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Festival Program
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Day 1
11 September 2025
REGISTRATION, Sheraton Hotel
10:00 - 21:00
Get your delegate badge & the bracelet at Sheraton Hotel Lobby
REGISTRATION
12:00 - 01:00
RED DOT or: A Pseudo-Archive of Repression - Tekla Kighuradze, Nodo Ugulava
Exhibition hosted by MZETOPSHOP, Luka Asatiani str. #10
MAIN STAGE, Sheraton Hotel
12:00 - 12:20
Nino Gordeladze, Host
Festival Opening Notes
12:20 - 12:55
Vato Kavtaradze, Co-founder, Creative Chairman, Windfor's Tbilisi; Co-founder, President, Ad Black Sea Festival. Georgia
Creative Fighters: A World War for Values
13:00 - 13:35
Lewis Blackwell, CEO, Lürzer's Archive. UK
The End of Advertising (And What Comes After)
13:35 - 14:30
NETWORKING BREAK
14:30 - 15:15
A talk with Ricardo Wolff and Gabriel Mattar, Innocean Berlin. Brazil/Germany
22 Years of Blowing Things Up
15:20 - 15:55
Rebecca Rowntree, Founder, Get Sh*t Done! UK | PRESENTED BY UN WOMEN
Light That F*cking Fire
16:00 - 16:35
Hugo Veiga, Creative Entrepreneur. Portugal
FIRE, WORKS. How following the smallest sparks in your heart can take you to unexpected heights.
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | HAPPY HOUR
17:00 - 20:00
Free Drinks, Snacks, Games & More
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | CREATORS STAGE
17:00 - 17:15
A Conversation between Matarebeli Comics co-founders - Mikheil Tsikhelashvili, Writer and Editor-in-Chief, and Giorgi Avaliani of Holy Motors, the design force behind this initiative
New on the Shelf (GEO)
17:20 - 17:50
Mindia Arabuli, Author - New Book Presentation “Saukuno Ukuni” (“Everlasting Darkness”)
New on the Shelf (GEO)
17:55 - 18:35
Eleniko Rukhadze (Foxy Eleniko); Ioane Romanadze (Iooane); Natia Mezvrishvili (Saintnacka) | 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘎𝘷𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘷𝘢 (𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴)
Creators' Use of Content as Resistance
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | EVENING PROGRAM
22:00
First Ever Shuffleboard Team Tournament - Round of 16 & Quarterfinals Shuffleboard
Presented by Smartsoft
22:00 - 02:00
Mechanical Rainbow | Tobako Tween
OPENING PARTY
Day 2
12 September 2025
REGISTRATION, Sheraton Hotel
10:00 - 21:00
Get your delegate badge & the bracelet at Sheraton Hotel Lobby
REGISTRATION
12:00 - 01:00
RED DOT or: A Pseudo-Archive of Repression - Tekla Kighuradze, Nodo Ugulava
Exhibition hosted by MZETOPSHOP, Luka Asatiani str. #10
MAIN STAGE, Sheraton Batumi
12:00 - 12:35
Ana Chubinidze in conversation with Kristina Rezhviha. Georgia/Latvia
Crafting FLOW: Behind the Scenes of an Oscar-Winning Animation
12:40 - 13:15
Tim Leake, Founder, Letslightbulb. UK | PRESENTED BY TBC
Collaboration is Killing Creativity
13:20 - 14:00
Justyna Mielnikiewicz, Photographer. Poland
Visual Journalism - Striving for objective creativity
14:00 - 15:00
NETWORKING BREAK
14:00 - 15:00
Mindia Arabuli, “Saukuno Ukuni” (“Everlasting Darkness”) | HOSTED BY MATAREBELI COMICS; Shota Chinchaladze, “Chamokalibdit” (Get It Together) | HOSTED BY BLUE OCEAN
Book Signing Session at Sheraton Book Corner
15:00 - 15:35
Samar Maakaroun, Partner, Pentagram. UK/Lebanon
Fire Words
15:40 - 16:30
Fernando Machado, Operating Partner, Garnett Station Partners. USA/Brazil
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. But Do It.
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | HAPPY HOUR
17:00 - 20:00
Free Drinks, Snacks, Games & More
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | CREATORS STAGE
17:00 - 17:25
“Chamokalibdit” (Get It Together) - The first Georgian book about Branding By Shota Chinchaladze
New on the Shelf (GEO)
17:30 - 18:10
Keta Karchava - Content Creator, Community Impact Lead, Setanta Sports; Giorgi Popkhadze - Content Creator, Commentator, Setanta Sports; Vazha Gogua (Basto) - Content Creator, Setanta Sports Friend, Founder of YouTube League, Hamaki | 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰 𝘒𝘢𝘷𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘻𝘦, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴
Beyond Your #ForYou Page: How Brands win on TikTok
18:30 -19:15
Onise Okriashvili; Irakli Jabua; Murtaz Chikovani
Standup Comedy Show (GEO) | Presented by the Standup Tbilisi community
ROOMS Batumi | EVENING PROGRAM
20:00 - 21:30
Networking Event | Prior Registration is Required
Catch Your Breath: Meet up with leading CMO’s | Presented by D Block
NETWORKING SPACE, Monohall Batumi | EVENING PROGRAM
22:00
First Ever Shuffleboard Team Tournament - Round of 16 & Quarterfinals Shuffleboard
Presented by Smartsoft
22:00 - 02:00
ჯგუფი ყველა ● Jgufi Kvela | Music Selection by Perishu | Hosted by Industria
AFTER-PARTY
Day 3
13 September 2025
REGISTRATION, Sheraton Hotel
10:00 - 21:00
Get your delegate badge & the bracelet at Sheraton Hotel Lobby
REGISTRATION
12:00 - 01:00
RED DOT or: A Pseudo-Archive of Repression - Tekla Kighuradze, Nodo Ugulava
Exhibition hosted by MZETOPSHOP, Luka Asatiani str. #10
WORKSHOP SPACE, ROOMS BATUMI
*Online registration is required to attend workshops
11:00 - 13:30
PRESENTED BY UN WOMEN
‘Women Who Shape The Machine’ - A Get Sh*t Done x AI workshop with Rebecca Rowntree
11:00 - 13:00
HOSTED BY SETANTA
A Beginner's Guide to Commentary (GEO) with Alexander Gabrichidze and Giorgi Buchukuri
13:00 - 15:00
PRESENTED BY COMMSHCOOL
Reimagining Production: AI Behind the Scenes | A Masterclass with John Kvezereli
13:30 - 15:30
PRESENTED BY GAMEZA ART STUDIO
Create Your Own Graffiti with Gameza
14:00 - 16:30
HOSTED BY MZETOPSHOP at Mzetopshop, Luka Asatiani #10
Kite-Making and Screenprinting Lab
15:30 - 17:30
PRESENTED BY TBC
The need For Speed with Tim Leake - Let's Light Bulb
16:00 - 18:30
PRESENTED BY WINDFOR'S WORKSHOPS
Your Fire Works: Discovering the Spark that Fuels Creative Resistance | A Workshop with Lado Malazonia and Gio Kvlividze
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | CREATORS STAGE
13:00 - 13:35
A conversation between filmmaker Salomé Jashi and film producer Tekla Machavariani | Presented by DOCA
Fire in the Gloom - Why Action Matters in Times of Crisis
13:40 - 14:15
Journalist Nino Imerlishvili in conversation with Saba Bakhia, Founder of DemnaGram
Through Creativity & Digital Vision
14:15 - 15:00
NETWORKING BREAK
15:00 - 15:35
Augustinas Paukštė, Founder, Andstudio. Lithuania
Data as Dynamite
15:40 - 16:20
Fernando Machado; Samar Maakaroun and Hugo Veiga
Jury Feedback Session
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | HAPPY HOUR
17:00 - 20:00
Free Drinks, Snacks, Games & More
AWARDS CEREMONY At Sheraton Batumi
21:00 - 22:00
WELCOME DRINKS
22:00 - 00:00
AWARDS SHOW
NETWORKING SPACE, Mono Hall Batumi | EVENING PROGRAM
00:00
First Ever Shuffleboard Team Tournament - Semifinals & Final
Presented by Smartsoft
00:00 - 04:00
SKAZZ | KIPO
CLOSING PARTY