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FIPRESCI is back to Slovakia in collaboration with the oldest country’s festival Art Film Fest Košice.

As a tribute to the history, a screening of the past FIPRESCI winner The Garden (Záhrada) by Martin Šulík took place.

Festival organized a panel discussion on film criticism with FIPRESCI jury members and federation’s Vice President Elena Rubashevska. The talk can be watched on the link.

FIPRESCI returns to the Mar Del Plata International Film Festival! FIPRESCI’s history with the festival dates back to its 1996 revival, following a 26-year pause caused by political turmoil in Argentina. Discover more on the link.

For its sensitivity and care in addressing a subject that has caused pain to many, for respecting the perspective of childhood in a deeply adult theme, grounding it in nature and love within a space distant from society, a profoundly respectful narrative immersed in a context where we witness the resurgence of oppression, film critics awarded The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes at Brussels International Film Festival.

“Writing about films can be very personal. I have always seen the colleagues I have met around the world as part of a big family and often as friends.” On July 3, 2025, during the 42^nd Filmfest Munchen, the FIPRESCI General Secretary of 38 years Klaus Eder received homage from the international film critics’ community. The honorary speech and statuette was delivered by a FIPRESCI member, German film critic Thilo Wydra. Read the details.