LËTZEBUERGER FILMPRÄIS 2021
Following the postponement of the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis 2020 because of the health crisis, the Filmakademie and the Film Fund Luxembourg have announced that the next awards ceremony will take place on Friday 26 November 2021 at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg. For its 9th edition, the ceremony will be adapted to the health measures in force at the time.
All the prize categories, as well as the productions and people eligible, can be consulted at www.filmprais.lu/eligibles2021. Voting will open on 15 September 2021!
To be able to vote, you must be a member of the Filmakademie (conditions and procedures under https://filmprais.lu/news/inscription-des-membres.
The Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis 2021 introduces a number of major new features, including :
THE INTRODUCTION OF TWO-ROUND VOTING
The two-round voting system brings the Filmakademie into line with other European film academies and the Oscars. Previously, a pre-selection committee chose the nominees for the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis; the members of the Filmakademie then voted in a single round to decide the winner of each award.
From now on, it is the members themselves who vote from among all the eligible productions, in the first round. This first round of voting now determines the nominations.
Members then vote in a second round to determine the winner in each award category. Those with the most votes will be awarded the Filmpräis 2021.
The very notion of "nomination" takes on its full value and prestige here, since it is made by all the members of the Academy, and the number of nominees per category is limited to a maximum of five.
The nominations will be announced at a press conference in the autumn.
NEW PRIZE CATEGORIES
In response to requests and developments in the sector, the Filmakademie's Board of Directors has decided to add new categories, namely :
- The Best Music Award.
- The Best Actress Prize, introduced at the last edition, has been split into two, becoming the Best Actress Prize and the Best Actor Prize.
- Prize for the best XR* (extended reality) work
*This is the only prize that is not voted on by Academy members, but by an ad hoc jury.
At the 2021 event, the following prizes will be awarded 14 prices following :
- Prize for the best Luxembourg feature-length fiction or animation film
- Prize for the best co-produced feature-length fiction or documentary film,
- Prize for the best co-produced animated feature film
- Prize for the best fiction or documentary short film
- Best animated short film
- Prize for best feature-length documentary
- Prize for the best fiction or documentary TV and new media production
- Prize for best TV and new media animation production
- Award for Best Actress
- Best performance by an actor
- Prize for the best creative contribution in a work of fiction or documentary
- Prize for the best creative contribution in a feature-length animated film
- Best music award
- Prize for the best XR* work
The Filmpräis 2021 regulations can be consulted here : https://filmprais.lu/storage/app/uploads/public/608/fdc/323/608fdc323772f975494926.pdf
A NEW WEBSITE
The Filmpräis now has its own website, developed in collaboration with bunkerpalace : www.filmprais.lu. It is intended to evolve as news and announcements are made.
OTHER INFORMATION
The Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis 2021 is organised jointly by the Film Fund, which is responsible for organising the awards ceremony, and the Filmakademie, which is in charge of organising the voting.
The members of the Filmakademie are the Grand Duchy's film and audiovisual professionals. In addition to the members of the founding associations, all those involved in the film and audiovisual industry, including, more broadly, managers of cultural film institutes, specialist teachers, film critics, festival managers and cinema exhibitors, have the opportunity to join the Academy at any time.
The Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis trophy is created and handcrafted by the Luxembourg artist Patricia LippertEach statuette is unique.
