LUX Caffé Debates: Fatih Akin, Hanna Schygulla, Kamen Kalev, Hans-Christian Schmid and Christophe Rossignon at the EP for a special LUX Prize event
For its 2009 LUX Prize Competition, the European Parliament has selected three films: Eastern Plays, Sturm and Welcome. In this context, the EP will host a series of events on Tuesday 10 November in its Brussels premises. Major European film directors and cinema players will discuss the topicality of the contending films and, in partnership with the Goethe Institute, the first -ever DVD edition, with 30 languages on a single disc, of the 2007 LUX Prize winner Auf der anderen Seite.
Along with MEPs, the following prominent guests will take part in the day's events:
- Fatih Akin, director of Auf den Anderen Seite,
- Hanna Schygulla, the film's leading actress,
- Kamen Kalev, director of Eastern Plays (contending for the 2009 LUX Prize),
- Hans Christian Schmid, director of Sturm (contending for the 2009 LUX Prize),
- Christophe Rossignon, producer of Welcome (contending for the 2009 LUX Prize),and
- Christian Lüffe (Goethe Institute).
"World Premiere": DVD subtitled in 30 languages
First time ever DVD edition with 30 languages on 1 single disc: Auf der anderen Seite, winning film of the first LUX Prize in 2007. Director Fatih Akin and actress Hanna Schygulla will attend.
The European Parliament together with the Goethe Institute has just released for the first time ever a DVD edition with subtitles in 30 languages. Subtitling in the 23 EU official languages was provided by the EP, including the adaptation of the German original version for hearing- and visually-impaired people. Subtitling in Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese and Turkish was provided by the Goethe Institute.
LUX CineClubs
On 9 and 10 November, MEPs and other spectators will have the opportunity to watch the contending films and discuss directly with their respective directors or producer in a series of CineClub screenings at the LUX Theatre (European Parliament, ASP 3rd Floor).
Eastern Plays - 9 November, 19:00
Screening followed by a 30 minute discussion with the director, Kamen Kalev.
Sturm - 10 November, 12:30
Screening followed by a 30 minute discussion with the director, Hans-Christian Schmid.
Welcome - 10 November, 17:45
Screening followed by a 30 minute discussion with the producer, Christophe Rossignon.
"LUX on Air" TV Debate
Roundtable on the LUX Prize 2009 Competition and World Première, in live broadcasting with the Film directors and key European Cinema players.
The roundtable was attended by Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism, actress Hanna Schygulla and director Fatih Akin (Auf der anderen Seite, LUX Prize 2007), Dr. Christian Lüffe (Goethe Institute), director Kamen Kalev (Eastern Plays), producer Philip Boëffard (Welcome), and Ms. Doris Pack, Chair of the EP Committee on Culture.
Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism, saluted the first release ever of a DVD edition with 30 subtitled languages - the 23 EU Official languages provided by the EP LUX Prize, plus the seven provided by the Goethe Institute (Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese and Turkish)
Fatih Akin and Hanna Schygulla, director and actress of Auf der anderen Seite, commenting the world premiere release of the 30 language DVD edition of the 2007 LUX Prize winning film, co-edited by the European Parliament and the Goethe Institute.
Producer Philip Boëffard (Welcome), Chairwoman of the EP Committee on Culture Doris Pack and director Kamen Kalev (Eastern Plays) preparing for the debate.
Programme of events
On 9 and 10 November, special screenings of the three contending films will be followed by a Cineclub discussion between the audience and Kamen Kalev, Hans-Christian Schmid and Christophe Rossignon.
The other events on 10 November will be an exchange of views with the EP Committee on Culture and Education, a press conference (On EP Live from 12:30), a presentation of the 30-language DVD, a photo happening with the prominent guests, a TV debate and a reception. The debate will be broadcast on Ebs and web streamed. You will find the full programme in the table below.
LUX Caffé Debates in a Nutshell
9 November | |
19.00 to 21.00 | CineClub with Kamen Kalev, director of Eastern Plays (LUX Theatre) |
10 November | |
11.15 to 12.15 | EP Committee on Culture and Education - exchange of views on the LUX Prize (Room PHS 5B1) |
12.30 to 13.00 |
Press Conference: 2009 Competition & World Première (Anna Politkovskaya press room, EP Live) |
12.30 to 14.50 |
CineClub with Hans-Christian Schmid, director of Sturm (LUX Theatre) |
15.15 to 16.45 |
World Premiere presentation of the 30 languages DVD edition of the 2007 LUX Prize, co-edited with the Goethe Institute (EESC Jacques Delors building, 99 rue Belliard, 6th Floor, room JDE 63) |
17.15 to 18.00 |
Interviews and photo happening with Fatih Akin, Hanna Schygulla, Kamen Kalev, Hans-Christian Schmid and Christophe Rossignon (LUX Café, ASP, 3rd Floor) |
18.00 to 19.00 |
‘LUX on air’ TV debate, broadcast by France 24 (Studio Vox Box, ASP, 3rd Floor) |
18.00 to 20.20 |
CineClub with Christophe Rossignon, producer of Welcome (LUX Theatre) |
19.15 |
Cocktail (LUX Café, ASP, 3rd Floor) |