Lux Prize

The European Parliament LUX Prize is a prize given to a competing film by the European Parliament. Introduced in 2007, it is named after the unit of illuminance, "lux", which is Latin for "light". The objective of the LUX Prize is to illuminate the public debate on European integration and to facilitate the diffusion of European films in the European Union. In order to support the European film industry and help the most significant European (co)productions circulate beyond their national market, the European Parliament LUX Film Prize subtitles the 3 competing films into 24 official languages of the European Union and screens them in all the 28 EU countries during the LUX Film Days. In doing so, the European Parliament supports cultural diversity, as it brings films to audiences across Europe and encourages debate on the issues they raise. The award is a tool that shows the complexity of European identity, as it interprets and presents the realities of European successes and challenges.

European Parliament LUX Prize
2007 logo. The trophy is inspired by-, and the underlying concept of the award is the Tower of Babel.
Awarded forExcellence in illustrating the universality of European values and the diversity of European culture
CountryCountries eligible for the European Commission Media Programme
Presented byEuropean Parliament
First awarded2007
Websitewww.luxprize.eu

Award process

Selection criteria

Films to be selected have to meet following criteria:

  • Fiction or documentary films (may be animated)
  • Minimum length of 60 minutes
  • Produced or co-produced in a European Union country or in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland
  • Illustrates the universality of European values and the diversity of European culture, bringing insights into the debate on the process of building Europe
  • Released for the first time between May 1 of the previous year and June 1 of the current year.

Preselection panel

For the first edition of the prize, three films were shortlisted by a 17-member panel composed mainly of people working in the cinematic professions who were appointed by the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee. Each film is shown nine times within the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, in a 90-seat cinema room specially conceived and built for this purpose.

Selection and voting
DatePlaceResultNotes
FebruarySelection starts
June–JulyKarlovy Vary International Film Festival,
Karlovy Vary,
the Czech Republic		Launch of the Selection processPublic announcement of the 10-LUX films of the Official Selection
SeptemberRome,
Italy		Selection of the 3 shortlist filmsAnnouncement of the 3 films in the Official Competition
SeptemberVenice Film Festival,
Venice,
Italy		Special screeningsVenice Days
September–NovemberLUX Film Days,
cities across European Union member states, candidates, European Economic Area, Switzerland		Special screeningsLaunched in 2012, the project aims to bring the screenings of the 3 finalists of the award. It is aired mainly in the cinemas that are part of the Europa Cinemas film theater networks. For most countries, the screenings are also national premieres. Screenings take place also in cooperation with film festivals:
• Thessaloniki International Film Festival,
• Stockholm International Film Festival,
• Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival,
• Sevilla Film Festival,
• Sofia International Film Festival,
• Zagreb Film Festival.
Novemberinternetfinal votingOnly the 754 Members of the European Parliament, who have seen all three films during the screenings or extra muros, are entitled to vote. Voting takes place electronically via the intranet site at the Parliament. The film which gains the highest number of votes is the winner.
November–Decemberthe Seat of the European Parliament,
Strasbourg,
France		the formal, official sitting session of parliament, Selection of the winnerLUX Prize Award Ceremony and seminar for journalists

Awards

The producers of the ten shortlisted films are required to provide digital copies in the form of DVDs, Vimeo link, or OpenDCP for the members of the European Parliament. In 2015, the shortlisted Son of Saul was disqualified when the production team refused to provide this fearing from these copies being pirated.[1]

The prize

The LUX Prize consists of assistance in kind in the form of subtitling and video-to-film transfer (kinescopage) of the winning film in the 24 official EU languages (including the film's original language, for the deaf and hard of hearing).

In the case that the winning film has already been sold for projection in cinemas in some countries and subtitled for the purpose, the nature of the prize (e.g. assistance with production of the DVD) will be determined by agreement between the European Parliament and the film's appointed representatives.

The trophy forming the LUX Prize's visual identity is created by the Belgian artist Jocelyne Coster and inspired by a representation of the Tower of Babel, the symbol also used by the European Parliament to indicate multilingualism and cultural diversity united in a single place and with a single goal. The trophy is presented in the plenary in Strasbourg, France to the laureate by the Parliament President in front of the MEPs, and representatives from the other films in competition.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s
YearResultEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorNationality of Director
(at time of film's release)		LanguageAcademy Awards
Best Foreign Language Film		European Film Awards
Best Film
2007WinnerThe Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen SeiteFatih Akın GermanyGerman, Turkish, Englishsubmissionnomination
Top-3 Shortlist4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zileCristian Mungiu RomaniaRomaniansubmissionwon
Belle ToujoursManoel de Oliveira PortugalFrench
SelectionDas FräuleinAndrea Štaka  SwitzerlandGerman, Swiss German dialect, Serbo-Croatian
Kalinovsky SquerePloshchaJury Chaščavacki BelarusRussian, Belarusian, English (subtitles)
It Happened Just BeforeKurz davor ist es passiertAnja Salomonowitz AustriaGerman
Iska's JourneyIszka utazásaCsaba Bollók HungaryHungarian, Romanian
California Dreamin'California Dreamin' (nesfârșit)Cristian Nemescu RomaniaRomanian, English
2008WinnerLorna's SilenceLe Silence de LornaJean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne BelgiumFrench, Italian, German
Top-3 ShortlistDeltaKornél Mundruczó HungaryHungarian
Citizen HavelObčan HavelMiroslav Janek and Pavel Koutecký Czech RepublicCzech
SelectionRevancheGötz Spielmann AustriaGerman, Russian
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the CornerСветът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъдеStefan Komandarev BulgariaBulgarian, German, Italian, Slovenian
Cloud 9Wolke NeunAndreas Dresen GermanyGerman
TricksSztuczkiAndrzej Jakimowski PolandPolish
Autumn BallSügisballVeiko Õunpuu EstoniaEstonian
Worlds ApartTo verdenerNiels Arden Oplev DenmarkDanish
The rest of the night Il Resto della notteFrancesco Munzi ItalyItalian, Romanian
2009WinnerWelcomePhilippe Lioret FranceFrench, English, Kurdish, Turkish
Top-3 ShortlistEastern PlaysИзточни пиесиKamen Kalev BulgariaBulgarian
StormSturmHans-Christian Schmid GermanyEnglish, German, Bosnian, Serbian
SelectionPandora's BoxPandora'nın KutusuYeşim Ustaoğlu TurkeyTurkish
35 Shots of Rum35 RhumsClaire Denis FranceFrench, German
AnderRoberto Castón SpainBasque, Spanish
NorthNordRune Denstad Langlo NorwayNorwegian
Katalin VargaPeter Strickland United KingdomHungarian, Romanian
Lost Persons AreaCaroline Strubbe BelgiumEnglish, Dutch, Hungarian
For a Moment, FreedomEin Augenblick FreiheitFrancesco Munzi AustriaEnglish, Persian, Turkish

2010s
YearResultEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorNationality of Director
(at time of film's release)		LanguageAcademy Awards
Best Foreign Language Film		European Film Awards
Best Film
2010WinnerWhen We LeaveDie FremdeFeo Aladag Austria [2]German, Turkish
Top-3 ShortlistAkadimia PlatonosΑκαδημία ΠλάτωνοςFilippos Tsitos GreeceGreek, Albanian, German
IllégalOlivier Masset-Depasse Belgium [3]French
SelectionMedal of HonorMedalia de onoareCalin Peter Netzer RomaniaRomanian
The Mouth of the WolfLa bocca del lupoPietro Marcello ItalyItalian
LourdesJessica Hausner AustriaFrench
I Am LoveIo sono l'amoreLuca Guadagnino ItalyItalian
Bibliothèque PascalSzabolcs Hajdu HungaryRomanian, English, Hungarian
RTobias Lindholm, Michael Noer DenmarkDanish, Arabic
Eastern DriftEurazijos aborigenasŠarūnas Bartas LithuaniaFrench, Lithuanian, Russian
2011WinnerThe Snows of KilimanjaroLes Neiges du KilimandjaroRobert Guédiguian FranceFrench
Top-3 ShortlistAttenbergAthina Rachel Tsangari GreeceGreek
PlayRuben Östlund SwedenSwedish
SelectionMysteries of LisbonMistérios de LisboaRaúl Ruiz PortugalPortuguese, French, English
Le HavreAki Kaurismäki FinlandFrench
The Turin HorseA torinói lóBéla Tarr HungaryHungarian
MorgenMarian Crişan RomaniaRomanian, Hungarian, Turkish
Essential Killing Jerzy Skolimowski PolandEnglish, Polish, Arabic
We Have a PopeHabemus PapamNanni Moretti ItalyItalian
PinaWim Wenders GermanyGerman, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Korean, Spanish
2012WinnerShun Li and the PoetIo sono LiAndrea Segre ItalyItalian, Mandarin
Top-3 ShortlistJust the WindCsak a szélBenedek Fliegauf Hungary
TabuMiguel Gomes Portugal
SelectionCaesar Must DieCesare deve morireVittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani Italynomination
Children of SarajevoDjecaAida Begić Bosnia and Herzegovina
BarbaraChristian Petzold Germanysubmissionnomination
Crulic: The Path to BeyondCrulic - Drumul spre dincoloAnca Damian Romania
Louise WimmerCyril Mennegun France
SisterL'Enfant d'en hautUrsula Meier France
Our ChildrenÀ perdre la raisonJoachim Lafosse Belgium
2013WinnerThe Broken Circle BreakdownFelix Van Groeningen BelgiumDutchnominationnomination
Top-3 ShortlistMieleValeria Golino Italy
The Selfish GiantClio Barnard United Kingdom
SelectionFortressPevnostLukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská Czech Republic
A Coffee In BerlinOh Boy!Jan Ole Gerster Germanynomination
The PlagueLa PlagaNeus Ballús Spain
The Great BeautyLa grande bellezzaPaolo Sorrentino Italy
CirclesКруговиSrdan Golubovic Serbia
In Bloomგრძელი ნათელი დღეებიNana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Georgia  Germany
Eat Sleep DieÄta sova döGabriela Pichler Sweden
2014WinnerIdaPaweł Pawlikowski PolandPolish, French, Latinwonwon
Top-3 ShortlistClass EnemyRazredni sovražnikRok Biček Slovenia
GirlhoodBande de fillesCéline Sciamma France
SelectionWhite GodFehér istenKornél Mundruczó Hungary
Beautiful YouthHermosa juventudJaime Rosales Spain
Stations of the CrossKreuzwegDietrich Brüggemann Germany
The WondersLe meraviglieAlice Rohrwacher Italy
MacondoSudabeh Mortezai Austria
Force MajeureTuristRuben Östlund Sweden
XeniaPanos H. Koutras Greece
2015WinnerMustangDeniz Gamze Ergüven TurkeyTurkishnominationnomination
Top-3 ShortlistMediterraneaJonas Carpignano Italy
The LessonУрокKristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Bulgaria
SelectionRamsHrútarGrímur Hákonarson Iceland
45 YearsAndrew Haigh United Kingdom
A Perfect DayUn día perfectoFernando León de Aranoa Spain
The Measure of a ManLa Loi du marchéStéphane Brizé France
Son of SaulSaul fiaLászló Nemes HungaryGerman, Hungarian, Polish, Yiddish, Russian, Slovak, Czech, Greekwon
Toto and His SistersToto si surorile luiAlexander Nanau Romania
The High SunZvizdanDalibor Matanić Croatia
2016WinnerToni ErdmannMaren Ade Germany [4]German, English, Romanianwonwon
Top-3 ShortlistAs I Open My Eyes À Peine J'Ouvre Les Yeux Leyla Bouzid Tunisia
My Life as a Courgette Ma Vie de CourgetteClaude Barras  Switzerland
SelectionA WarKrigenTobias Lindholm Denmark
Things to ComeL'AvenirMia Hansen-Løve France
SieranevadaCristi Puiu Romania
Like CrazyLa pazza gioiaPaolo Virzi Italy
A Syrian Love StorySean McAllister United Kingdom
Letters from WarCartas da GuerraIvo Ferreira Portugal
SuntanArgyris Papadimitropoulos Greece
2017WinnerSami BloodSameblodAmanda Kernell Sweden[5]Swedish, South Sami
Top-3 ShortlistBPM (Beats per Minute)120 battements par minuteRobin Campillo FranceFrench
WesternValeska Grisebach GermanyGerman, Bulgarian
SelectionA CiambraJonas Carpignano ItalyItalian
GloryСлаваKristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov BulgariaBulgarian
HeartstoneHjartasteinnGuðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson IcelandIcelandic
King of the BelgiansPeter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth Belgium  United StatesEnglish, Flemish, French, Bulgarian
Summer 1993Estiu 1993Carla Simón SpainCatalan
The Last FamilyOstatnia rodzinaJan P. Matuszynski PolandPolish
The Other Side of HopeToivon tuolla puolenAki Kaurismäki FinlandFinnish, English, Arabic
2018WinnerWoman at WarKona fer í stríðBenedikt Erlingsson IcelandIcelandic, Spanish, English, Ukrainiansubmission
Top-3 ShortlistThe Other Side of EverythingDruga strana svegaMila Turajlić Serbia
StyxWolfgang Fischer Austria
SelectionBorderGränsAli Abbasi DenmarkSwedishsubmissionnomination
GirlLukas Dhont Belgium
MugTwarzMałgorzata Szumowska PolandPolish
Utøya: July 22Utøya 22. juliErik Poppe NorwayNorwegian
DonbassДонбасSergei Loznitsa UkraineRussian, Ukrainiansubmission
Happy as LazzaroLazzaro feliceAlice Rohrwacher ItalyItaliannomination
The Silence of OthersEl silencio de otrosAlmudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar Spain  United States
2019WinnerGod Exists, Her Name Is PetrunijaGospod postoi, imeto i' e PetrunijaTeona Strugar Mitevska North Macedonia
Top-3 ShortlistThe Realm El reinoRodrigo Sorogoyen SpainSpanish
Cold Case HammarskjöldMads Brügger Denmark
SelectionClergyKlerWojciech Smarzowski PolandPolish
Her JobI douleia tisNikos Labôt France
HoneylandTamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov North MacedoniaMacedonian, Turkish, Bosniansubmission
InvisiblesLes invisiblesLouis-Julien Petit FranceFrench
Ray & LizRichard Billingham United KingdomEnglish
System CrasherSystemsprengerNora Fingscheidt GermanyGermannomination
The Man Who Surprised EveryoneЧеловек, который удивил всехNatasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov RussiaRussian

See also

References
  1. Varga Ferenc (July 24, 2015). "Deutsch Tamás sem nézheti meg laptopon a Saul fiát". Origo.
  2. European Parliament - News - Parliament's 2010 LUX Cinema Prize goes to "Die Fremde" Archived 2010-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. European Parliament - News - 2010 LUX Prize finalists Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. European Parliament - News - “Toni Erdmann” - winner of the 10th LUX Film Prize
  5. European Parliament - News - The LUX Prize goes to Sámi Blood
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