DISCOP Istanbul Spotlight: GDS

ISTANBUL: The Georgian channel GDS is kick-starting its sales efforts and chose DISCOP Istanbul as the market to make its debut as a distributor.

Its offerings include the post-apocalyptic drama Paradox and the period piece Tiflis. There’s also The Lost Heroes, set against the backdrop of WWII. “We are sure that they will be successful internationally, as the stories we tell are not local and the production values are very high,” says Tamara Edgar, GDS’s head of sales.

She adds, “We are also very interested in co-production possibilities and we think that Turkey, with its strong industry and it being a neighboring country, can be a good partner. Georgia now has a tax refund for foreign productions, and co-productions with GDS can prove to be highly cost-efficient while maintaining international quality.”

Edgar adds, “Very often people have presumptions about Georgian product and we are happy to prove that we can make series up to international standards.”