The European Film Academy Lux Award is a prize given to a competing film by the
European Parliament
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and the
European Film Academy
The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.
The Academy—under the name of European Cinema Soci ...
. It is one of the
European Film Awards
The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most ...
, which were established to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. Previously known as the People's Choice Award for Best European Film, it was first awarded in 1997 with
Peter Cattaneo
Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker.
Life and career
Cattaneo was brought up in T ...
's film ''
The Full Monty
''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is s ...
'' being the first recipient of the award. It was named Best European Director from 1998 to 2005. It changed to its current name in 2020, when the European Parliament became partly responsible for the management of the award, replacing the former
Lux Prize.
The award is aimed at highlighting films which help to raise awareness of
socio-political
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issues in Europe and to publicise and encourage distribution of
European films in the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
and throughout the world. As of the
2021 ceremony, ''
Collective
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'' is the most recent winner.
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
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Lux Prize
References
External links
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Lux Award
Awards established in 1997
Awards for best film
Lists of films by award
Audience awards