Ceremony award of the Lux Prize celebrating the best of European cinema during the plenary session of December in Strasbourg. Statement by Martin SCHULZ, EP President on the Lux Prize and the European cinema industry. Martin SCHULZ announcing that the award goes to Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI for his film 'Ida'. Statement by Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI, winner of the 2014 Lux Prize.

Strasbourg

ceremony

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

LUX Cinema Prize 2014 (T)

LUX Prize 2014: extracts from the ceremony

Exterior view of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium

Ambience of the plenary chamber before the ceremony

Cutaway of the winner and finalist prizes

EP President Martin SCHULZ entering the hemicycle

Announcement of the three finalist and their entrance into the hemicycle (13 shots)

President Martin SCHULZ about to take the floor

<p>SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ , President of the European Parliament: "It is a pleasure for me that the Lux Prize can be handed out today for the 8th time. Even for the 2014 Lux Prize we have three very special films nominated."</p>

SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ , President of the European Parliament: "Over the last few weeks these very interesting films were showed in 28 countries. We are very pleased to see that many people followed the Lux Prize awards. Thanks to the nomination of these three films we could contribute to overcoming the linguistic barriers".

SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ , President of the European Parliament: "Fortunately, film is a tradition in Europe. This is certainly true in the case of these films, not just because of the plurality or the differences which exist in our continent. "

<p>EP President handing the award and shaking hands with the winner</p>

SOUNDBITE (English), Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI, winner of the 2014 Lux Prize: Ii am very honor to be here and to receive this award for 'Ida'. It comes three days after our film also won the main prize at the European Film Academy in Riga which makes it, I suppose, officially the most European film this year."

SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ , President of the European Parliament: "The winner is 'Ida' by Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI".

SOUNDBITE (English), Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI, winner of the 2014 Lux Prize: "It has help thousands of Europeans to share in a common language, the language of emotions that films can still arouse. Thank you very much."