“The Counterfeiters”: for the first time, a film developed at the ACE workshop was awarded the best foreign language film prize at the 2008 Academy Awards. Thanks to our Austrian member, Josef Aichholzer!
The Counterfeiters by Stefan Ruzowitzky
2008 got off to an incredible start for ACE producers, three of them being awarded an OSCAR®:
- Best Live Action Short Film Prize for Antoine Rein (Karé Productions / Delante Films, F) with LE MOZART DES PICKPOCKETS by Philippe Pollet-Villard,
- Achievement in Music written for motion picture (Original Song) for Martina Niland (Samson Films, IE) with ONCE by John Carney,
- and last but not least Best Foreign Language Film prize for Josef Aichholzer (Aichholzer Filmproduktion, AT) with his ACE project developed at the 2004 Workshop, THE COUNTERFEITERS by Stefan Ruzowitzky.