Since 2007, the European Parliament has been awarding the annual LUX Film Prize with the aim of boosting circulation of European films across European cinemas and encouraging dialogue and discussion on important social issues in all European countries.

The European Parliament's initiative, which aims to promote cultural and linguistic diversity, as enshrined in Article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (“The Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity”), will go one step further this year by honouring one of the most crucial subjects in European history and culture.

The LUX Film Days project aims to bring the screenings of the finalists (subtitled in the 24 official languages of the EU) of the LUX Film Prize Official Competition closer to European citizens across all 28 countries of the European Union.

The European Parliament’s LUX Film Prize is a permanent feature of numerous European films festivals, including the Berlin (Berlinale), Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight), Karlovy Vary, Venice (Venice Days), Sofia, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Vienna (Viennale), Tallinn (Black Nights), Cork, Bratislava and Seville film festivals. Starting in 2015, partnership has also been established with the Ljubljana International Film Festival – Liffe. 

More on the LUX Film Prize at www.luxprize.eu and www.europarl.si

Več o filmski nagradi LUX na www.luxprize.eu in www.europarl.si

LUX 2016 finalists at the 27^th Liffe Festival

Complimentary screenings

TUE, 15 November, at 19.30, Kosovel Hall, CD

As I Open My Eyes (À peine j'ouvre les yeux), by Lajla Buzid; France, Tunisia, Belgium, United Arab Emirates 

FRI, 18 November, at 11.00, Kosovel Hall, CD 

My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de courgette), by Claude Barras; Switzerland, France

SUN, 20 November, at 20.45, Kosovel Hall, CD 

Toni Erdmann, by Maren Ade; Germany, Austria, Romania

Kosovel Hall, free tickets