FIPRESCI Prize

This festival has become one of the highlights of the international festival circuit, mostly due to its well-selected program and retrospectives. FIPRESCI awards its Grand Prix for Best Film of the Year during the festival’s opening ceremony. Our three member jury, one from Spain and two international, will focus on the International competition.

A major European film event based in Chemnitz, Germany,the festival is dedicated entirely to children and young audiences. Held annually, it features hundreds of international short and feature-length films, and serves as a vital networking hub for the global film industry. FIPRESCI jurors will evaluate a selection of films from the Children’s Film Competition (feature films for ages up to 10 years) and the Junior Film Competition (feature films for ages up to 13 years).

Founded in 1985 and now celebrating its 42nd edition, the festival, headed by Joanna Szymańska-Szcześniak alongside programming director Bartek Pulcyn, has gained considerable prestige over the years, in particular as a tribute to young world cinema and a showcase of new Polish films. Together with the festival we organize the “FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project”, a workshop which offers young and budding critics from Eastern Europe the possibility to experience the atmosphere of a festival and write daily texts under the supervision of experienced colleagues. Our jury of three will select a first film (fiction or documentary) from Central or Eastern Europe, while Young Critics jury will give their own award.