Fipresci

MDAG stanie się domem nowej, jednej z najbardziej prestiżowych nagród w świecie kina! To bardzo ważny dzień dla naszego festiwalu oraz polskiej branży dokumentalnej 💜🔥

🟣 Fipresci, czyli największa federacja reprezentująca krytyków i krytyczki filmowe na świecie, ogłosiła ustanowienie Dokumentalnego Grand Prix. Nowa nagroda będzie przyznawana najlepszemu filmowi dokumentalnemu roku. Laureata wyłoni głosowanie wszystkich członków i członkiń prestiżowej organizacji z ponad 80 krajów. Jedyna taka na świecie nagroda będzie wręczana co roku, począwszy od 2026 roku, podczas Millennium Docs Against Gravity. Pierwszy zwycięski film ogłosimy podczas Gali Otwarcia 23. edycji MDAG w maju 2026 roku! Po pierwszym etapie głosowania członków i członkiń FIPRESCI ogłoszona zostanie krótka lista pięciu nominowanych filmów. „Fakt, że FIPRESCI wybrało Millennium Docs Against Gravity jako miejsce corocznego wręczania tej nagrody, jest dla nas ogromnym wyróżnieniem. To dowód uznania dla pracy całego naszego zespołu, setek wolontariuszy i wolontariuszek zaangażowanych w każdą edycję oraz dla całego środowiska dokumentalnego, które stało się częścią rodziny MDAG” - mówi Karol Piekarczyk, dyrektor artystyczny MDAG.

MDAG will become the home of a new award – one of the most prestigious distinctions in the world! This is a very important day for our festival and for the Polish documentary film industry 💜🔥

🟣 FIPRESCI – the world’s largest international federation of film critics – introduces the Documentary Grand Prix. The new award will be presented to the best documentary film of the year. The winner will be selected through a vote by all members of this prestigious federation from over 80 countries. This one-of-a-kind global award will be presented annually, starting in 2026, at Millennium Docs Against Gravity. The first winning film will be announced during the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd edition of MDAG in May 2026. Following an initial vote by FIPRESCI members, a shortlist of five nominated films will be announced. Karol Piekarczyk, Artistic Director of MDAG, expresses his deep gratitude to FIPRESCI for their trust: : ”The fact that FIPRESCI chose Millennium Docs Against Gravity to be the place where this award will be presented each year is such an amazing recognition for us, that we are beyond words. It is a testament to the work of all of our team, of the hundreds of volunteers at each edition and to the whole documentary industry which became part of the MDAG family.”

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Malmo Arab Film Festival (MAFF) announce a new partnership, whereby the festival will host a jury composed of FIPRESCI member critics starting from its 16th edition, taking place from April 10 to 16, 2026.

The jury will each year include critics from Europe, the Nordic countries, and the Arab world, reflecting the festival’s mission to foster cinematic collaboration between Europe and the Arab world—a mission that has established it as Europe’s largest festival dedicated to Arab cinema.

Read the news: https://fipresci.org/news/fipresci-announces-a-new-collaboration-with-malmo-arab-film-festival/

Here we come to the end of a very special year, not only because it marked FIPRESCI’s 100-year anniversary, but also due to a change in the Federation’s management after about four decades of stability.

We consider it a resounding success: with celebration events organized around the globe, new juries and initiatives launched, the modernization of FIPRESCI’s image, and—above all—the overwhelming love and support we received everywhere from colleagues, partners, and all those who believe in our mission to foster film criticism, empower voices, and build a truly global community.

More than 350 critics from over 60 countries benefited from FIPRESCI membership in 2025 as jurors, speakers, contributors, mentors, and more. The Board remains committed to creating even more opportunities in the new year to support our profession and our colleagues.

On the link, you can see the recap of all events the federation run in partnership with festivals around the globe, an evidence that film critics all over the world stay committed to the Federation’s key value: to create, outside all ideological and political distinctions, a new foundation for a permanent dialogue through watching cinema.

Happy holidays, and here’s to the next fruitful 100 years of film criticism!

FIPRESCI Board

https://fipresci.org/news/recap-fipresci-100th-anniversary-celebrations/