Films from Hungary, Lithuania, and Romania are among the ten films selected to compete for the European Parliament's LUX Prize,
The Central European films in cometition are: Bibliothèque Pascal by Szabolcs Hajdu, a coproduction from Hungary, Germany, United Kingdom, Romania: and Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honour) by Calin Peter Netzer, a coproduction from Germany, Romania.
A short-list of at least three films will be announced on July 27. The LUX Prize will be awarded on November 24 in Strassbourg.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.