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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, […]

At the 25th edition of the “filmkunstfest” in the German city of Schwerin (May 5-19, 2015), a jury of three German-language film critics will present the FIPRESCI Prize to a feature-length fiction film in competition. The jurors will be Christiane Deriaz, Austria (“Celluloid Filmmagazin”), Achim Hättich, Suisse (“Filmbulletin”) and Rolf Rüdiger Hamacher, Germany (“Filmecho”, “Filmdienst”). […]

The Istanbul Film Festival honored FIPRESCI, at the occasion of the Federation’s 90th anniversary. The award was presented by Festival Director Azize Tan to Klaus Eder, FIPRESCI’s General Secretary.

Following the blocking of the screening of films at the 34th Istanbul Film Festival, filmmakers have displayed a determined act of solidarity against censorship. Demanding a festival without censorship, many films in the festival program, and also the juries of the national and international competition have withdrawn from the festival, and all the competition-related programs […]

The 34th annual Istanbul Film Festival cancelled all of its film competitions at the behest of the various juries, given the extraordinary circumstances at the film festival this year. The festival was forced to withdraw a programmed screening of a Kurdish documentary, “Bakur” (North, Çayan Demirel and Ertugrul Mavioglu, 2015) from the festival, which resulted […]

The 34th annual Istanbul Film Festival cancelled all of its film competitions at the behest of the various juries, given the extraordinary circumstances at the film festival this year. The festival was forced to withdraw a programmed screening of a Kurdish documentary, “Bakur” (North, Çayan Demirel and Ertugrul Mavioglu, 2015) from the festival, which resulted […]

Jean Roy, the French critic, ex-president of FIPRESCI, has been appointed “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur”. Philippe Maarek presented him the (French) distinction at the beginning of a soiree at the Bari International Film Festival, in the theater Petruzzelli. (Photo: Marco Spagnoli, interpreter, Jean Roy, Philippe J. Maarek)

Nanni Moretti. At the Bari International Film Festival (Italy, March 21-28, 2015), FIPRESCI celebrated its 90th anniversary with a series of masterclasses and award ceremonies dedicated to Alan Parker, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Costa-Gavras, Ettore Scola, Andrzej Wajda, Edgar Reitz, Margarethe von Trotta. And to Nanni Moretti. Photo: Nanni Moretti, Alin Tasciyan, Klaus Eder. See http://www.fipresci.org/festival-reports/2015/bari

Jean-Jacques Annaud. At the Bari International Film Festival (Italy, March 21-28, 2015), FIPRESCI celebrated its 90th anniversary with a series of masterclasses and award ceremonies dedicated to Alan Parker, Costa-Gavras, Ettore Scola, Andrzej Wajda, Edgar Reitz, Margarethe von Trotta and Nanni Moretti. And to Jean-Jacques Annaud. Motivation. “The Award for FIPRESCI 90th Anniversary goes to […]

Costa-Gavras. At the Bari International Film Festival (Italy, March 21-28, 2015), FIPRESCI celebrated its 90th anniversary with a series of masterclasses and award ceremonies dedicated to Alan Parker, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Ettore Scola, Andrzej Wajda, Edgar Reitz, Margarethe von Trotta and Nanni Moretti. And to Costa-Gavras. Motivation. “Tonight, the award for the 90th Anniversary of FIPRESCI […]

Edgar Reitz. At the Bari International Film Festival (Italy, March 21-28, 2015), FIPRESCI celebrated its 90th anniversary with a series of masterclasses and award ceremonies dedicated to Alan Parker, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Costa-Gavras, Ettore Scola, Andrzej Wajda, Margarethe von Trotta and Nanni Moretti. And to Edgar Reitz. Motivation. “The Award for the 90th Anniversary of FIPRESCI […]

At the Bari International Film Festival (Italy, March 21-28, 2015), FIPRESCI celebrated its 90th anniversary with a series of masterclasses and award ceremonies dedicated to Alan Parker, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Costa-Gavras, Ettore Scola, Edgar Reitz, Margarethe von Trotta and Nanni Moretti. And to Andrzej Wajda. Motivation. “Tonight the award for the 90th Anniversary of FIPRESCI goes […]

At the Bari International Film Festival (Italy, March 21-28, 2015), FIPRESCI celebrated its 90th anniversary with a series of masterclasses and award ceremonies dedicated to Alan Parker, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Costa-Gavras, Andrzej Wajda, Edgar Reitz, Margarethe von Trotta and Nanni Moretti. And to Ettore Scola. Motivation. “At the occasion of its 90th anniversary and 43 years […]

IBAFF, the International Film Festival of Murcia, Spain, presented an Honorific Award to FIPRESCI. Film critics would, so the motivation, “for more than half a century have had the courage to stimulate works that have been formally daring. These works have determined the course, in one way or another and sometimes radically, of the cinematic […]