Reasonable ticket prices may draw in bigger audiences in the US, but world renowned European film festivals put Europe's prolific cinema scene in the limelight each year.

Europe's love affair with cinema

Europeans love cinema  and cinema is also European.

The Berlinale in Germany,  the Cannes festival in France

The European Parliament itself  also awards a film prize each year

to a European film,  known as the Lux Prize.

After India,  the EU produces the most films

In 2013, 1,546 feature films  were made in total.

The other major producers  are in Nigeria, the US and China.

If we compare the number of tickets sold  in proportion to the population,

the Americans  are the most avid cinema goers.

Indians have half the appetite,  and Europeans still a bit less.

Maybe it’s due to the price of tickets!

For an evening screening, people in  Sweden have to pay €11.20 on average.

it’s around €10 in Denmark and Finland.

For a cheaper cinema trip,  head to Croatia, Romania or Lithuania

And if you haven’t seen  the best European films.

Sergio Leone’s  'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly';

more recently, 'The Pianist'  by Roman Polanski;

and 'Life is Beautiful' by Roberto Benigni.