Lumière Film Festival facts for kids
| Location | Lyon Metropolis, France |
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| Founded | 2009 |
The Lumière Film Festival is a yearly movie event. It takes place every October in Lyon Metropolis, France. This festival started in 2009. It is named after the famous Lumière Brothers. They invented the Cinematography (moving pictures) in Lyon way back in 1895. The Institut Lumière organizes this special festival.
The festival is all about the history of movies. It shows older films, often with restored prints. This means the old movies have been cleaned up to look like new. The festival also has retrospectives, which are special showings of many films by one director or actor. They also hold tributes to honor important people in the film world.
The Lumière Award
The Lumière Award (also called Prix Lumière) is a very important prize. It is given out every year at the festival. This award celebrates a person from the international film world. It recognizes their amazing achievements and contributions to movies. Many famous directors and actors have received this award.
Who has won the Lumière Award?
Some of the well-known people who have received the Lumière Award include:
- 2009: Clint Eastwood, a famous American actor and director.
- 2013: Quentin Tarantino, a well-known American director.
- 2015: Martin Scorsese, another very famous American director.
- 2016: Catherine Deneuve, a legendary French actress.
- 2018: Jane Fonda, a celebrated American actress.
- 2019: Francis Ford Coppola, the director of many classic American films.
- 2022: Tim Burton, known for his unique and imaginative movies.
