International Federation of Film Critics (Redirected from FIPRESCI)

International Federation of Film Critics
Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique
AbbreviationFIPRESCI
Formation6 June 1930
Founded atAcademy Palace, Brussels, Belgium
TypeFilm critics organization
HeadquartersMunich
Official language
English, French
President
Ahmed Shawky
Vice-Presidents
Paola Casella, Elena Rubashevska
General Secretary
Klaus Eder
Deputy General Secretary
Alin Tasciyan
Websitewww.fipresci.org Edit this at Wikidata

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, Belgium. At present it has members in more than 50 countries worldwide.

History

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 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 gives out awards during film festivals (such as at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Warsaw Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of Kerala) to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking.

Winners of the award include:

Robert Bresson refused this award at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed]

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:

Journal

As of 2005, it also offers an online cinema journal, Undercurrents, edited by film critic Chris Fujiwara.


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