The International Federation of Film Critics

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6 Nov 2024
Yesterday, the @EuroFilmAcademy revealed the nominees for the main categories of the 37th European Film Awards. Among them are also nominations for Prix FIPRESCI.
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ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel HOARD by Luna Carmoon KNEECAP by Rich Peppiatt SANTOSH by Sandhya Suri THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Mureșanu TOXIC directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė.
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The winners will be revealed in this year’s award ceremony on 7 December in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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6 Jul 2024
At the 58th @KVIFF, the #FIPRESCIPrize for best film in the Crystal Globe Competition went to Loveable by Lilja Ingolfsdottir (Norway). The winning film in Proxima Competition was Night Has Come by Paolo Tizón (Peru, Spain, Mexico).
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Jury members: Louise Dumas (France), Mariam Schaghaghi (Germany), Thor Aaberg (Norway), Mihai Fulger (Romania), Sonya Vseliubska (Ukraine), Štepánka Ištvánková (Czech Republic).
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20 Apr 2024
At @visionsdureel, the #FIPRESCIPrize has been awarded to Les Miennes (2024, Belgium, France) by Samira El Mouzghibati. Our Jury members: Calin Boto (Romania), Petra Meterc (Slovenia), Samer Angelone (Switzerland).
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23 Feb 2024
In Encounters, we have awarded Sleep with Your Eyes Open by Nele Wohlatz, "a mesmerizing contemplation on hyper-globalization. Exploring the convulsion of migrant stories coming together, the charismatic protagonist mirrors the lives of nomadic workers."
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23 Feb 2024
The jury: György Báron (HU), Ninos Mikelides (GR), Barbara Schweizerhof (DE), Ron Fogel (Israel), Barbara Lorey de Lacharrière (FR), Joyce Yang (Hong Kong), Sebastiaan Khouw (NL), Nicolás Medina (UY), Schayan Riaz (DE), Dārta Ceriņa (LV), Deniz Sertkol (DE), Nace Zavrl (SL).
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23 Feb 2024
The Prize in the Forum section went to The Human Hibernation by Anna Cornudella Castro. "In this brave film shot in challenging surroundings, there are profound reflections on life, nature, family and humankind‘s place in the world."
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23 Feb 2024
At the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), the International Federation of Film Critics, presented four prizes for one film each from the International Competition and the Panorama, Forum and Encounters sections.
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23 Feb 2024
In the Panorama section, the award has been presented to Faruk by Aslı Özge, which "deeply and authentically illuminates global themes through personal stories of aging and change."
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23 Feb 2024
In the International Competition, the Prize went to My Favourite Cake by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, "a disarming love story between two lonely elderly people, set in a melancholic atmosphere in today’s Iranian society, told with humor and empathy."
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22 Feb 2024
We'd like to invite you all to the Award Ceremony (which we do together with “Europa Cinemas”) on Friday, February 23, at 18h at “Deutsche Kinemathek”, Event Room, 4th floor, Filmhaus / Sony Center, Potsdamer Straße 2 (two min from the Berlinale Palast). Show your festival badge.
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22 Feb 2024
Our film critics' jury: Ninos Mikelides (GR), Barbara Schweizerhof (D), Joyce Yang (Hong Kong), Barbara Lorey (F), Ron Fogel (Israel), Schayan Riaz (D), Sebastiaan Khouw (NL), Nicolás Medina (Uruguay), Nace Zavrl (SL), Darta Cerina (Latvia) and Deniz Sertkol (D).
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4 Feb 2024
At the 2024 @IFFR, the #FIPRESCIPrize has been awarded to "Kiss Wagon" by Midhun Murali (India, 2024). Jurz members: Ela Bittencourt (Brazil), Antonis Lagarias (France), Darta Cerina (Latvia), Panagiotis Kotzathanasis (Greece), Ronald Rovers (The Netherlands).
2 Feb 2024
🏆 FIPRESCI Award winner: Kiss Wagon (India 🇮🇳) by Midhun Murali.
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Jury motivation: "For a film that astounded us with its epic story and its bold defiance of cinematic conventions. With an intricate collage of styles and genres, and an artisanal, very personal craft, it reminded us that cinema is a limitless space for play and invention."
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22 Jan 2024
At the 24th @tromsofilmfest, the #FIPRESCIPrize has been awarded to Riceboy Sleeps. (Canada, 2022) by Anthony Shim. “With sensitivity and tenderness, our winning film employs a story of mother and child to depict how immigrants find their way in a new country."
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"It displays grace in the balance it strikes between the bright and the dark, showing us the small victories, as well as the humiliations that the struggle for acceptance and respect can entail." Jury: Simon Popek (Slovenia), Fernando Salvá (Spain), Peter Stuart Robinson (Norway)
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16 Jan 2024
At the @PSFilmFest, our Jury presented a special #FIPRESCIPrize for the Best Foreign Language Film of 2023 Best Screenplay and two best performances. Our Jury: by Steffen Moestrup (Denmark), Wilfred Okiche (Nigeria), Marriska Fernandes (Canada).
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16 Jan 2024
Best actor: Mads Mikkelsen in the film "The Promised Land" (Denmark, 2023) by Nikolaj Arcel: "Transcending centuries, he steps right out of his 18th century costume and into the heart of the viewer."
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16 Jan 2024
Best actress: Leonie Benesch in the film "The Teacher's Lounge" (Germany, 2023) by Ilker Çatak: "As a teacher who finds herself overwhelmed, she turns in a tightly controlled performance that propels the narrative forward and dares to speak volumes about the world we exist in."
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