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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 International Film Festival Rotterdam, film critics distinguished same film that received Tiger Award, Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović. “We were impressed by the film’s playful use of archival footage and reenactment to throw light on a too-little-known episode of European history. Whilst full of dry, self-reflexive humour, the film manages to use its creative exploration of history to provide in-depth commentary on worrying contemporary political developments, specifically the rise of the global far-right. We applaud the film’s effortless combination of experimentation and accessibility – not least due to its excellent editing – which serves to convey a timely warning against the formation of authoritarianism.”
Check out film critics’ impressions from Palm Springs and Tromso!
Berlinale 2025: At this major festival, our jury will present four prizes:
- to a film in the international competition
- to a film in the Panorama section
- to a film in the International Forum of New Cinema
- to a film in the competition of Perspectives
12 jurors will represent the worldwide critics’ perspectives, coming from Egypt, Poland, Chile, France, Bangladesh, Brazil, Hong Kong, Peru, UK, Italy, USA, and Australia.
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Meet us at the next festivals:
- Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt, February 5-11
- Berlinale, Germany, February 13-23
- Bengaluru International Film Festival, India, March 1-8
- Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg, March 6-15
- Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Greece, March 6-16
“In times when the Internet was nothing more than a science fiction dream, colleagues joked about his incredible memory and relied on his knowledge to avoid inaccuracies, sometimes seeking information about lesser-known festivals that he was familiar with, having attended them as a critic, selector, or juror, especially for FIPRESCI, for which he was the Italian representative for several years, always supportive of younger generations.”. Read In Memoriam Umberto Rossi.