Mad Max: Fury Road has been voted best film by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). Director George Miller will accept the Grand Prix at the San Sebastian Film Festival Sept 18-26.
The four finalists included László Nemes’ Son Of Saul, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin, Jafar Panahi’s Taxi and Mad Max: Fury Road.
According to ScreenDaily, Miller said:
“You could have knocked me over with a feather! It’s lovely to have this great cohort of critics acknowledge our collective labours in this way.”
The vote for the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2015 saw the participation of 493 Federation members around the world, who made their choice from among films to have premiered after 1 July 2014.
Last year’s FIPRESCI Grand Prix winner was Richard Linklater’s Boyhood.