FIPRESCI Prize

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) has presented an award at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN since 2015. The FIPRESCI Prize is presented by a three-member international jury to the best film in the New German Cinema section during the Award Ceremony. The films thus honored have included the popular German comedy-drama DINKY SINKY (2016) and the drama LARA (2019), which also received the German Cinema New Talent Award that same year.

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Have you heard the old joke that if you’re sad you should take a ride in an elevator, as you’ll find it uplifting? Fabian Stumm’s angst-ridden yet warm story involving broken relationships, struggles with mental illness, and challenges of dating while juggling parenthood, is one of those rare rides that are both uplifting and entertaining. SAD JOKES is moving without being maudlin, specific while also being universal, and skating a tonal knife’s edge with dexterity. Well-rounded performances bring joy to this nuanced, quietly comical tale that we, the FIPRESCI jury, are proud to celebrate as the best of this year’s selection.