FIAPF

The FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films; English: International Federation of Film Producers Associations), created in 1933, is an organization composed with 36 member associations from 30 of the leading audiovisual production countries. Its Secretariat is located in Brussels, Belgium. FIAPF is also in charge of regulating international film festivals, including some of the world's most important ones.

Functions

FIAPF helps producers formulate policies and coordinate political action in these key areas:

  • Copyright and related intellectual property rights' legislation
  • Enforcement of IPR legislation and anti-piracy action
  • Deployment of digital technologies and their impact on the audiovisual value chain
  • Technology standardization process
  • Media regulation
  • Private and public sector film financing mechanisms
  • Trade-related issues

Members

FIAPF members are 36 producer organizations from 29 countries:[1]

Members
Asociación General de Productores Cinematográficos
Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales
Fachverband der Audiovisions und Filmindustrie
Vlaamse Onafhankelijke Film & Televisie Producenten v.z.w. (VOFTP)
Canadian Media Producers Association
China Film Producers Association
Croatian Producers Association (HRUP)
Audiovisual Producers Association (APA)
Danish Film and TV Producers
Estonian National Producers Union (ERPÃ)
Audiovisual Producers Finland (APFI)
Allianz Deutscher Produzenten - Film & Fernsehen e.V.
Verband Deutscher Filmproduzenten e.V.
Association of Icelandic Film Producers
Film Federation of India
National Film Development Corporation of India
The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds (Khaneh Cinema)
Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan
Film Producers Association of Latvia
Netherlands Audiovisual Producers Alliance (NAPA)[2]
Association of Film Producers of Macedonia (MZFP Skopje)
Association of Nollywood Core Producers (ANCOP)
Virke Produsentforeningen
Polish Producers Alliance (KIPA)
Association of Cinema and Television Producers
Film Producers Guild of Russia
Slovak Audiovisual Producers Association (SAPA)
Swedish Film Producers Associations
Association Suisse des Producteurs de Films
Film Yapimcilari Meslek Birligi (Fiyab)
Sinema Eseri Yapimcilari Meslek Birligi (Se-Yap)
Tesiyap Televizyon ve Sinema Film Yapimcilari Meslek Birligi
Film Industry Association of Ukraine (FIAU)
Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT)
Independent Film and Television Alliance
Motion Picture Association of America

Former members include:

Former Members
Screen Producers Australia[3]
Egyptian Chamber of Cinema Industry
Magyar Audiovizualis Producerek Szovetsege (MAPSZ)
Federación de Asociaciones de Productores Audiovisuales de España

Accredited film festivals

As of 2015, the FIAPF provided accreditation to 47 film festivals worldwide. The FIAPF categorizes the film festivals as Competitive, Competitive Specialised, Non-Competitive and Documentary/Short Film.[4]

Competitive film festivals

The following film festivals have been given competitive status by the FIAPF.[5]

Location Festival Date
Tehran[6] Fajr International Film Festival February and April
Berlin Berlin International Film Festival late February
Moscow Moscow International Film Festival late April
Cannes Cannes Film Festival mid-May
Shanghai Shanghai International Film Festival late June
Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary International Film Festival late June to early July
Locarno Locarno International Film Festival early to mid-August
Montreal Montreal World Film Festival late August
Venice Venice Film Festival late August to early September
San Sebastián San Sebastián International Film Festival mid to late September
Warsaw Warsaw International Film Festival mid-October
Tokyo Tokyo International Film Festival late October to early November
Mar del Plata Mar del Plata Film Festival mid-November
Tallinn Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival mid to late November
Cairo Cairo International Film Festival late November
Goa International Film Festival of India late November
Bengaluru Bengaluru International Film Festival late November

Competitive specialised film festivals

The following film festivals have been given specialised competitive status by the FIAPF.[7]

Location Festival Theme
Antalya International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Asian, central Asian, and European films
Astana Eurasia International Film Festival Asian, central Asian, and European films
Brussels Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Fantasy and science fiction films
Busan Busan International Film Festival[8] First feature Asian films
Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena Film Festival Iberian and Latin-American films
Courmayeur Courmayeur Noir Film Festival Crime films
Gijón Gijón International Film Festival Impact of music on films
Istanbul Istanbul International Film Festival Art-oriented films: literature, theatre, music, dance, and fine arts
Jeonju Jeonju International Film Festival First feature films
Trivandrum International Film Festival of Kerala Asian, African, and Latin American films
Kitzbühel Kitzbühel Film Festival Young directors
Kolkata Kolkata International Film Festival Women directors
Kyiv Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist" First feature films
Minsk Minsk International Film Festival[9]
Mumbai Mumbai Film Festival First feature films[10]
Namur Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur Francophone films
Sarajevo Sarajevo Film Festival Central and south-eastern European films
Sitges Sitges Film Festival Fantasy and horror films
Skopje Cinedays Film Festival European films
Sofia Sofia International Film Festival First and second feature films
Stockholm Stockholm International Film Festival Avant-garde
Sydney Sydney Film Festival Avant-garde directing
Torino Torino Film Festival First feature films
Cluj Transilvania International Film Festival First and second feature films
Valencia Cine Jove Valencia International Film Festival First feature films

Non-competitive film festivals

The following film festivals have been given non-competitive status by the FIAPF.[11]

Location Festival
Rome Rome Film Festival
Toronto Toronto International Film Festival
Vienna Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale)

Documentary and short film festivals

The following film festivals are for documentary and short films.[12]

Location Festival
Bilbao Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films
Kraków Kraków Film Festival
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
St. Petersburg Message to Man International Film Festival
Tampere Tampere Film Festival

Former accredited film festivals

The following film festivals used to be accredited by the FIAPF, but withdrew.[13][14]

Location Festival
Adelaide Adelaide (International) Film Festival, 2003 edition only
Bogotá Bogotá Film Festival
Frankfurt Lucas International Children's Film Festival
Ghent Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
Haugesund Norwegian International Film Festival
São Paulo Mostra – São Paulo International Film Festival
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Valencia Mostra – Valencia Cinema of the Mediterranean
Wiesbaden goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Films
Wrocław New Horizons Film Festival

References

  1. "FIAPF Members". FIAPF.
  2. Formerly, Film Producers Netherlands (FPN).
  3. Johnston, Owen (2014), "Screen Producers Association of Australia", A Companion to the Australian Media: S, pp. 424–425
  4. FIAPF Accredited Festivals Directory 2008, FIAPF, 2008
  5. "Competitive Feature Film Festivals". fiapf.org. Archived from the original on 2004-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  6. "FIAPF Archives". Fajr International Film Festival.
  7. "Competitive Specialised Film Festivals". fiapf.org. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  8. Formerly, Pusan International Film Festival.
  9. Cancelled in 2020. "Belarus Government Official News".
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Non-Competitive Film Festivals". fiapf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  12. "Documentary and Short Film Festivals". fiapf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  13. "FIAPF – International Federation of Film Producers Associations". Archived from the original on 2004-03-10. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  14. "FIAPF – International Federation of Film Producers Associations". Archived from the original on 2004-03-10. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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