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“Close” by Belgian director Lukas Dhont won the 2023 LUX European Audience Film Award on Tuesday, in a ceremony in the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Brussels.
The film, co-produced by Belgium, France and Netherlands, tells the story of an intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi. When their friendship is suddenly disrupted, Leo approaches Sophie, Remi’s mother, struggling to understand what has happened. “Close” is a film about friendship and responsibility.
The other four films shortlisted for the award were: [“Alcarràs”](https://luxaward.eu/en/movies/2023/alcarras/) by Spanish director Carla Simón, [“Burning Days”](https://luxaward.eu/en/movies/2023/burning-days/) by Turkish director Emin Alper, [“Will-o’-the-Wisp”](https://luxaward.eu/en/movies/2023/will-o-wisp/) by Portugese director João Pedro Rodrigues and [“Triangle of Sadness”](https://luxaward.eu/en/movies/2023/triangle-sadness/) by Swedish director Ruben Östlund.
The winning film was chosen by combining a public vote and a vote by MEPs, with each weighed at 50%. The awards platform received around 45,000 ratings (reviews on a scale going from one to five stars) from European viewers and 360 from MEPs.
Press conference and related events
Tune into our [Facebook live](https://m.facebook.com/europeanparliament) with the winner at 19:45 CET.
Further information
[LUX Audience Award portal](https://luxaward.eu/en)
[Free LUX award 2023 related photos and videos from EP Multimedia centre](https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/package/lux-award-2023_24801)
Agnese KRIVADE
Press Officer