Salomé Jashi

Salomé Jashi [Tbilisi, 1981] is a documentary filmmaker from Georgia. She is chairperson and co-founder of Documentary Association Georgia (DOCA Georgia). She produces her films through Sakdoc (...) Film, which she co-founded in 2008. Salomé Jashi studied documentary filmmaking at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she completed MA in Documentary by Practice [2006]. She was educated in journalism completing BA at Tbilisi State University [2002] and MA at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs [2003]. Salomé Jashi’s Taming the Garden [2021] premiered at Sundance Film Festival's World Cinema Documentary Competition and Berlinale Forum and was nominated for the European Film Awards. The film was released in cinemas in UK, Germany, Switzerland and the United States. Her earlier work The Dazzling Light of Sunset [2016] was awarded at Visions du Réel as well as at Jihlava IFF, FIC Valdivia, Zagrebdox, etc. Her mid-length Bakhmaro [2011] was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Silver Eye Awards after premiering at DOK Leipzig. Her producing work How the Room Felt [2021] premiered at IDFA's main competition. The body of her work including features and shorts was celebrated at BAMPFA in a series of screenings and talks in September 2023. She tutors and gives talks internationally. At various times the platforms have included as Ex Oriente Film Workshop, Below Zero, Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries, B2B Docs, Summer Media School in Lithuania, Docedge Kolkata, University of Goldsmiths, University of Pittsburg, etc. She has been part of the juries at CPH:DOX, Sarajevo IFF, DOK Leipzig, etc. Salomé Jashi is the recipient of Berlin Art Prize [2024] and European Cultural Award KAIROS Prize [2024]. She was a Chicken&Egg Award finalist [2023] and a fellow of DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program [2020], recipient of Nipkow Scholarship in [2017] and Chevening educational scholarship [2005]. She is a member of the European Film Academy and Documentary Association Europe.