3-25 November - LUX Prize 2009 Competition starts: Eastern Plays, Sturm and Welcome under the spotlight.
The European Parliament (EP) shines the LUX Prize spotlight on three films which go to the very heart of the European public debate: Eastern Plays, Sturm and Welcome. From 3 November, Members of the European are invited to attend daily screenings of the films and decide between them, by mean of electronic voting. Results will remain undisclosed until the Award Ceremony, on 25 November.
2009 LUX Prize Competition
The three films in contention were chosen by a panel of cinema professionals and unveiled in September under the auspices of the 66th Venice Film Festival. Kamen Kalev's Eastern Plays, Hans-Christian Schmid's Sturm and Philippe Lioret's Welcome, allow the EP to present three remarkable contemporary films which invite us as Europeans to reflect on our shared values and recent history.
EASTERN PLAYSKamen KALEV |
STURMHans-Christian Schmid |
WELCOMEPhilippe Lioret |
2009 LUX Prize - Programme of the Competition 
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LUX Daily Screenings: Watch & Vote!
During the competition (3-20 November), each of the three films will be screened daily in the LUX Theatre specially fitted out on Brussels EP premises (Vox Box, ASP, 3rd Floor). Members of the European Parliament are invited to watch the films and cast their votes electronically by 24 November. The film which receives the most votes will be awarded the 2009 LUX Prize on the following day, 25 November, at the Strasbourg Hemicycle.
2009 LUX Prize Key Dates
3-20 November | Daily screenings of the contending films |
3-24 November | Electronic vote |
10 November | Special LUX Caffé Debates: CineClubs with the film Directors, and World Premiere presentation of the 30-language DVD edition of the LUX Prize 2007 winner, with Fatih Akin and Hanna Schygulla. |
25 November | LUX Prize Award Ceremony |
About the LUX Prize
The LUX Prize (in Latin, lux means light) was established in 2007 as a representation of the support by the European Parliament for the European film industry and its many creative endeavours.
Through the LUX Prize, the European Parliament contributes to the breaking down of language barriers that too often hinder the circulation of films throughout Europe.
The LUX Prize's Stakes: 23 EU languages subtitling & EU-wide distribution
Similar to previous winners Auf der anderen Seite (2007) and Le silence de Lorna (2008), the 2009 LUX Prize winning film will benefit from the financial support of the European Parliament, consisting of:
- subtitling into the 23 official languages of the European Union, as well as an adaptation of the original version for the visually- or hearing-impaired,
- production of a 35-mm print per member state or the support of the subsequent DVD release.
More information about the LUX Prize: lux-prize@europarl.europa.eu