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Following its worldwide success and critical acclaim, George Miller will receive a new award for his latest film “Mad Max: Fury Road”, at the upcoming San Sebastián Film Festival. The Australian filmmaker will collect the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2015, attributed by film critics from all over the world, during the opening ceremony of the 63rd […]

Locarno (Switzerland, 68th Locarno International Film Festival, August 5-15, 2015). The Critics Prize went to “Suite Armoricaine” (Suite Armoricaine) by Pascale Breton (France, 2014, DCP, 148 min, shown in the international competition). Jury members were : Bhaichand Patel, India, president (“Asian Age”), René Marx, France (“L’avant Scène Cinema”), Nil Kural, Turkey (“Milliyet Newspaper”), Mateusz WERNER, […]

The Oldenburg International Film Festival informs The Oldenburg International Film Festival is honored to host an esteemed European nomination committee which will meet to decide and officially announce the five nominated films for the prestigious award »European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI«. Dedicated to a first feature-length film by a European director, the award is presented jointly […]

Berlinale Talents, Goethe Institute and FIPRESCI informCall for Entries – Talent Press 2016 Berlinale Talents is a vibrant platform for emerging film critics and journalists to improve their working skills and discover current trends in world cinema. Along with our Talent Press partners we invite you to apply for the 2016 edition. At Talent Press, […]

At the 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival, the Critics Prize for a debut film in the international competition went to “Songs My Brothers Taught Me” by Chloe Zhao (USA). Motivation: “The film is a moving mixture between realism and lyricsm, that resonates like a ballad. It explores with tenderness and a humanistic sensibilty the social tension […]

At the 5th Odessa International Film Festival the critics’ jury focussed on Ukrainian films. The prize for a feature-length film went to “The Dybbuk. A Tale of Wandering Souls” (Dybuk. Rzecz o wedrowce dusz / Dibuk. Istoria mandrivnyh dush) by Krzysztof Kopczynski (Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, 2015, 86 min). Prize for a short film: “Son” (Syn) […]

Romanian director Florin Serban’s second film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2015. Festival Head Karel Och writes: »Nineteen-year-old Rafael is a promising Roma boxer. His days unfold according to a regular routine – work, training, sharing a modest home with his father, but also watching an attractive 34-year-old day […]

The 33rd edition of the Munich International Film Festival hosted a FIPRESCI jury for the first time. Amid high summer temperatures the screening venues were well-attended, with the German film industry out in force at the numerous world premieres of domestic productions and fresh international fare from the festival circuit. The FIPRESCI jury selected their […]

Siegfried Kracauer Prize 2015 For the second time, the German Association of Film Critics together with the Film Subsidising Funds of Baden-Wuerttemberg awarded the “Siedfried Kracauer Prize” for the best film review (in Germany). The prize is named after the sociologist and film theoretician Siegfried Kracauer (1889-1966) who had a big influence on German film […]

The Moscow International Film Festival is one of the traditional major European / east European film events, this year already in its 37th edition (June 19-26, 2015). Our jury of film critics presented the FIPRESCI Prize to the film “The Road”, the first feature-length film of the Lebanese director Rana Salem. Jury members were Pierre-Simon […]

The Bulgarian film critic and journalist, scientist and scholar Alexander Yanakiev passed unexpectedly away. He was a prominent historian of Bulgarian cinema, author of many articles and of two books: “Encyclopedia of Bulgarian Cinema” (2000) and “Cinema.bg. A Hundred Years Film Process” (2003). He had two mandates a President of the Bulgarian Film Critics Guild. […]

At the 14th Transilvania International Film Festival, in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca (May 29 – June 7, 2015), the Prize of the International Film Critics – FIPRESCI Prize – went to “Test” (Ispytanie) by Aleksandr Kott (Russia, 2014, DCP, color, 93′). Jury members were Tonci Valentic, Croatia; Sanjin Pejkovic, Sweden; and Lauren?iu Bratan, Romania. […]

At the 24th edition of the International Film Festival Innsbruck, Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic was awarded the festival’s “Prize of Honor”. In his laudatory speech, FIPRESCI General Secretary Klaus Eder stated: “The stories which Goran Paskaljevic finds and puts on screen are tightestly linked to the history of his country. This makes him a truly […]

The FIPRESCI Prize for a film in the main competition went to “Son of Saul” (Saul Fia) by László Nemes (Hungary 2015, 107 min). Motivation: “For movingly portraying a Holocaust drama with unparalleled microscopic narrative displaying a rare flair and poise in which a Jewish prisoner seeks for truth and reassurance even in most adverse […]

The FIPRESCI Prize for a film in the section “Un Certain Regard” went to “Masaan” by Neeraj Ghaywan (India, France, 2015, 103 min). Motivation: “Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Masaan’ dealing with the tensions between ancient and modern India through interlinked tales of love, loss, grief, corruption and traditions in turmoil, marks an impressive, ambitious and engaging feature […]

The FIPRESCI Prize for a film in the Parallel Sections went to “Paulina” (La Patota) by Santiago Mitre (Argentine, Brazil, France, 2015, 103 min, presented in the Critics’ Week). Motivation: “For presenting an original perspective on an usually stereotypically depicted subject, driven by a strong leading performance and creating an emotionally compelling experience.” Print source: […]

The Ecumenical Jury and the FIPRESCI Jury have the pleasure of inviting you to their joint Awards Ceremony. Saturday, May 23, 5 p.m. Salon des AmbassadeursCannes, Palais des FestivalsEntrance with badge. The Ecumenical Jury awards a prize to a film in the Competition. It is composed of six members: Barbara Lorey De La Charrière, France, […]

At the 12th International Independent Film Festival IndieLisboa (Lisbon (Portugal, April 23 – May 3, 2015) the jury saw the first and second films in the “Silvestre” section and presented the FIPRESCI Prize to the documentary “Before We Go” by Jorge León (Belgium, 2014, DCP, 82 min). Motivation: “A unique and deeply humanizing documentary portrayal […]

At the Cannes Film Festival (France, May 13-24, 2015), the critics’ jury will present three prizes, to a film each in the international competition, in “Un Certain Regard”; and in the parallel sections of “Directors’ Fortnight” or “Critics’ Week. The jury will be composed of Mario Abbade Neto, Brazil (“Jornal O Globo”, “Almanaque Virtual”), Borborah […]

At the 12th Festival Internacional de Cinema Independente – IndieLisboa (April 23 – May 3, 2015), FIPRESCI presents a small selection of films which had won the Critics’ Prize at earlier festivals. The selection, curated by Barbara Lorey, includes: – “Black Peter” (Cerný Petr) by Milos Forman (Czechoslovakia, 1964)– “Lourdes” by Jessica Hausner (France, Germany, […]