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Cannes, May 2024. This year’s Critics’ Jury has been invited to the Red Carpet, at the occasion of Karim Aïnouz’ Film Motel Destino in competition. The jury presented three prizes: to a film in (or out of) competition; to a film in the “Un Certain Regard” section; and to a film in the parallel sections of “Directors Fortnight” or “Critics Week”. The Brazilian critic Marcelo Janot headed the jury as its president. Members: Barbara Gasser (Austria), Chih-Yuan Liang (France), Laura Pertuy, (France), Max Oliver Borg (Switzerland), Sadia Khalid (Bangladesh), Patrick Fey (Germany), Hossein Eidizadeh (Iran), Han Tien (Taiwan).

Mohammad Rasoulof, the Iranian filmmaker, had recently been sentenced to eight years in prison. For details see here . He managed to flee his country. He came to Cannes, to present his new film The Seed of the Sacred Fig (photo Courtesy Films Boutique). The critics in our jury liked it so much that they awarded it the FIPRESCI Prize Cannes 2024 (it’s the third time that Rasoulof wins our prize). More about our work in Cannes can be clicked here.

The FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project is a program for young critics from Central and Eastern Europe who are starting their professional career. Deadline for submissions: September 8, 2024. See details