The Argentine Film Critics Association ( Spanish : Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina ) is an organization of Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. The association presents the Silver Condor Awards ( Premios Cóndor de Plata ) honoring achievements in Argentine cinema . The awards are considered Argentina's equivalent of the Academy Awards .
5-474: The association was organized on July 10, 1942, and the annual awards have been given since 1943, with breaks in between. The Argentine Film Critics Association is a member of the International Federation of Film Critics, also known as FIPRESCI . The Silver Condor ( Cóndor de Plata ) is awarded in various categories, the best Ibero-American film, and the best foreign film. A Special Condor
10-584: Is sometimes presented, and the Career Condor is awarded on a regular basis. According to the Internet Movie Database the association has given awards in the following years: 1943–1957, 1959–1974, 1981–1983, 1985–present. As of March 2019, the association's Secretary General is Juan Pablo Russo. This is a list of the 24 prize categories presented at the last award ceremony, on 13 August 2018: Prize categories that have been awarded in
15-889: The Berlin International Film Festival , the Cannes Film Festival , Vienna International Film Festival , the Toronto International Film Festival , the Venice Film Festival , the Warsaw Film Festival , and the International Film Festival of Kerala ) Winners of the award include: Robert Bresson refused this award at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival . The FIPRESCI Grand Prix was created in 1999, and
20-428: The past, but are currently not given, include: FIPRESCI 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." It
25-741: Was founded in June 1930 in Brussels , Belgium . It has members in more than 50 countries worldwide. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled a colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films. The FIPRESCI often presents awards during film festivals to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking. Some of these festivals include:
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