Eye For Film >> News >> The Other Side Of Hope takes FIPRESCI prize

The Other Side Of Hope takes FIPRESCI prize

International Federation of Film Critics give Kaurismäki Grand Prix

by Amber Wilkinson

The Other Side Of Hope
The Other Side Of Hope
FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics has named Aki Kaurismäki's The Other Side of Hope (Toivon Tuolla Puolen) as the best film of the past year.

The Finnish director will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017 during the opening ceremony of the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 22.

The prize was voted on by hundreds of film critics around the world. It is the second time Kaurismäki has taken home the critics' highest accolade, after The Man Without A Past (Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä) was awarded the Grand Prix 2002.

The film was one of three finalists for the award, alongside Oscar-winner Moonlight, by Barry Jenkins, and Berlinale Golden Bear winner On Body And Soul (Testrol és Lélekrol) by Ildikó Enyedi.

Share this with others on...

Movies out this week include:

Absolution Anora Azrael The Divided Island Falling Into Place The Front Room Heretic Juror #2 The Last Front Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
News

It's all life Alan Rudolph on what’s in Breakfast Of Champions and not in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel

Small town problems Boston McConnaughey and Renny Grames on Utah, demolition derbies and Alien Country

'The real horror is how they treat each other' Nikol Cybulya on trauma and relationships in Tomorrow I Die

Leaning to darkness Aislinn Clarke on the Na Sidhe, Ireland's troubled history, and Fréwaka

Strangers in paradise Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte, Albert Finney, Owen Wilson and Breakfast Of Champions

Anora leads in the year's first big awards race Full list of Gotham nominees announced

More news and features

News
Festival Image

We're bringing you all the latest from the Belfast Film Festival, the London Korean Film Festival and the Leeds International Film Festival.



We're looking forward to Abertoir.



We've recently covered Halloween Frightfest, the London Film Festival, Newfest, the New York Film Festival, the Scottish Queer international Film Festival, Beyond Fest, Grimmfest, San Sebastian, Fantastic Fest, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Cheltenham International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.

Interact
Competition Picture

More competitions coming soon.