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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.
At Göteborg Film Festival, FIPRESCI prize was given to The Girl with the Needle by Magnus von Horn.
At Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, FIPRESCI jurors awarded two prizes. In the International Competition, the winner was Free Leonard Peltier by Jesse Short Bull and David France, “for highlighting the imperative of sustained resistance against a judicial system that is not only unjust but also corrupt, particularly in its neglect of marginalized lives and minority communities”. Discover the Greek winner here.
At Luxembourg City Film Festival, film critics distinguished The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu. Last year, the film got film critics’ award at Venice Film Festival.
Read Ahmed Zakaria Badawi’s review of the Ismailia International Film Festival winner And there was evening, and there was morning–the first day by Youhanna Nagy.
Directors Georgi Djulgerov and Mohammad Rasoulof Receive FIPRESCI 100 Platinum Award
In 2025, the International Federation of Film Critics celebrates its 100th anniversary. On that occasion, two special prizes, FIPRESCI 100 Platinum Award were presented to Bulgarian director Prof. Georgi Djulgerov and Iranian independent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof.
The FIPRESCI Platinum Award was conferred for the first time in Bari ten years ago for the Federation’s 90th anniversary. Over the years, the prize was presented on behalf of the Federation at several festivals around the globe, including Sofia Film Fest.
Discover details here.
Meet us at the next festivals:
- Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, March 13-31
- Rencontres de Toulouse – CinéLatino, France, March 21-30
- Zagreb, International Documentary Film Festival – ZagrebDox, Croatia, March 30-April 6
- Visions du Réel, Switzerland, April 4-13
- Hong Kong International Film Festival, April 10-21