By creating the framework for a European public space, the LUX FILM PRIZE is a tool that shows the complexity of European identity, as it interprets and presents the realities of European successes and challenges. This year’s LUX Film Days will again take advantage of the cooperation between the European Parliament Information Offices and the Creative Europe MEDIA Desks, to strengthen visibility and broaden its audience.
The three films in the competition showcase an unpredictable variety of genre and tones:
Robin Campillo’s third film, BPM (Beats Per Minute) follows a group of Act Up activists who fight to make AIDS more visible in France in 1992 and encourage faster progress to be made in terms of research and prevention.
Amanda Kernell’s debut feature, Sámi Blood tells the vibrant tale of a young Lapp girl who dreams of a different life and distances herself from her community with great anguish, because of the racist attitudes they have to face.
Valeska Grisebach’s third feature, Western injects a story about German workers on a construction site for a hydroelectric power station in Bulgaria with ingredients from the cowboys-and-Indians classics, addressing the issues of economic immigration and integration.
