Twenty-eight countries, more than 50 cities, subtitles in the 24 official EU languages, three films and only one winner. These are the figures for the LUX Prize Official Competition, a project that has spawned the LUX Film Days, aimed at bringing Europe together in the name of cinema. The competition also involves three simultaneous screenings of the films in the running in different European countries. Moreover, a Q&A session will follow every screening. People will be able to ask questions live via Facebook, on the LUX account, and via the LUX channel on YouTube. Viewers will also play an active role in deciding the winner of the LUX Prize Audience Mention, casting their ballot for the feature they enjoyed the most. Click here for more information about the vote.

Yesterday, Robin Campillo’s BPM (Beats Per Minute) [+lee también:
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entrevista: Arnaud Valois
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Today, it’s the turn of Western [+lee también:
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entrevista: Jonas Dornbach
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The last screenings will be the ones of director Amanda Kernell’s Sámi Blood [+lee también:
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entrevista: Amanda Kernell
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The name of the LUX Prize Audience Mention winner will be unveiled at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2018.

For the complete agenda of screenings, including the simultaneous ones, please click here.