Luxembourg City Film Festival

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Luxembourg City Film Festival
Location Luxembourg
Established2011
DirectorsGeorges Santer, Glady Lazareff
Artistic directorAlexis Juncosa

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

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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. [1] From the start, its artistic director was Alexis Junkosa, [2] while Colette Flesch served as chair of the festival's board of directors. She stepped down in 2020 and was succeeded by Georges Santer. [3]

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. [4] [5] [6] 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. [7] In 2022, with the support of Luxembourg Aid & Development, the 2030 Award was established to honour the films which most powerfully illustrate issues of development or directors linked to the partner countries of the Luxembourg Cooperation. [8] [9]

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. [3]

In 2018, the festival had record attendance of 30,500 visitors. [1]

In 2022, MovieMaker ranked LuxFilmFest one of the 25 coolest film festivals in the world. [10]

Editions

The 11th edition ran from 4 to 14 March 2021. It was held in a hybrid format amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 4,200 viewers attended the physical screenings while 20,000 more viewers registered on the event's online platform. [11]

The 11th edition ran from 3 to 13 March 2022. [12] The 2030 Award by Luxembourg Aid & Development was launched that year. [13]

The 13th edition took place from 2 to 12 March 2023, featuring 256 screenings. [14] The Fipresci award was established that year. [15] Valentina Maurel's I Have Electric Dreams won the Grand Prix. [16]

2024

In 2024, the festival unspooled from 29 February to 10 March and attracted almost 20,000 visitors. The programm featured a retrospective of Gaspar Noé's films as well as a line-up of 123 movies. Nathalie Hertzberg, Marianne Slot, Vicky Krieps, Damián Szifron, and Sebastian Koch served on the international jury, presided by Ira Sachs. [17] [18] The Grand Prix as well as the FIPRESCI Award went to Terrestrial Verses by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami. The Documentary Award was given to Reas by Lola Arias, while the 2030 Award was given to The Echo by Tatiana Huezo. The Audience Award went to Gasoline Rainbow by Ross brothers. [8] Viggo Mortensen was honoured with a lifetime achievement award, he also presented his latest film The Dead Don’t Hurt. [9]

2025

The 15th edition is scheduled for 6-16 March 2025. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Interview with Alexis Juncosa, Artistic Director of the Luxembourg City Film Festival". Luxembourg. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. 1 2 Caillard, Guilhelm (2020-07-06). "The new Lux Film Lab is now up and running". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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