Angelique Jackson CAA has signed filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili, whose film “Beginning” is Georgia’s submission for best international feature at the 2021 Oscars.“Beginning” marks Kulumbegashvili’s feature directorial debut and has made major waves along the film festival circuit since its debut last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the film won the Fipresci Prize.
An official selection by the Cannes Film Festival, the project also swept the best film, director, actress and screenplay prizes at the San Sebastian Film Festival; and was featured on the main slate at the New York Film Festival.Born and raised in Georgia, Kulumbegashvili studied film at Columbia University, and previously screened her short films.
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