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LUX PRIZE 2016

As I Open My Eyes, My Life as a Courgette, Toni Erdmann vie for the LUX Prize

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- This year’s Official Competition has been unveiled at the Venice Days press conference

As I Open My Eyes, My Life as a Courgette, Toni Erdmann vie for the LUX Prize

The 2016 LUX Film Prize has selected the three films in its Official Competition. The 10th-anniversary edition of the award will have Leyla Bouzid’s As I Open My Eyes [+see also:
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interview: Leyla Bouzid
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 (France/Tunisia/Belgium/United Arab Emirates), Claude Barras’ My Life as a Courgette [+see also:
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interview: Claude Barras
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 (Switzerland/France) and Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann [+see also:
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Q&A: Maren Ade
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 (Germany/Austria/Romania) as the final contenders. Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education Silvia Costa and Vice-President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani announced the titles in contention for the award today, at the Venice Days press conference.

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The three films were picked from the previously announced Official Selection, ten beautiful and socially engaged films focusing on current global issues, including some slightly more humorous, yet equally challenging titles (read more). 

The Venice Days (31 August-10 September), in collaboration with the Venice Film Market, will introduce the new edition by hosting the screening of the films in the Official Competition. Once again this year, the 28 Times Cinema initiative, in collaboration with Europa Cinemas and Cineuropa, will bring 28 young cinephiles to act as the jury for the Venice Days Award and take part in the LUX Film Prize experience, kicking off their role as LUX Ambassadors, in order to present the LUX Film Days in their respective countries.

From October to December, As I Open My EyesMy Life as a Courgette and Toni Erdmann will become the core of the 2016 LUX Film Days, and will be screened across 28 EU countries. Subtitled into the 24 official EU languages, Europeans will not only be able to discover them, but also to discuss the issues that they raise. Thus, by creating the framework for a European public space, the LUX Film Prize is again a tool that shows the complexity of a European identity, as it interprets and presents the realities of European successes and challenges.

This year’s LUX Film Days will also mark the beginning of cooperation between the European Parliament Information Offices and the Creative Europe MEDIA Desks, to strengthen visibility and broaden the audience. Moreover, to mark the 10th anniversary of the award, important European film professionals will join the Members of the European Parliament at a series of events in Brussels on 10 October. During the LUX Film Days, all 751 Members of the European Parliament will be invited to vote for one of the three films in competition. Finally, on 23 November, the award winner will be announced at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in the presence of the directors.

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