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Venice film festival Artistic Director Alberto Barbera received FIPRESCI’s 100 Special Award for his support and contribution to the art of film criticism. The award was followed by the reception on the occasion of the federation’s 100th anniversary.
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I’m Still Here (Ainda estou aqui) by Walter Salles is the winner of the FIPRESCI Grand Prix for Best Film of the Year!
739 film critics from 75 countries participated in the voting process.
The Brazilian director will receive the award at the opening gala of the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 19th. Details
At the Opening Ceremony of the 50th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Jerzy Skolimowski will receive the special FIPRESCI 100 Lifetime Achievement Award, which commemorates the 100th anniversary of this oldest international film critics’ association in the world. Jerzy Skolimowski comments: “It is a great honour to receive the FIPRESCI award for the so-called lifetime achievement, even though I have yet to make my most important film. I owe my career to film critics. Until today, I have not had an opportunity to thank them properly”. Read the full news on the link.
In Memoriam David Stratton. David Stratton, who was President of the FIPRESCI Jury at Cannes twice and Venice once, died on Thursday, 14 August, at a hospital near his home in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney, Australia. He was eighty-five. Read CJ Johnson’s text about the most influential Australian film critic on the link.
Meet us at the next festivals:
- Venice International Film Festival, Italy, 27 August-6 September
- Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 4-14
- CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary, 5-13 September
- Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece, 8-14 September
- DMZ Docs, South Korea, 11-17 September