06/07/2023 - 27 young film lovers will visit the Lido as part of the initiative organised by the Giornate degli Autori, the LUX Audience Award and Europa Cinemas, in collaboration with Cineuropa

This year will mark the 14th edition of the 27 Times Cinema project, which welcomes 27 young cinephiles from all EU countries to the Lido during the Venice International Film Festival (30 August-9 September). The initiative is a joint effort organised by the Giornate degli Autori, the European Parliament's LUX Audience Award and Europa Cinemas, in collaboration with Cineuropa.

The aim of the project remains the same: gathering European film lovers, all aged 18 to 25, to constitute the only official jury for the Giornate degli Autori (Venice’s parallel sidebar), in charge of assigning the GdA Director's Award, which carries a cash prize of €20,000 to be split between the director and the distributor of the winning film.

During their stay at the Lido the 27 Times Cinema participants will report on the films and events they attend through articles and interviews that will be published on Cineuropa's 27 Times Cinema blog. After the festival, these young jurors will take on the role of ambassadors for the LUX Audience Award, contributing as influencers and promoting the nominated titles (to be unveiled during the European Film Awards) both on social media and in their respective cinemas back home (all part of the Europa Cinemas network).

It is worth noting that 2024 will also be the year of the next European elections. The ambassadors will play an essential role in supporting the institutional election campaign of the European Parliament among their networks.

The participants are:

Joshua Jagersberger (Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria) (read more)
Klaas Mertens (Sphinx Cinema, Ghent, Belgium) (read more)
Svetla Sarieva (Cultural Centre G8, Sofia, Bulgaria) (read more)
Lucija Mijatović (Kino Urania, Osijek, Croatia) (read more)
Georgiana Ioannou (Rialto Theatre, Limassol, Cyprus) (read more)
Tomáš Payer (Scala, Brno, Czech Republic) (read more)
Maya Jørgensen (Grand Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark) (read more)
Joonas Lass (Tartu Elektriteater, Tartu, Estonia) (read more)
Myrsky Vederhorn (Kino Iiris, Lahti, Finland) (read more)
Axelle Jean (Cinéma Le Méliès, Montreuil, France) (read more)
Rahel Jung (Atlantis, Mannheim, Germany) (read more)
Glykeria Pappa (Mikrokosmos, Athens, Greece) (read more)
Mila Taraczky (Tisza Mozi, Szolnok, Hungary) (read more)
Eamon Hughes (Irish Film Institute, Dublin, Ireland) (read more)
Cecilia Volpi (Cinema Beltrade, Milano, Italy) (read more)
Nikita Trojanskis (Splendid Palace, Riga, Latvia) (read more)
Marija Mireckaitė (Skalvijos Kino Centras, Vilnius, Lithuania) (read more)
Esther Gaspart (Utopia, Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (read more)
Miguel Formosa (Cinema Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, Malta) (read more)
Luca Deutinger (Rialto, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (read more)
Agnieszka Gryz (Kino Pod Baranami, Krakow, Poland) (read more)
Marta Belinha (Trindade, Porto, Portugal) (read more)
Dora Leu (Cinema Muzeul Taranului, Bucharest, Romania) (read more)
Pau Canivell (Renoir, Madrid, Spain) (read more)
Manca Cerar (Mestni kino Domzale, Domzale, Slovenia) (read more)
Adam Pavlovic (Cinema Lumière, Bratislava, Slovakia) (read more)
Agnes Athley (Biografen Zita, Stockholm, Sweden) (read more)