Georgian Film Studio

Background

Georgian Film Studio (Georgian: ქართული ფილმი, Russian: Грузия-фильм) stands as one of the oldest film studios globally. It boasts 800 feature films, made-for-TV productions, and shorts, along with 600 documentaries and 300 animated movies. Throughout the Soviet era, the studio flourished as a hub of cinematic activity. Originating from the consolidation of multiple film production entities in Tbilisi at the dawn of the twentieth century, the studio underwent several name changes before settling as Georgian Film (Gruziya-Film in Russian) in 1953.

1st Logo (December 9, 1985)

Visuals: A white statue of a swordsman on horseback is seen over a blue backdrop, with no company name.

Variant: The logo is seen inside a square on the left side of a black background, with another square containing the Mosfilm logo seen on the right side. Underneath both logos read "Co-production of film studios GEORGIA-FILM and MOSFILM". Mosfilm is labeled as the "First" creative association whereas Georgia Film is second.

Technique: A still photograph.

Audio: None.

Availability: It is only seen as a co-production variant on Bagrationi. Like other non-Russian Soviet film companies from this era, they sometimes use a logo at the beginning and more often include a text indicator at the beginning.

2nd Logo (December 19, 2016)

Visuals: An orange rectangle containing the words "ქართული ფილმი" in black is seen, sandwiched between two gray rectangles which contain the words "GEORGIAN FILM" and "ГЕОРГИЈА ФИЛМ" respectively.

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: This logo is seen on მტერი ჩემი ძმა ჩემი.