LUX Film Prize 2016 – ‘Toni Erdmann’

The German-Austrian-Romanian co-production 'Toni Erdmann' won the 2016 European Parliament LUX Prize, it was announced at the ceremony on 23 November 2016.

The film explores a complex relationship between a father and daughter in contemporary corporate culture.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: LUX Prize: Ten years of support for EU cinema http://www.europeansources.info/record/lux-prize-ten-years-of-support-for-eu-cinema/

European Parliament: Press Release, 23.11.16: Lux Prize winner: 'I am happy that I am a European film maker' http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161118STO51799/

Euronews, 23.11.16: European Parliament politics cast aside for LUX Prize ceremony http://www.euronews.com/2016/11/23/european-parliament-politics-cast-aside-for-lux-prize-ceremony

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