Dea Kulumbegashvili

Besides bagging prime award 'Golden Shell', Georgian-French drama 'Beginning' outshone others by winning multiple awards at San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain. The movie, written and directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili, won the Best Director, Best Actress, and the Best Screenplay award. “I hope it serves as an example for other directors working on their first features that go through rejection just like I did," said the director.