The LUX Audience Award is taking another step forward in its promotion of European cinema, embracing the multifaceted nature of the new prize. The LUX Film Days are currently under way, with screenings of the three nominated titles (Another Round [+lire aussi :
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interview : Bartosz Bielenia
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Among the different personalities who are taking part in this initiative, under the question "Why is European cinema so special to you?", we find Portuguese-Guinean actor Welket Bungué, star of the Berlin competition title Berlin Alexanderplatz [+lire aussi :
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fiche film]. These talents are joined by various members of the European institutions, such as President of the European Parliament David Maria Sassoli (Italy), Chair of the Culture Committee Sabine Verheyen (Germany) and EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton (France). Apart from the European stars and politicians, the videos also highlight the importance of engaging with the younger generations by featuring various members of the 27 Times Cinema project, young film lovers who attended the Venice International Film Festival as part of the official jury for the Giornate degli Autori section: Bo Alfaro Decreton (Belgium), Mia Sherry (Ireland), Rowan Stol (Netherlands) and Alžběta Preissová (Czech Republic).

These clips will be subtitled in 24 languages and will later be featured on ARTE TV as the opening videos for its online programming, from mid-April until 6 May, thus boosting the reach of the award among European audiences.

All of the information about the upcoming screenings of the three finalists can be found at luxaward.eu.