Prix Lumière

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Prix Lumière
Awarded for Excellence in Francophone Cinema
Country France
Presented by Press Association
First awarded 1935
Official website www.academielumieres.com/

The Prix Lumière (English: Lumière Price) are French film awards given annually since 1935, dicontinued since 1985 and redliverd since 1996. They award the best in the French-speaking cinema of the previous year and are organized by the Academie des Lumières together over 200 representatives of the international press based in Paris. Today is regarded as one of most prestigious French film industry awards, is the Golden Globes Awards equivalent.

History

The original Prix Louis Lumière, named for the film pioneer Louis Lumière, was first given in 1935, awarded by a jury of the Academie Nationale. The prize was discontinued in 1985.[1] After an 11 year hiatus the new Prix Lumière was initiated in 1996 by producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier and Newsweek's Paris correspondent Edward Behr. Their idea was to replicate the Golden Globes given by the foreign press in Hollywood.[2]

Background

Directve Board

The president of the academy is Grazyna Arata, the vice-presidents are Pauline Guilmot and Denitza Bantcheva, and the general secretary is Michela Secci.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Tad Bentley Hammer International film prizes: an encyclopedia - 1991 Page 148 "PRIX LOUIS LUMIERE 1934-1984 Introduced in 1935 by a jury of the prestigious French National Academy, the Prix Lumière, named for the famous film pioneer Louis Lumière, was until its demise in 1985 the oldest film prize given in France. Among its recipients can be found some of the greatest names in French and world cinema, as well as some relatively obscure filmmakers.
  2. ↑ L'Académie des Lumières "À l'image des Golden Globe Awards décernés chaque année par l'Association de la presse étrangère de Hollywood, l'Académie des Lumières veut souligner le grand intérêt que porte au cinéma français la presse internationale largement représentée à Paris."
  3. ↑ http://www.academielumieres.com/contactez-nous.ws


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