15th Palm Springs International Film Festival
USA, January 8 - 19, 2004
The jury
Lucy Virgen (Mexico), Branka Sömen (Croatia), Blanka Elekes Szentagotai (Hungary), Sheila Benson (US), Marcelo Janot (Brazil),
Awarded films
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Vozvrashchenie by
Andrey Zvyagintsev,
(Russia, 2003, 105 mins)
Reports
- In Search of Paradise by Lucy Virgen
- Manipulation or Idealization of Oscar Pretentions by Branka Sömen
- Mission: Not Impossible – Palm Springs Audiences by Blanka Elekes Szentagotai
- The Latin American Debutantes in the Search for the Oscar by Marcelo Janot
- Kim Ki-duk's Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring: Transcendent Vision by Sheila Benson
- Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Return: Sublime Mysteries by Sheila Benson
On the occasion of this festival held in the Californian resort, we traditionnally announce our first Special Prize of the year: that of the Best Film in Foreign Language. In 2004, it was awarded to the Russian film The Return (Vozvrashenie), directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, previously winner of the Venice Golden Lion.
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