The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for ''Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique'') is an association of national organizations of professional
film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in
Brussels
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,
Belgium
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. It has members in more than 50 countries worldwide.
History
In reaction to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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, FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled a colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films.
FIPRESCI Award
The FIPRESCI often presents awards during film festivals to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking. Some of these festivals include: the
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...
,
the
Cannes Film Festival
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Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
,
Vienna International Film Festival, the
Toronto International Film Festival
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, the
Venice Film Festival
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, the
Warsaw Film Festival, and the
International Film Festival of Kerala
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.
Winners of the award include:
Robert Bresson
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refused this award at the
1974 Cannes Film Festival.
FIPRESCI Grand Prix
The FIPRESCI Grand Prix was created in 1999, and is presented every year at the
San Sebastián Film Festival. It is the federation's most representative acknowledgement, as it is not chosen by a jury (like the international critics prize awarded to a film from a festival program), but is elected by all members, and all feature-length productions of the previous twelve months are eligible.
Winners include:
*1985 – ''
Faces of Women (Visages de femmes)'',
Desiré Ecaré
*1998 – ''
The Hole'',
Tsai Ming-liang
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*1999 – ''
All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)'',
Pedro Almodóvar
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*2000 – ''
Magnolia'',
Paul Thomas Anderson
*2001 – ''
The Circle'',
Jafar Panahi
*2002 – ''
The Man Without a Past'',
Aki Kaurismäki
*2003 – ''
Uzak'',
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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*2004 – ''
Notre musique'',
Jean-Luc Godard
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*2005 – ''
3-Iron'',
Kim Ki-duk
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*2006 – ''
Volver'',
Pedro Almodóvar
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*2007 – ''
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'',
Cristian Mungiu
*2008 – ''
There Will Be Blood
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'',
Paul Thomas Anderson
*2009 – ''
The White Ribbon'',
Michael Haneke
*2010 – ''
The Ghost Writer'',
Roman Polanski
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*2011 – ''
The Tree of Life'',
Terrence Malick
*2012 – ''
Amour'',
Michael Haneke
*2013 – ''
Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' (),
Abdellatif Kechiche
*2014 – ''
Boyhood'',
Richard Linklater
*2015 – ''
Mad Max: Fury Road'',
George Miller
*2016 – ''
Toni Erdmann'',
Maren Ade
*2017 – ''
The Other Side of Hope'',
Aki Kaurismäki
*2018 – ''
Phantom Thread'',
Paul Thomas Anderson
*2019 – ''
Roma'',
Alfonso Cuarón
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Cuarón made h ...
*2020 – Not awarded
*2021 – ''
Nomadland'',
Chloé Zhao
*2022 – ''
Drive My Car'',
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
*2023 – ''
Fallen Leaves'', Aki Kaurismäki
*2024 – ''
Poor Things'',
Yorgos Lanthimos
Journal
As of 2005, it also offers an online cinema journal, ''Undercurrents,'' edited by film critic
Chris Fujiwara.
References
External links
*
Undercurrents online journal
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Organizations established in 1930
Film organisations in Belgium
Film critics associations
International cultural organizations
Non-profit organisations based in Germany