Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Bulgaria and Honorary Consul Yuliy Nushevbrought vibrant Georgian culture to Bulgaria as part of 10th International Francophonie Festival Soleil in Sozopol taking place from June 3 to June 8, 2021. The festival included exhibitions, concerts, film screenings that present cultural diversities of the countries that are members of the International Alliance of Francophones.
At the opening of the festival Ambassador Tamara Liluashvili was elected as a Honorary Director of the Festival. The opening ceremony was attended by the Vice President of Bulgaria Iliana Iotova, Mayor of Sozopol Tihomir Yanakiev, and Ambassadors of Albania and France.
June 4, 10 PM The screening
Screening of Tatia Skhirtladze’s and Ana Khazaradze’s documentary about legendary Georgian female chess players “Glory to the Queen” took place at Sozopol’s Otets Paisii Community Center.
The documentary tells a story of Nona Gaprindashvili, Nana Alexandria, Maia Chiburdanidze and Nana Ioseliani, four women who revolutionized women’s chess all around the globe and became icons of female emancipation in Soviet Union.
June 5, 1:30 PM Exhibitions
Photo exhibition of Georgian photographers “Hello, my name is Tbilisi” and art exhibition of Giorgi Sisauri’s “Flowers” took place in Old Town Sozopol’s City Council Building.
Young talented Zaqaria Chelidze, Sopo Titvinidze, Ana Cicishvili and Tinatin Bregvadze stunned Bulgarian visitors with depictions of vibrant and multicultural capital Tbilis in Varna back in July, 2020. This year, they brought it back for those who did not have a chance to witness photographs of a dynamic and ever-changing, yet deeply cultural and traditional city that combines history and modernization.
Visitors of young virtuoso Giorgi Sisauri’s solo exhibition “Georgian Alphabet” in Sofia in February 2020, were able to enjoy his new collection, “Flowers.“ This second showing of his works in Bulgaria gave us a taste of „surreal realities“ or Giorgi’s belief that art should depict what cannot be seen in the physical world. Feeling overwhelmed with hundreds of commercial calligraphic requests, he decided to step away and do something for his soul, resulting in a series of intricate and breathtaking works.
While guests of the exhibition tasted some Georgian wines they had a chance to receive their names handwritten by Giorgi Sisauri.