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Open subtitles for films in Georgian and English

Volunteers translate films into Georgian, and Georgian films into English. Every subtitle is reviewed, credited and free to share under an open licence.

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00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,500
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One subtitle in the SubRip (.srt) format: its number, its time on screen, and the text.

Where would you like to start?

  1. Translate a film into GeorgianPick an openly licensed film and write Georgian subtitles for it.
  2. Translate a Georgian film into EnglishHelp viewers abroad watch Georgian cinema.
  3. Which films can be subtitled?Public domain, open licences and permission, explained.
  4. Check a subtitle fileFind timing and line-length problems, and repair text typed in old Georgian fonts.
  5. Style guideLine length, reading speed, punctuation and names.
  6. Open projectsFilms that need subtitles now.
  7. Learn Georgian with filmsThe alphabet, and how to use subtitles to learn.
  8. Send your subtitlesUpload a finished file for review.

A subtitle in numbers

  • 42characters per line, at most1
  • 2lines per subtitle, at most2
  • ⅚ sthe shortest time a subtitle stays on screen2
  • 7 sthe longest2

The full style guide

Why this matters

Georgian films, seen abroad

The Georgian National Film Center streams 36 restored Georgian films free of charge to viewers anywhere in the world. Its stated goal is to make Georgian cinema accessible abroad.3

The GNFC Heritage project

A way into the language

A review of language-learning studies found that captions, meaning subtitles in the language being spoken, clearly improved learners' listening comprehension and vocabulary.4

Learn Georgian with films

Free to use, with credit

Subtitles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Anyone may use, share and adapt them, as long as they credit the translators and share their changes on the same terms.5

About the licence

Only films that allow it

Translating a film's dialogue is a right the law reserves for its authors. So the project works only with films in the public domain, films under open licences, and films whose rights holders have agreed.6,7

Which films can be subtitled

Where this information comes from

  1. Netflix. "English (USA) Timed Text Style Guide." Netflix Partner Help Center.
  2. Netflix. "Timed Text Style Guide: General Requirements." Netflix Partner Help Center.
  3. Georgian National Film Center. GNFC Heritage: film list (36 films, October 2026) and FAQ.
  4. Montero Perez, M., Van Den Noortgate, W. and Desmet, P. (2013). "Captioned video for L2 listening and vocabulary learning: A meta-analysis." System 41(3): 720–739.
  5. Creative Commons. Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0); legal code, Section 1: "Adapted Material" includes translations.
  6. Parliament of Georgia (1999). Law of Georgia on Copyright and Related Rights, Articles 15, 18, 31, 32 and 34 (consolidated text).
  7. World Intellectual Property Organization. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Article 8: Right of Translation.