d'Arte Cinematografica in Venice.

Directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili
Screenplay Dea Kulumbegashvili
Cinematography Arseni Khachaturan
Editing Jacopo Ramella Pajrin
Production design Beka Tabukashvili
Music Matthew Herbert
Costume design Nicolozi Guraspashvili, Tornike Kirtadze
Sound design Lars Ginzel
Cast Ia Sukhitashvili, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Merab Ninidze, Roza Kancheishvili, Ana Nikolava, David Beradze, Sandro Kalandadze, Tosia Doloiani, Beka Songulashvili
Producers Ilan Amouyal, David Zerat, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Archil Gelovani, Gabriele Moratti, Alexandra Rossi
Production companies Frenesy Film, First Picture, Memo Films & Independent Film Project
Co-producers Sergei Yahontov
International sales Goodfellas

Filmography
2024 April
2020 Beginning
2016 Léthé (s.f.)
2014 Invisible Spaces (s.f.)

Selected Awards
Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2024.
Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2024.
Best Film in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Competition, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain, 2024.
Best Screenplay – Silver Screen Award, Singapore International Film Festival, 2024.
Best Director Award, Hamburg Film Festival, Germany, 2024.