Salomé Jashi is a documentary filmmaker and cultural actor inGeorgia. She is the chairperson and co-founder of Documentary Association Georgia (DOCA Georgia). Her documentary 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. Her earlier work The Dazzling Light of Sunset [2016] was awarded at Visions du Réel. Her mid-length Bakhmaro [2011] was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 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 2023.She tutors and gives talks on documentary filmmaking internationally.Salomé Jashi is the recipient of Berlin Art Prize [2024] and European Cultural Award KAIROS Prize [2024]. She was a fellow of DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program [2020].