The cinema of Georgia has been noted for its cinematography in Europe. Italian film director Federico Fellini was an admirer of the Georgian film: "Georgian film is a completely unique phenomenon, vivid, philosophically inspiring, very wise, childlike. There is everything that can make me cry and I ought to say that it is not an easy thing."

27 Missing Kisses, also known as Summer. is a 2000 Georgian film directed by Nana Djordjadze that contains elements of fantasy or magical realism. It was featured during the Directors' Fortnight at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also Georgia's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.