In 2007 Ruzowitzky 's '' The Counterfeiters '' premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for a '' Golden Bear '' award . The film is based on the memories of Adolf Burger , a Jewish Slovak typographer and Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard . '' The Counterfeiters '' , nominated on behalf of Austrian cinema , won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards on 24 February 2008
80th Academy Awards
80th Academy Awards
Stefan Ruzowitzky