In 1966 he directed his first feature film '' Giorgobistve '' that was presented at the Critics ' Week at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival and won a FIPRESCI award there . When his 1976 film '' Pastorali '' was shelved for a few years and then granted only a limited distribution , Iosseliani grew sceptical about getting any artistic freedom in his homeland . Following Pastorali 's success at the 1982 Berlin Film Festival , the director moved to France where in 1984 he made '' Les Favoris de la Lune '' . The film was distinguished with a Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival . Since then Venice became a showcase for all his subsequent films
1968 Cannes Film Festival
1968 Cannes Film Festival
Otar Iosseliani