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This year’s German Film Critics’ Honorary Award goes to Klaus Eder, retiring General Secretary of FIPRESCI, for lifetime achievement in the service of international film criticism. He headed FIPRESCI for 38 years, from 1987 to 2024, during which time he shaped it into what it is today: an umbrella federation of international film critics associations with 50 national sections worldwide and 36 additional countries represented individually. The German Film Critics Association also understands the honorary award for Klaus Eder as a tribute to FIPRESCI, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Don’t miss the FIPRESCI Cannes prizes announcement! See you on May 24, 2025 at 3.30 pm at the Palais des Congrès – Salle des Ambassadeurs!

In Istanbul, The FIPRESCI jury awards Lesson Learned “for its elegant structure and powerful voice. Set in a school, the film tackles urgent social and political issues in contemporary Hungary. With emotional precision, humor, and outstanding work with child actors, director Bálint Szimler moves beyond conventional social critique, mocking cowardice, narrow-mindedness, and aggression to offer a bold and humanist reflection on sacrifice and the pursuit of freedom”.