From almost all national submissions to the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film, a jury of FIPRESCI selected at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA, January 3-14, 2008) —
its first special award of the year, the "Best Foreign Language Film of 2007":
"Armin" by Ognjen Svilicic
(Croatia 2007)
The jury presented also prizes for best actor and actress.
Best Actress:
ex equo Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu
in "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile, Cristian Mungiu, Romania 2007).
Best Actor:
Song Kang-ho
in "Secret Sunshine" (Milyang, Chang-dong Lee, Korea 2007).
Jury members were: Ronald Bergan, UK; Isabelle Danel, France; and Adam Nayman, Canada.
Print source, "Armin":
mdc international
Schillerstr. 7a, D 10625 Berlin, Germany,
T +49 (30) 264 979 00, F +49 30) 264 979 20, info@mdc-int.de.
Palm Springs International Film Festival: www.psfilmfest.org
14.01.2008 | Editor's blog
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