The Luxembourg City Film Festival celebrated its 15th edition this year, drawing around 21,000 visitors and closing with a star-studded ceremony at Kinepolis Kirchberg on 15 March.
The Luxembourg City Film Festival marked its 15th edition this year, drawing around 21,000 visitors.
The closing ceremony, held on Saturday evening at Kinepolis in Kirchberg, saw nine prestigious awards presented to the winners, with The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureşanu claiming the coveted Grand Prix and the International Critic’s Prize.
The festival, which ran from 6 March until Saturday, featured a wide array of films. In addition to Mureşanu's double win, The Village Next to Paradise by Mo Harawe also garnered attention, receiving both a Special Mention and the 2030 Award from Luxembourg Aid&Development.
Here is a full list of the winners and special mentions:
- Grand Prix (By Orange): The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureşanu
Special Mention: The Village Next to Paradise by Mo Harawe - Documentary Prize (By BGL BNP PARIBAS): The Landscape and The Fury by Nicole Vögele
- 2030 Award (Luxembourg Aid&Development): The Village Next to Paradise by Mo Harawe
- Public Prize (By Orange): Went Up the Hill by Samuel Van Grinsven
- International Critic's Prize: The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureşanu
- Best Immersive Experience Prize: Champ De Bataille/Battlefield by François Vautier
- Special Mention: Ito Meikyu by Boris Labbé
- Young Jury Prize (By Kinepolis): Home Game by Lidija Zelovic
- School Jury Prize: Sieger Sein by Soleen Yusef
- Special Mention: Young Hearts by Anthony Schatteman
- Children's Jury Prize: Grüsse vom Mars by Sarah Winkenstett
