IF 20|21

Glory to the Queen
Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze
Austria/Georgia/Serbia
Georgian/Russian/
Serbian/English
(Ger/Eng sub)
DCP color/b&w
stereo 82 min
Concept Tatia Skhirtladze
Ina Ivanceanu
Camera Sebastian Thaler
Editor Petra Zöpnek
Producers
Karin Berghammer (AT)
Anna Khazaradze, Nino
Chichua, Linda Jensen (GE)
Sarita Matijević (RS)
Alexander Dumreicher-
Ivanceanu (AT)
Production
berg hammer film (AT)
1991 Productions (GE)
Playground produkcija (RS)
Amour Fou Vienna (AT)
During the Cold War, four legendary female chess
players from Georgia revolutionized women’s chess
across the globe and became Soviet icons of female
emancipation. The film reveals their interwoven biographies
and is both a rare look into the present lives
of chess stars Nona Gaprindashvili, Nana Alexandria,
Maia Chiburdanidze and Nana Ioseliani, as well as a
chronicle of their lasting legacy.
Tatia Skhirtladze *1976 Tbilisi Georgia
Films (selection) Illusion (2017 a-g) One Year (2014 short d)
Anna Khazaradze *1991 Tbilisi Georgia
Films (selection) Kaba (2015 short f)
Who is Shizuka Yokomizo? (2013 short d)
Premiere September 2020
CinéDOC Tbilisi
International Documentary
Film Festival
Contact
berg hammer film