International Federation of Film Critics






















































International Federation of Film Critics
Abbreviation FIPRESCI
Formation 6 June 1930
Founded at
Academy Palace, Brussels
Type Film critics organization
Headquarters Munich
Official language
English, French
President
Alin Tasciyan
Vice-Presidents
Isabelle Danel, Barbara Hollender
General Secretary
Klaus Eder
Deputy General Secretary
György Kárpáti
Website fipresci.org

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels, Belgium.[1] At present it has members in more than 50 countries worldwide.




Contents






  • 1 FIPRESCI Award


  • 2 Journal


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





FIPRESCI Award


The FIPRESCI often gives out awards during film festivals (such as the Vienna International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival) to reward what they see as enterprising film making.


Winners of the award include:





  • Lee Chang-dong[2]

  • Theodoros Angelopoulos

  • Satyajit Ray

  • Adoor Gopalakrishnan

  • Danis Tanović

  • Djibril Diop Mambety

  • Pedro Almodóvar

  • Paul Thomas Anderson

  • Andrzej Wajda

  • Nuri Bilge Ceylan

  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  • Jean-Luc Godard

  • Claire Denis

  • Manoel de Oliveira


  • Michael Haneke[3]

  • Abbas Kiarostami

  • Kim Ki-duk

  • Aki Kaurismäki


  • Antoni Krauze[4]

  • Werner Herzog

  • Terrence Malick

  • Michael Moore

  • Cristian Mungiu

  • Jafar Panahi


  • Roman Polanski[5]

  • Andrei Tarkovsky

  • Woody Allen

  • Wong Kar-wai

  • Adis Bakrač[6]



Robert Bresson refused this award at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.



Journal


As of 2005, it also offers an online cinema journal, Undercurrents, edited by film critic Chris Fujiwara.[7]



References




  1. ^ "Historical background 1925–1945". www.fipresci.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ [1]. www.imdb.com


  3. ^ "Michael Haneke's Amour, winner of the FIPRESCI Grand Prix". Retrieved 30 November 2012.


  4. ^ Awards. www.imdb.com


  5. ^ Roman Polanski. Awards. www.imdb.com


  6. ^ "Filmu "Ostavljeni" specijalna nagrada za hrabrost". klix.ba. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


  7. ^ FIPRESCI.org



External links



  • Official website

  • Undercurrents online journal















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