FIPRESCI Prize

Latin America’s largest film festival and gathering of industry professionals. Since its creation, the festival has established itself as a major platform for international and Brazilian cinema, bringing together filmmakers and producers, film critics and journalists, students and diverse audiences. Festival do Rio annually transforms over 20 screens around the city of Rio de Janeiro into vibrant spaces, promoting films to be released in Brazil as well as showcasing independent filmmakers whose productions otherwise would most likely not have the opportunity of being seen by Brazilian audiences. RioMarket, the Festival’s industry event, draws upon professionals from the most important national and international companies who participate in seminars, workshops, business meetings, and screenings. In 2026, Festival do Rio will program over 150 international films and 100 Brazilian films divided into many different sections. Our FIPRESCI Jury of three members (one from Brazil, two international) will award the Best Latin American Film and Best Brazilian Film amongst a 20 films pre-selection made by Festival do Rio throughout all sections.

Held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, the festival was founded in 1996 and it focuses on introducing emerging films, first-time directors, and exceptional independent cinema, with a special emphasis on works from Asian countries. The festival sections New Currents and Korean Cinema Today – Vision! have been restructured into two expanded strands: Vision – Asia and Vision – Korea, offering a broader and more insightful perspective on the current landscape of Asian independent cinema. Our jury will award a film from the Vision-Asia section.

A lively, bold, popular, innovative event! For more than 50 years, the FNC has been making national and international auteur cinema accessible, treating audiences to works of diversity and originality by emerging and major filmmakers. Our focus on the NEW is threefold: new creators, new approaches and new technologies. Dean of Canadian film festivals and a major Quebec event, the FNC presents over 200 works from 60 different countries to celebrate the best of today’s cinema! The festival focuses on a series of first or second feature-length films and on the innovative work of young filmmakers. The FIPRESCI prize at FNC celebrates young voices and new talents in filmmaking.