Seminar for journalists

European Parliament film prize − LUX Prize

Award of LUX Prize 2013

European Parliament, Strasbourg, 10-11 December 2013

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FIRST DRAFT PROGRAMME

LUX Prize 2013 competing films:

"Miele” by Valeria Golino (Italy, France)

"The Broken Circle Breakdown” (Alabama Monroe) by Felix van Groeningen (Belgium)

"The Selfish Giant" by Clio Barnard (United Kingdom)

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Programme of events

Tuesday 10 December

Arrival of invited journalists in Strasbourg*. For Bilateral interviews with directors, please contact

18.00 Cocktail at the European parliament ( place tbc)

20.00 Cinema UGC - Screening of The Broken Circle Breakdown ( ALABAMA Monroe) (OV with FR subtitles) in the presence of Felix van Groeningen (to attend the free screening, contact ; )

Wednesday 11 December

08.00 Arrival of invited journalists at press entrance, Louise Weiss building, EP, Strasbourg

08.30 - 11.00 Seminar for journalists - Room LOW R.1.1 (Louise Weiss building)

08.30 -9.15 Panel 1: Discussion with MEPs

Clap on Cultural Diversity: can cinema be a vector for communicating on European Values?

Moderator: Peter Paul Huth ZDF 3SAT, member of the LUX Prize Selection Panel

- Doris Pack (EPP, DE), chair of EP Committee on Culture and Education

- Isabelle Durant (Greens/EFA, BE), EP Vice-President responsible for LUX Prize

- Alberto Barbera (IT) , Artistic Director of Mostra internazionale del Cinema di Venezia

9.15 -9.30 Q&A session

9.35 -10.15 Panel 2: Film distribution across European linguistic barriers.

New Initiatives and Technologies to make films travelling across borders (LUX FILM DAYS, EC initiatives, ARTE)

Moderator: Roberto Olla, Executive Director of Eurimages

- Veronique Cayla, Director of ARTE

- Silvia Costa (S&D, IT) EP rapporteur on Creative Europe

- Xavier Troussard (EC, head of Unit for Creative Europe)

- Claud Eric Poireaux, CEO of EUROPA CINEMAS NETWORK /

Or Cristian Mungiu/ Jakub Duszinsky EUROPA DISTRIBUTION, respectively honorary president and vice president

10.15 -11.00 Panel 3: European fears and desires on the silver screen: focus on the 3 films of the LUX Prize Competition

Moderator: Roberto Olla, Executive Director of Eurimages

-Clio Barnard, Director of “The Selfish Giant”

- Valeria Golino, Director of " Miele "

-Felix van Groeningen,Ddirector of "The Broken Circle Breakdown "

11.00-11.15 Q&A session

11.45 - 12:10 AWARD CEREMONY in Plenary Chamber (to be viewed from the Press Gallery)

Announcement of winning film and presentation of Prize to the winning director by EP President Martin Schulz

12.20 - 13.00 Bilateral interviews with winner director please contact

15.00 Press conference with MEPs and film directors

20.00 Cinema UGC- Screening of "The Selfish Giant" (to attend the free screening, contact ; address: 25, route du Rhin - Strasbourg)