The Georgian film ‘Secondary Role’, produced with the support of the National Film Center of Georgia, has won two major international awards at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2026: the Tiger Special Jury Award and the FIPRESCI Prize.
The awards were announced during the official ceremony revealing the winners of the Tiger and Big Screen competitions at IFFR, one of Europe’s leading festivals dedicated to innovative and emerging cinema.
‘Secondary Role’, directed by Georgian filmmaker Ana Urushadze, was selected for the prestigious Tiger Competition, IFFR’s main program showing bold, adventurous debut and second features from filmmakers around the world. The competition featured 12 world premieres, with the jury awarding one Tiger Award and two Special Jury Awards.
In its statement, the Tiger Competition jury praised the film for its sensitivity and cinematic craft:
“Relishing in the detail and texture of the city, the beauty of chance encounter and the deeply felt emotion of reconciling the past. The jury were impressed by the way this film deftly uses the craft of acting as a lens through which to explore the complexities of how we move through the world.”
In addition to the Special Jury Award, ‘Secondary Role’ also received the FIPRESCI Prize, awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics.
The Tiger Competition jury at IFFR 2026 consisted of Soheila Golestani, Marcelo Gomes, Ariane Labed, Kristy Matheson and Jurica Pavičić.
