Georgia's ice-dance pair Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin finished second at the Grand Prix de France in Angers with 193.93 points (rhythm dance 77.90, free dance 116.03). France's Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron won (207.57); Carreira and Ponomarenko of the US were third (189.36).
Georgia's Anastasiia Gubanova finished second at the Grand Prix de France in Angers with 202.82 points, close behind Japan's Ami Nakai. She set a personal best of 72.63 to place second in the short programme and was third in the free skate. At the same event Georgia's ice dancers Davis and Smolkin also took silver.
Georgian director Levan Koguashvili is among six honourees of the first Golden Globes Silk Road Tribute Gala in Tashkent (Oct 23–24), receiving the Trailblazer Award. The organisers cite Brighton 4th, Street Days, Blind Dates and Gogita's New Life; his latest film, Guria, is Georgia's Oscar submission. Imedi reports the award was presented at the ceremony.
Geostat figures show 114,374 people left Georgia in 2025, almost 28% of them aged 20–29. Emigration has halved since its 2023 peak and net migration is positive. Emigrants interviewed by Radio Tavisupleba cite job losses, political pressure and fines alongside money; the EU Asylum Agency recorded over 15,000 asylum applications by Georgian citizens in 2025.
The Tbilisoba festival in Warsaw on October 3–4, held with TBC's support, drew thousands of Georgian emigrants alongside Polish and international guests. The event centred on Georgian culture and traditions and on connecting the community in Poland.
The Colorado Georgian Community Association (Ertoba), with Kartveli Wines, held Tbilisoba on October 4 at the Centennial Center Park Amphitheater, with a concert featuring Nini Shermadini and Georgian folk dancers, plus Georgian food and wine. The organisers billed it as the largest Georgian event in the state's history.