European Film Awards 2016
The Discovery Award – Prix FIPRESCI went to “The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki” (Hymylievä mies) Directed by: Juho Kuosmanen Written by: Mikko…
Tunis. At the “Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage / Carthage Film Festival” (October 28 – November 5, 2016), a Moroccon film was awarded the Critics Prize: “Divines” by Houda Benyamina…
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, October 6-16, 2016). At this major event, our jury focused on the cinemas of the continent.
The Prize of the International Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize)…
Andrzej Wajda died on 9 October 2016. He was 90 By Barbara Hollender
The news came as a shock to us. Andrzej Wajda seemed indestructible. He lasted. He has always…
At the Toronto International Film Festival (Canada, September 8-18, 2016), the Critics Jury presented two prizes: to a film in the “Discovery” section; and to a film in “Special Presentations”.…
At the Venice International Film Festival (August 31 – September 10, 2016), the critics jury presented two FIPRESCI Prizes: to a film in the international competition; and to a film…
At the traditional Haugesund International Film Festival, now in its 44th edition, the (very first) FIPRESCI Prize was presented to “The Day Will Come” (Der kommer en dag) by Jesper…
Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann” Wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2016
The FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2016, awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics to the best film of the past year,…
At the 69th Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland, August 3-13, 2016), the Critics Jury awarded the FIPRESCI Prize to “Mister Universo” (Mister Universo) directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel…
We lost a friend: Fernanda Silva, Festroia’s Director By João Antunes Cinema is poor. Fernanda Silva, the director of former Festroia – International Film Festival of Setúbal, Portugal,…
Call for Participants
Applications are now open for the 11th FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project – a training programme for young critics and film journalists from Central and Eastern Europe coordinated…
Call for Entries
Talent Press, February 11-16, 2017
Berlinale Talents is a vibrant platform for emerging film critics and journalists to improve their working skills and discover current trends in world cinema.…