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."

[2] The FIPRESCI often presents awards during film festivals to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking.

[citation needed] 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: As of 2005, it also offers an online cinema journal, Undercurrents, edited by film critic Chris Fujiwara.