\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMillennium Docs Against Gravity<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tPiekarczyk explains that FIPRESCI critics will choose from among features released at festivals or other means, and each member can suggest films for consideration. \u201cThis is going to be round one,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then after first round of voting, there\u2019s going to be five nominees that are going to come out from that,\u201d with a final vote determining the winner. \u201cThe five nominees, we want as many [FIPRESCI members] as possible to see them so that they can make an informed choice.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTime will tell the degree to which the FIPRESCI top 5 differ from the five Oscar nominees that will be announced this week.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt is very possible that there are going to be similar films that have been awarded at different festivals and that have been nominated or being on the Academy long list,\u201d Piekarczyk observed. \u201cThat\u2019s understandable because they\u2019re great films.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s impossible, realistically, for a feature documentary to achieve an Oscar nomination without having an awards campaign behind it. That won\u2019t be the case with the Documentary Grand Prix.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tKarol Piekarczyk, MDAG Artistic Director<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMillennium Docs Against Gravity<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\u201cI really like the uniqueness of this prize, that it\u2019s the film critics,\u201d Piekarczyk commented. \u201cThat\u2019s what we hope, that there\u2019s going to be films that are going to be recognized mostly under merit and on how they are. And especially when it\u2019s at the nominations point, everybody will have a chance to see them\u2026 I\u2019m really, really extremely excited to see which films are going to get to the top 5 and which other films nearly got to top 5, and it\u2019s going to be great to see the winner.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFIPRESCI announces an annual Grand Prix for film at the San Sebasti\u00e1n Film Festival in Spain, with fiction and nonfiction films eligible. Typically, a narrative\/fiction film wins \u2013 unsurprising, given that most critics focus on that area of filmmaking rather than on nonfiction.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFIPRESCI\u2019s commitment to promoting outstanding cinema and defending freedom of expression continues with this new initiative in partnership with MDAG,\u201d FIPRESCI President Ahmed Shawky said in a statement. \u201cFor more than 25 years, the Grand Prix has been the highest annual award FIPRESCI bestows on a film. Now, it is the right time to extend equivalent recognition to documentary cinema, together with a partner festival that shares our values. The FIPRESCI Documentary Grand Prix will become the critics\u2019 flagship annual award, and we are happy that MDAG will be its home.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to the Documentary Grand Prix, starting this year, MDAG will host a three-member FIPRESCI Jury which will award a prize to the best film in the Main Competition of the festival. FIPRESCI selects prize winners at other major festivals, including Cannes, Venice, and Toronto. FIPRESCI\u2019s importance is testament to the continued relevance of critics. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI actually think that from the perspective of cinema, film criticism is doing still quite well,\u201d Piekarczyk told Deadline. \u201cI think audiences still look to reviews and they still want to know what [rating] critics gave them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Millennium](\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\")
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