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Cannes, May 2024. This year’s Critics’ Jury has been invited to the Red Carpet, at the occasion of Karim Aïnouz’ Film Motel Destino in competition. The jury presented three prizes: to a film in (or out of) competition; to a film in the “Un Certain Regard” section; and to a film in the parallel sections of “Directors Fortnight” or “Critics Week”. The Brazilian critic Marcelo Janot headed the jury as its president. Members: Barbara Gasser (Austria), Chih-Yuan Liang (France), Laura Pertuy, (France), Max Oliver Borg (Switzerland), Sadia Khalid (Bangladesh), Patrick Fey (Germany), Hossein Eidizadeh (Iran), Han Tien (Taiwan).

“Poor Things”, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the Venice Golden Lion of 2023, has obtained the FIPRESCI Grand Prix after having been chosen film of the year 2024 by the members of FIPRESCI. The vote had the participation of 791 film critics all over the world. , who have chosen this British production from among all of the films premiered after 1 July 2023. More

Aruna Vasudev. We deeply mourn the sad demise of one of the founders of the India Chapter of FIPRESCI. She was an eminent film scholar, critic, editor and author. More
Venice. A large group of journalists and film critics attending the Venice Film Festival, frustrated by the working conditions and lack of access to talents, published a press release. More