FIPRESCI Award
The FIPRESCI Award is currently given to a film in the Tiger Competition. The jury assembles members of the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESCI), which consists of international film journalists.
FIPRESCI Award winner 2025
- Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia)
Past winners
2024
Kiss Wagon by Midhun Murali
2023
La Palisiada by Philip Sotnychenko
2022
To Love Again by Gao Linyang
2021
The Edge of Daybreak by Taiki Sakpisit (Thailand)
2020
Only You Alone by Zhou Zhou (China)
2019
End of Season by Elmar Imanov (Germany/Azerbaijan/Georgia)
2018
Balekempa by Ere Gowda (India)
2017
Pela janela by Caroline Leone (Brazil)
2016
Bodkin Ras by Kaweh Modiri (The Netherlands)
2015
Battles by Isabelle Tollenaere (Belgium, The Netherlands)
2014
The Songs of Rice by Uruphong Raksasad (Thailand)
2013
The Fifth Gospel of Kaspar Hauser by Alberto Gracia (Spain)
2012
Neighbouring Sounds by Kleber Mendonça Filho (Brazil)
2011
The Journals of Musan by Park Jung-bum (South Korea)
2010
Let Each One Go Where He May by Ben Russell (USA, Surinam)
2009
Blind Pig Who Wants To Fly by Edwin (Indonesia)
2008
El cielo, la terra y la lluvia by José Luis Torres Leiva (Chili, 2008)
2007
Yo by Rafa Cortés (Spain, 2007)
2006
Madeinusa by Claudia Llosa (Peru/Spain)
2005
Spying Cam by Wang Cheol-Mean (South Korea)
2004
Peep “TV” Show by Yutaka Tsuchiya (Japan)
2003
Welcome to Destination Shanghai by Andrew Cheng (China)
Special mention:
Cowards bend the knee by Guy Maddin (Canada; video-installation ordered by The Power Plant, Toronto)
2002
Mein Bruder der Vampir (Getting my Brother Laid) by Sven Taddicken (Germany)
Special mention:
La libertad by Lisandro Alonso (Argentina)
2001
Bad Company by Furumaya Tomoyuki (Japan)
2000
Mundo grúa by Pablo Trapero (Argentina)
(best film in competition)
Audition by Miike Takashi (Japan)
(best film outside competition)
1999
Victor…pendant qu’il trop tard by Sandrine Veysset (France)
1998
ex aequo:
Frost by Fred Kelemen (Germany)
First love, last rites by Jesse Peretz (USA)
Special mention:
Motel Cactus by Park Ki-Yong (South Korea)
1997
Suzaku by Kawase Naomi (Japan)
Special mention:
Frozen by Wu Ming (China)
1996
Erzi (Sons) by Zhang Yuan (China)
Special Mention:
Safe by Todd Haynes (USA)
1995
Postman by He Jianjun (China)
1994
Red Beads by He Yi (China)
1993
Ich bin meine eigene Frau by Rosa van Praunheim (Germany)
1992
Five Girls on a Rope by Ye Hung-wei (Taiwan)
Special mention:
Noga (Leg) by Nikita Thikonov (Russia)
Alta marea by Lucian Segura (Italy)
1991
Kroeg vtoroj (The Second Circle) by Aleksandr Sokoerov (Russia)
Special mention:
Tinpis run by Pengau Nengo (Papua New Guinea)
Himmel oder Hölle by Wolfgang Mumberger (Austria)
1990
Khayal Gatha by Kumar Shahani (India)
Special mention:
Director Alejandro Agresti ‘for his many contributions to the film art’.