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FIAPF
Film production organization
The FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films; English: International Federation of Film Producers Associations), created in 1933, is an organization composed of 36 film producers associations from 30 countries. Its Secretariat is located in Brussels, Belgium. FIAPF provides accredition to many international film festivals, including some of the world's most important ones.
01Functions
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 effect on the audiovisual value chain
- Technology standardization process
- Media regulation
- Private and public sector film financing mechanisms
- Trade-related issues
02Members
FIAPF members are 34 producer organizations from 27 countries:
| Members |
|---|
| Asociación General de Productores Cinematográficos |
| Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales |
| Fachverband der Audiovisions und Filmindustrie |
| Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) |
| 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 (ERPÜ) |
| Audiovisual Producers Finland (APFI) |
| Allianz Deutscher Produzenten - Film & Fernsehen e.V. |
| Verband Deutscher Filmproduzenten e.V. |
| Association of Icelandic Film Producers |
| 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) |
| 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 & Television Alliance |
| Motion Picture Association |
Former members include:
| Former Members |
|---|
| Screen Producers Australia |
| Egyptian Chamber of Cinema Industry |
| Magyar Audiovizualis Producerek Szovetsege (MAPSZ) |
| Federación de Asociaciones de Productores Audiovisuales de España |
| Film Federation of India |
| National Film Development Corporation of India |
03Accredited film festivals
As of 2026, there are 49 film festivals which are accredited by the FIAPF. Its purview spans across 29 countries and 5 continents. The accreditation is shown in a unified singular list, which replaced the former 4-category system.
The accredited film festivals which have shown the highest international impact are recognized as A-Festivals.
FIAPF Accredited Festivals
'A'-list festivals are marked with an asterisk (*).
| Location | Festival | Competition | Formats | Genres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar del Plata | Mar del Plata International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Yerevan | Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Sydney | Sydney Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Kitzbuehel | Kitzbuehel Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Vienna | Vienna International Film Festival | Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Sofia | Sofia International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Montreal | Festival du Nouveau Cinéma | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Toronto | Hot Docs | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Documentary |
| Toronto | Toronto International Film Festival* | Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Shanghai | Shanghai International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Karlovy Vary | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Santo Domingo | Festival de Cine Global Santo Domingo | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Cairo | Cairo International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Tallinn | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Tampere | Tampere Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Short film | Various genres |
| Annecy | Annecy International Animation Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Animation |
| Cannes | Festival de Cannes* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Short film | Various genres |
| Berlin | Berlin International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Oberhausen | International Short Film Festival Oberhausen | Competitive & Non-competitive | Short film | Various genres |
| Bengaluru | Bengaluru International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Goa | International Film Festival of India | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Trivandrum | International Film Festival of Kerala | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Kolkata | Kolkata International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Shiraz | Fajr International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Milan | Noir in Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Fiction |
| Rome | Rome Film Fest | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Turin | Torino Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Venice | Venice Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Tokyo | Tokyo International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Almaty | Eurasia International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Other |
| Herceg Novi | Herceg Novi Montenegro Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Skopje | CineDays | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Kraków | Kraków Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Warsaw | Warsaw International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Cluj | Transilvania International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Busan | Busan International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Valencia | Cinema Jove | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Gijón | Gijón International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Fiction |
| Málaga | Malaga Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Valencia | Mostra de Valencia, Cinema del Mediterrani | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Pamplona | Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Documentary |
| San Sebastián | San Sebastián International Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Sitges | Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalunya | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Bilbao | Zinebi - Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films | Competitive & Non-competitive | Short film | Various genres |
| Locarno | Locarno Film Festival* | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Antalya | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film | Various genres |
| Kyiv | Molodist, Kyiv International Film Festival | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
| Austin | Fantastic Fest | Competitive & Non-competitive | Feature film and short film | Various genres |
04Former accredited film festivals
The following film festivals used to be accredited by the FIAPF, but withdrew.
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