Naum Kleiman, the Russian film historian, has been appointed Honorary Member of the International Federation of Film Critics. FIPRESCI honors his exceptional contribution to film culture, by underlining, in particular,…
The International Film Festival of Murcia, Spain, March 3-8, 2015, dedicates a “Honorific Award” to FIPRESCI, in recognition of the work of film critics and their organization. General Secretary Klaus…
Wim Wenders was honored, at Berlinale 2015, with a Honorary Golden Bear. The festival presented a retrospective of his films. His new film “Every Thing Will Be Fine” was shown…
“Taxi”, Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s entry to the Berlinale competition, won the Golden Bear – and the FIPRESCI Award of the Critics. From the motivation: “It is a multilayered tale…
Our new website has been finalized and aired. The graphic and technical work has been offered by the Istanbul-based company Mingus, a high technology and art oriented digital agency (www.mingus.co).…
FIPRESCI redesigns website at the occasion of its 90th anniversary
To better serve film professionals and cinephiles, FIPRESCI – the International Federation of Film Critics has redesigned its website. The…
The European Film Academy presents a new initiative: “Treasures Of European Film Culture”, a list of places of a symbolic nature for European cinema, places of historical value that need…
Indian Critics, members of FIPRESCI India, selected the best Indian film of the year 2014: “Elizabeth Ekadashi” (Marathi, 2014), directed by Paresh Mokashi. Motivation: “The innocence of the child characters…
Wes Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel” won the Grand Prix of the “Belgian Film Press Union”. This has been announced at the occasion of the Union’s annual dinner on January 29,…
The critics jury established by FIPRESCI at the Palm Springs International Film Festival focussed on the films submitted to the Foreign Language Academy Awards (and shown at the festival) and…
At the recent meeting of the "National Society of Film Critics" in New York, Scott Foundas of "Variety" was elected chairman for 2015, succeeding David Sterritt.
Founded in l966, the Society's…
Jean-Luc Godard’s “Goodbye to Language” was voted best picture of 2014, by the critics of the “National Society of Film Critics” (US). The Society, made up of many of the…