14/11/2006

Vitus [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Davi
interview: Fredi M. Murer
film profile] by Fredi M. Murer (see Focus) has won the Audience Award at the 20th AFI - Los Angeles International Film Festival, which ended on November 12. No less than 77 films were in the running for the prize, awarded to producer Christof Neracher.
b With this new win and the Audience Choice Award won in October at the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival, Vitus looks likely to be chosen as one the five finalists nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, which will be announced at the end of January.

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The film, starring Bruno Ganz, opens in Germany on December 21 and in France in January 2007.

(Translated from French)