Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique / Best Foreign Film
Winner of the Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique awarded by the Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma et des Films de Télévision in the category Best Foreign Film ( French: Meilleur film étranger ). The award was originally introduced in 1967 in honor of the French film critic Léon Moussinac (1890–1964) as the Prix Léon Moussinac . A jury consisting of members of the Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma et des Films de Télévision will decide on the award .
Works by Federico Fellini , Krzysztof Kieślowski and Ken Loach received the most awards (three wins each). Directors from the German cinema was in 1976 successfully, as Aguirre of Werner Herzog was awarded. This was followed by Wim Wenders ( Paris, Texas , 1985; Der Himmel über Berlin , 1988), Percy Adlon ( Out of Rosenheim , 1989) and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck ( The Lives of Others , 2008).