FIPRESCI's "Best Foreign Language Film of 2007" to Croatian "Armin"

FIPRESCI informs

FIPRESCI's "Best Foreign Language Film of 2007" to Croatian "Armin"

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.