Luxembourg City Film Festival (''LuxFilmFest'') is an annual film festival in

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Luxembourg City Film Festival was launched in 2011, it is the country's official film festival and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and the City of Luxembourg. From the start, its artistic director was Alexis Junkosa, while Colette Flesch served as chair of the festival's board of directors. She stepped down in 2020 and was succeeded by Georges Santer. The festival sections include ''Grand Prix'' competition with an award coming with a €10000 prize, ''Documentary Prize'' competition with a prize of €5000, and an out-of-competition segment ''Made in Luxembourg''. The festival also hosts LUXFILMFEST FABRIC (masterclasses and workshops), LUXFILMFEST CLUB, and Virtual Reality Pavilion. The Crème Fraîche competition targets the audience between 12 and 25 and ultra-short 90-second films and scripts. The winner gets to produce his project under the national youth service. Apart from the main festival events, the team manages numerous one-off screenings and outside activities, including the Young Audience Award in collaboration with the European Film Academy, the Holocaust Memorial Day, etc. In 2018, the festival had record attendance of 30,500 visitors.

Editions

The 11th edition ran from 4 to 14 March 2021. It was held in a hybrid format amidst the

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pandemic, more than 4,200 viewers attended the physical screenings while 20,000 more viewers registered on the event's online platform. The 11th edition ran from 3 to 13 March 2022. The ''2030 Award'' by Luxembourg Aid & Development was launched that year. The 13th edition took place from 2 to 12 March 2023, featuring 256 screenings. The

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award was established that year. Valentina Maurel's ''I Have Electric Dreams'' won the Grand Prix.

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