The International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes or International Documentary Festival FIPADOC ( (FIPA)), founded in 1987 by Michel Mitrani (1930-1996), was first held in Cannes in October 1987., In 2019, the FIPA became FIPADOC,,, an international festival specializing in non-fiction films for all screens and all formats.
History
The festival was moved to Nice in its eighth year (1995), and, since 1997, has been held in Biarritz, France. It is the only international festival that defends all creative genres: drama, series, creative or investigative documentary, performing arts, transmedia and new talent.,,
6 days to meet professionals, directors, viewers and students while discovering the year's best programs. As a veritable observatory of international audiovisual creation, Fipa aims to shine a spotlight on innovative, original programs that are decidedly outside- the-box.,
Fipa is a platform for discovery and debate, a calendar highlight and annual meeting place for television professionals, but also for evermore members of the general public, with attendances increasing each year. The prizes awarded by its prestigious juries serve as benchmarks for the audiovisual sector, and can make-or-break careers and programme sales.,,
These made-for-television productions are screened in optimal conditions: digital images presented in high definition on the big screen and available in French and English.
Numerous conferences, debates and interviews allow for direct contact between creators and their audience.
Editions
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2018, Le 31st edition of Fipa took place in Biarritz from the 23rd until the 28th of January 2018.
Drama
Fipa d'or: Cops by Stefan A. Lukacs (Austria) Fipa d'or Best Actress: Ursula Strauss in Meine Fremde Freundin (Germany) Fipa d'or Best Actor: Tobias Kersloot in Van God Los : Kerstkado (The Netherlands) Fipa d'or Best Script: Katrin Bühlig & Daniel Nocke for Meine Fremde Freundin (Germany) Fipa d'or Best Original Score: Jesper Ankarfeldt for Van God Los : Kerstkado (The Netherlands)
Series
Fipa d'or: Sob Pressão by Jorge Furtado, Mini Kerti, Luiz Noronha, Cláudio Torres & Renato Fagundes (Brazil) Fipa d'or Best Actor: Julio Andrade pour le rôle du « Dr. Evandro Moreira » dans Sob Pressão (Brazil) Fipa d'or Best Actress: Marjorie Estiano for the character of « Dr. Carolina Almeida » in Sob Pressão (Brazil) Fipa d'or Best Script: Jorge Furtado, Lucas Paraizo, Antonio Prata, Marcio Alemão for Sob Pressão (Brazil) Fipa d'or Best Original Score: Stephen Rae for Safe Harbour (Australia)
Other formats
Fipa d'or Performing Arts: Marianne Faithfull, fleur d’âme by Sandrine Bonnaire (France) Fipa d'or International : Stronger Than A Bullet by Maryam Ebrahimi (Sweden, France, Qatar) Fipa d'or National : En équilibre de Antarès Bassis & Pascal Auffray Special mention National : Les Enfants du 209, rue Saint-Maur, Paris Xe by Ruth Zylberman
Other awards
Michel Mitrani Drama Prize: Heyvan by Bahram Ark & Bahman Ark (Iran) Michel Mitrani Prize Documentary: Heimat by Sam Peeters (Belgium) Innovation Prize: Altération by Jérôme Blanquet (France) Erasmus+ Prize: Magic Moments de Martina Buchelová (Slovakia) Young Europeans Jury Prize: Enfants du hasard by Thierry Michel & Pascal Colson Audience Award: Le temps des égarés by Virginie Sauveur (France) Hackathon Prize: Dessine-moi un futur - Developed by the team formed by Alice Bédard, Sandrine Corbeil, Hugo Denepoux, Florian Pannetier, Quentin Piat & Alexandre Rosenthal
2017, The 30th edition of Fipa took place in Biarritz from the 24th until the 29th of January 2017.
Drama
Fipa d'or: NW by Saul Dibb (United-Kingdom) Fipa d'or Best Actress: Alba Gaia Bellugi in Manon 20 ans (France) Fipa d'or Best Actor: Elias Anton in Barracuda (Australia) Fipa d'or Best Script : Jack Thorne for National Treasure [archive] (United-Kingdom) Fipa d'or Best Original Score: Cristobal Tapia by Veer for National Treasure [archive](United-Kingdom)
Series
Fipa d'or: Ramona by Guillermo Calderón, Carmen Gloria López & Patricio Pereira (Chili) Fipa d'or Best Actor: Matteo Simoni, Rik Verheye, Bart Hollanders & Stef Aerts in Callboys (Belgium) Fipa d'or Best Actress: Gianina Frutero in Ramona (Chili) Fipa d'or Best Script: Aurélien Molas, Valentine Milville & José Caltagirone for Crime Time - Hora de Perigo (France) Fipa d'or Best Original Score: Thomas Couzinier & Frédéric Kooshmanian for Zone blanche (France)