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. It has members in more than 50 countries worldwide.

History

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled a colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films.

FIPRESCI Award

The FIPRESCI often presents awards during film festivals to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking. Some of these festivals include: the Berlin International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Warsaw Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of Kerala) Winners of the award include: • Adoor Gopalakrishnan • Arun Karthick • Aki Kaurismäki • Abbas Kiarostami • Antoni Krauze • Aditya Kripalani • Akira Kurosawa • Abderrahmane Sissako • Andrei Tarkovsky • Andrzej Wajda • Bahman Ghobadi • Béla Tarr • Bertrand Bonello • Bruno Jori • Cristian Mungiu • Claire Denis • Danis Tanović • Djibril Diop Mambety • Jafar Panahi • Jean-Luc Godard • Jonathan Glazer • Julia Ducournau • Kim Ki-duk • Ken Loach • Ingmar Bergman • Laurent Cantet • Lee Chang-dong • Makbul Mubarak • Manoel de Oliveira • Marco Ferreri • Michael Haneke • Michael Moore • Neeraj Ghaywan • Nobuhiko Obayashi • Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Orson Welles • Paul Thomas Anderson • Pedro Almodóvar • Prateek Vats • Rainer Werner Fassbinder • Robert Eggers • Roman Polanski • Satyajit Ray • Shaji N Karun • Srđan Karanović • Terrence Malick • Theodoros Angelopoulos • Uisenma Borchu • Werner Herzog • Woody Allen • Wong Kar-wai • Wuershan Robert Bresson refused this award at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.

FIPRESCI Grand Prix

The FIPRESCI Grand Prix was created in 1999, and is presented every year at the San Sebastián Film Festival. It is the federation's most representative acknowledgement, as it is not chosen by a jury (like the international critics prize awarded to a film from a festival program), but is elected by all members, and all feature-length productions of the previous twelve months are eligible. Winners include:

Journal

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