ANIMAL, DAHOMEY, FLOW, INTERCEPTED and JULIE KEEPS QUIET have been shortlisted for the 2025 Lux European Audience Film Award.
The European Film Academy reveals the nominations for LUX – The European Audience Film Award, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas. The five shortlisted films were announced today during an announcement event at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
These are the five nominated films:ANIMAL directed by Sofia Exarchou (Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria)
DAHOMEY directed by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benin)
FLOW directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium)
INTERCEPTED directed by Oksana Karpovych (Canada, France, Ukraine)
JULIE KEEPS QUIET directed by Leonardo van Dijl (Belgium, Sweden)Next steps
The winner of the LUX Audience Award is chosen jointly by citizens across the EU and by MEPs. A platform to rate the nominated films will be open from 18 September until April 2025. The winner will be announced in April 2025 at a ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels, in the presence of the representatives of the finalist films. Between September 2024 and April 2025, screenings and debates about the films will be organised by the Parliament together with MEPs.
Background
Since 2020, the LUX Audience Award has been awarded by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, in partnership with the European Commission and the Europa Cinemas network. It fosters dialogue and engagement between politics and the public through the medium of film. The nominated films address European values and raise awareness about some of today’s main social and political issues such as mental health, poverty, climate change, freedom of expression, gender equality, LGBTIQ+ rights.
During the competition period, the European Parliament organises free screenings across the 27 Member States for the five nominated films that were selected by a panel of film professionals from across the EU. In the 2024 edition of the Award, more than 700 screenings of the shortlisted films were organised, with debates involving more than 70,000 audience members. The Award is complemented by the Young Talent Programme, which was launched on 16 September 2024, to engage young cinema professionals in the promotion of European values and the LUX Audience Award project.
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The European Film Academy seeks to support and connect its 4,600 members and celebrates and promotes their work. Its aims are to share knowledge and to educate audiences of all ages about European cinema. Positioning itself as a leading organization and facilitating crucial debates within the industry, the Academy strives to unite everyone who loves European cinema, culminating annually in the Month of European Film and the European Film Awards, by including European film heritage in its portfolio and by expanding its focus on young audiences through the European Film Club.
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