Greek film among five contenders for EU’s LUX Audience Award

A Greek co-production is among the five films nominated for the LUX Audience Award, which is organised by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy.

Sofia Exarchou's "Animal" is about a group of animateurs who spend an increasingly wild summer working at the Hotel Mirage, an all-inclusive island resort in Greece. Kalia is the leader of the pack. Paper decors, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia's struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.

The film, co-produced by Austria, Romania, Cyprus and Bulgaria, won the International Competition's Best Feature Film at the 64th Thessaloniki Film Festival in 2023.

The other nominated films are: "Dahomey," directed by Matti Diop (France, Senegal, Benin); ...