DOCA Georgia at DOK Leipzig 2026

DOCA Documentary Association Georgia is proud to present a delegation of Georgian filmmakers at DOK Leipzig this year. Amid the shrinking civic and cultural space we currently face in our country, this representation takes a uniquely significant role. Due to the Georgian government’s “foreign agents” policy, four German foundations have been forced to suspend their operations in Georgia. The Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom have closed their offices in Tbilisi, while the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friedrich Ebert Foundation remain in the the capital in pending mode. For nearly two years, dozens of political prisoners have been serving prison terms, including journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, actor Andro Chichinadze, poet Zviad Ratiani. Needless to say, there is no public funding available for independent artists, while funding scheme for documentary film form is non-existent. While living and woking in a hostile environment – and being targeted for our artistic work or public stances – international partnerships have become truly existential. Despite major challenges, DOCA Georgia remains deeply committed to supporting Georgian filmmakers. At DOK Leipzig we introduce you to four Georgian projects across various industry platforms: Co-Production Forum, Short n’ Sweet and Preview Germany.
Meet the delegation
Anna DziapshipaDirector, Producer, Sakdoc Film Anna is a filmmaker with experience and a professional biography in art history, film producing, cultural management, experimental video, and documentary film. Her recent Self Portrait Along the Borderline was awarded for Best Medium Length Film at Visions du Réel. Contact: anna@sakdoc.ge
Anna KhazaradzeDirector, producer, 1991 Productions Anna Khazaradze is a filmmaker and producer, and co-founder of 1991 Productions. She develops fiction and documentary projects through European co-production and provides production services for international films in Georgia. Her most recent production, Tear Gas, won the Cinema&Gioventù Special Prize at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival. Contact: anna@1991productions.com
Elene MargvelashviliProducer, Parachute Films Elene Margvelashvili is a Georgian film producer and cultural strategist. Her films and co-productions have premiered at CPH, Hot Docs, and Tallinn Black Nights. She is an Associate Professor at GIPA. Her latest film, Nobody in Sight (GE/FR, 2026), received the EU Human Rights Award. Contact: echo.elene@gmail.com
Ina MargvelashviliProducer, production manager, Sakdoc Film Inna Margvelashvili is a Georgian producer and production manager. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, she began her career at Sakdoc Film, working across film production and education. She is co-founder of the production and service company SOC and Program Director of the filmmaking programme Caucasus Cinema. Contact: innamargvel@gmail.com
Salomé JashiChairperson DOCA Documentary Association Georgia Salomé Jashi is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and chairperson of DOCA Documentary Association Georgia. She is a recipient of the Berlin Art Prize (2024) and the European Cultural Award KAIROS Prize (2024), and a fellow of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program (2020) Her film Taming the Garden was nominated for the European Film Awards after premiering at Sundance and Berlinale. Contact: salome@sakdoc.ge
Shorena TevzadzeDirector Shorena Tevzadze is a Georgian filmmaker sho has participated in international film programmes including Berlinale Talents, Talents Sarajevo, Lisbon Docs, and Cannes Docs. Her debut documentary Didube, The Last Stop premiered at Visions du Réel in 2017 and won Best Film at CinéDOC-Tbilisi. She is a long-time contributor to Chai Khana. Contact: shorenatevzadze@gmail.com
Sopho ChkheidzeDirector, Caucasus Cinema Sopho Chkheidzé is a Georgian filmmaker and documentary director whose work explores the intersection of fiction and non-fiction. She has worked in film, media, and documentary projects focused on underrepresented communities. Sopho is currently the Program Director of Caucasus Cinema and is developing her first feature films, including Seawomen. Contact: sophie.chkheidze@gmail.com
Del med andre
Tue Steen Müller
Tue Steen Müller

Müller, Tue Steen
Documentary Consultant and Critic, DENMARK

Worked with documentary films for more than 20 years at the Danish Film Board, as press officer, festival representative and film consultant/commissioner. Co-founder of Balticum Film and TV Festival, Filmkontakt Nord, Documentary of the EU and EDN (European Documentary Network).
Awards: 2004 the Danish Roos Prize for his contribution to the Danish and European documentary culture. 2006 an award for promoting Portuguese documentaries. 2014 he received the EDN Award “for an outstanding contribution to the development of the European documentary culture”. 2016 The Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania. 2019 a Big Stamp at the 15th edition of ZagrebDox. 2021 receipt of the highest state decoration, Order of the Three Stars, Fourth Class, for the significant contribution to the development and promotion of Latvian documentary cinema outside Latvia. In 2022 he received an honorary award at DocsBarcelona’s 25th edition having served as organizer and programmer since the start of the festival.
From 1996 until 2005 he was the first director of EDN (European Documentary Network). From 2006 a freelance consultant and teacher in workshops like Ex Oriente, DocsBarcelona, Archidoc, Documentary Campus, Storydoc, Baltic Sea Forum, Black Sea DocStories, Caucadoc, CinéDOC Tbilisi, Docudays Kiev, Dealing With the Past Sarajevo FF as well as programme consultant for the festivals Magnificent7 in Belgrade, DOCSBarcelona, Verzio Budapest, Message2Man in St. Petersburg and DOKLeipzig. Teaches at the Zelig Documentary School in Bolzano Italy.

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