Yesterday, the @EuroFilmAcademy revealed the nominees for the main categories of the 37th European Film Awards. Among them are also nominations for Prix FIPRESCI.
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.
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).
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).
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."
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."
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.
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."
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.
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).
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."
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).
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."














