Prix Lumière
The Prix Lumière (also Trophée Lumière Lumière Award or ) is a after the Lumière brothers named and conferred annually in Paris since 1996 Film Awards. The prize is awarded by the Académie Lumière, the jury consists of more than 200 representatives of foreign media. The award ceremony takes place each between mid-January and late February. In contrast to the somewhat later awarded the César award is aimed exclusively at films from the French -speaking world.
Was launched in 1995 by the price American journalist Edward Behr and the French film producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier. As a model of the Golden Globe Award, which is awarded annually by international media representatives in Los Angeles served.
Categories
The Prix Lumière is awarded in a total of eight categories. Like the better-known film award Oscar or the French César five nominations are pronounced in each category in which the winner is selected.
The award for best French-language film is awarded for films that were produced outside France in the French language. This category replaced the 1996 to 2002 awarded award for best foreign film ( Prix Lumière du meilleur film- étranger ).
Since 2006, the French television channel TV5 Monde also donated a special prize Prix du public mondial.