The winning film of the 2024 LUX Award will be announced in the Brussels Hemicycle, with representatives from the five nominated films and MEPs present.
The upcoming ceremony in the European Parliament will bring together MEPs, filmmakers, and citizens to celebrate the winning film selected by both MEPs and the audience.
If you wish to attend the ceremony, please register here before 8 April.
Around 1200 visitors registered for the 2023 award ceremony in the Brussels Hemicycle.
Watch and rate
The winner of the award is selected jointly by MEPs and the public through ratings, each accounting for 50% of the final result. European citizens are invited to rate the films out of five stars until 14 April 2024. To rate the films, visit the LUX Award website.
Background
The five films nominated for the 2024 award are “20 000 Species of Bees” by Spanish director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, “Fallen Leaves” by Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, “On the Adamant” by French director Nicolas Philibert, “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” by Estonian director Anna Hints, “The Teachers’ Lounge”, directed by Ilker Çatak and produced in Germany. Free photos and videos from the film screenings in Brussels are available here.
The LUX European Audience Film Award has been awarded by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, in partnership with the European Commission and the Europa Cinemas network, since 2020. The award helps to promote and distribute European films with high artistic quality that reflect cultural diversity and touch upon topics of common concern, such as democracy, human dignity, equality, non-discrimination, inclusion, tolerance, justice and solidarity.
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