23.10.2008 - "Le Silence de Lorna" (Lorna’s Silence), winner of the LUX 2008 award, stirs media interest
A selection of press articles and a photo gallery of the award ceremony.
22.10.2008 - Belgian film 'Le Silence de Lorna' winner of the EP LUX Prize for cinema
The film 'Le Silence de Lorna', by the Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc DARDENNE, is the winner of the European Parliament Cinema Prize LUX 2008. EP President, Hans-Gert Pöttering handed over the trophy to Luc Dardennne in a ceremony in front of MEPs and representatives of the three competing films in the final. The aim of the LUX Prize is to facilitate the circulation of European films within Europe.
21.10.2008 - LUX Prize for Cinema to be awarded at ceremony in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 22 October 2008 (11.15-11.30)
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, directors of 'Le silence de Lorna', Kornél Mundruczó, director of 'Delta', and actress Orsi Tóth as well as Miroslav Janek, director of 'Obcan Havel', will be at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 22 October 2008 for the LUX Prize award ceremony.
15.09.2008 - LUX Prize 2008: start of the projections
The three films, Delta, Le silence de Lorna and Obcan Havel, are competing for this years' edition of the LUX Prize. With the Prize the European Parliament wishes to facilitate the circulation of European films and give a boost to cinematic work within the common market.
18.06.2008 - European Parliament cinema Prize (LUX Prize 2008): three films in competition
Three films from the official selection published last week will be competing for this year's European Parliament cinema Prize - the LUX Prize 2008.
12.06.2008 - European Parliament's cinema Prize (LUX Prize 2008): official selection
Here is the official selection for the LUX Prize 2008, to be awarded by the European Parliament − three of these films, to be unveiled on 18 June, will be competing for the LUX Prize 2008.
24.10.2007 - And the LUX Prize for European cinema goes to... "Auf der anderen Seite" ("On the Edge of Heaven")
The Turkish-German co production "On the Edge of Heaven" ("Auf der anderen Seite") won the first edition of the European Parliament LUX (light) Prize for European cinema. The German Actress Hanna Schygulla received the trophy from EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering in front of the Members of the European Parliament, and representatives from the other films in competition. MEPs voted for the winning film from a short-list of three.