# 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 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 and 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

## 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.

### Competitive film festivals

The following film festivals have been given competitive status by the FIAPF.
| Location | Festival | Date |
| Tehran | Fajr International Film Festival | February and April |
| Berlin | Berlin International Film Festival | late February |
| 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 |

### Competitive specialised film festivals

As of 2024, the following film festivals have specialised competitive status by the FIAPF.
| Location | Festival | Theme |
| Antalya | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | New Current in Contemporary Cinema |
| Bengaluru | Bengaluru International Film Festival | Asian films |
| Busan | Busan International Film Festival | First and second films |
| Skopje | CineDays [mk] | First and Second European Film |
| Valencia | Cinema Jove [es] | New Directors' Film |
| Austin | Fantastic Fest | Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi and Action film |
| Santo Domingo | Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo | First films |
| Gijón | Gijón International Film Festival | Films for young people |
| Almaty | Eurasia International Film Festival | Films produced in Europe, Central-Asia, Asia |
| Trivandrum | International Film Festival of Kerala | Films from Asia, Africa and Latin America |
| Mumbai | Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival | First Feature Film |
| Kitzbühel | Kitzbühel Film Festival | Young directors' films |
| Kolkata | Kolkata International Film Festival | Innovation in Moving Images |
| Málaga | Malaga Festival | Spanish-speaking films |
| Kyiv | Molodist – Kyiv International Film Festival | Young Directors' Film |
| Valencia | Mostra de Valencia – Cinema del Mediterrani [es] | Mediterranean films |
| Milan | Noir in Film Festival | Police and Mystery Films |
| Rome | Rome Film Fest | Progressive Cinema – Visions for the World of Tomorrow |
| Sitges | Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia | Fantasy Film |
| Sofia | Sofia International Film Festival | First and second feature film |
| Sydney | Sydney Film Festival | New Directions in Film |
| Turin | Torino Film Festival | New Directors' Film |
| Cluj | Transilvania International Film Festival | First and second feature film |

### Non-competitive film festivals

The following film festivals have been given non-competitive status by the FIAPF.
| Location | 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.
| Location | Festival |
| Bilbao | Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films |
| Kraków | Kraków Film Festival |
| Oberhausen | International Short Film Festival Oberhausen |
| Tampere | Tampere Film Festival |

## Former accredited film festivals

The following film festivals used to be accredited by the FIAPF, but withdrew.
| Location | Festival |
| Adelaide | Adelaide (International) Film Festival, 2003 edition only |
| Bogotá | Bogotá Film Festival |
| Brussels | Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival |
| Frankfurt | Lucas International Children's Film Festival |
| Ghent | Flanders International Film Festival Ghent |
| Haugesund | Norwegian International Film Festival |
| Jeonju | Jeonju International Film Festival |
| Minsk | Minsk International Film Festival |
| Moscow | Moscow International Film Festival |
| Namur | Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur |
| São Paulo | Mostra – São Paulo International Film Festival |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo Film Festival |
| St. Petersburg | Message to Man International Film Festival |
| Stockholm | Stockholm International Film Festival |
| Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki International Film Festival |
| Valencia | Cine Jove Valencia International Film Festival |
| Valencia | Mostra – Valencia Cinema of the Mediterranean |
| Wiesbaden | goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Films |
| Wrocław | New Horizons Film Festival |