Mariam Bitsadze

Mariam Bitsadze is a Georgian filmmaker and founder of 17/07 Productions.

She holds an MA in Cinema from ECAL/HEAD in Switzerland and is a member of the European Film Academy. In 2024, she was named to Forbes Georgia's 30 Under 30 list.

Her films have screened and received awards internationally.

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Working in cinema since the age of 18, she began her career on George Ovashvili's films Corn Island and Khibula before developing her own practice across fiction and documentary. Alongside filmmaking, she completed a BA in Psychology at Tbilisi State University and spent five years at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Georgia, managing cultural projects and international collaborations.