YOUNG TALENT PROGRAMME APPLICATION
- Directors Guild of Cyprus
- Jun 27
- 2 min read
LUX AUDIENCE AWARD YOUNG TALENT PROGRAMME 2025 / 2026
The LUX Audience Award Young Talent Programme offers an exciting opportunity for young professional in the film industry. It aims at training and engaging 27 young cinema professionals — representing all EU Member States — to support the promotion of the LUX Audience Award and the core values of the European Union through European cinema.
The European Parliament and Europa Cinemas will together select one young professional per EU country through this open application process promoted among European cinemas from various
exhibitors' organisations.
The selected young talents will attend a fully funded programme in Strasbourg from Monday, 6 to Thursday, 9 October 2025.
The programme will include informative sessions with key partners, stakeholders, and relevant film organisations (filmmakers, distributors, producers, critics, etc.) about the European Parliament and the Lux Audience Award.
By leveraging the passion and creativity of the selected young cinema professionals, the programme aims to elevate the profile of the LUX Audience Award and foster a greater appreciation and visibility of the selected films among audiences and film professionals.
The objectives of the programme include:
Increasing the visibility of the LUX Audience Award and its nominated films throughout the EU;
Providing young professionals in the film industry with the opportunity to contribute to the promotion of European Cinema and Values;
Fostering collaboration among national cinema sectors, EPLOs, and local communities to strengthen cultural dialogue and European identity
To be eligible to participate in the LUX Audience Award Young Talent Programme, candidates must meet all of the following requirements at the time of application:
Be a permanent resident of an EU Member State, and if selected, be able to provide a valid departure address located within the EU (excluding outermost regions and overseas territories).
Be between 18 and 35 years of age.
Be a permanent employee, or hold a long-term contract for at least the full duration of the LUX Audience Award communication campaign (October 2025 – June 2026), with a cinema or recognised film exhibition organisation operating within the European Union.
Be employed in roles directly connected to cinema exhibition, programming, communication, marketing, social media, film education, or audience outreach and development.
Be available to fully participate in both modules of the Programme: Training module taking place in Strasbourg in October 2025 Communication campaign module consisting of national engagement and communication activities taking place between October 2025 and June 2026.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, July 6, 2025.
The selection and preparation process will take place in July, please remain available during this period. https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/9009b6d9-8bf3-759d-55b3-1c02d648a4ab
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