Lumière Festival
Annual film festival held in Lyon, France
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The Lumière Festival (French: Festival Lumière), also called the Grand Lyon Film Festival or Lumière Film Festival, is an annual film festival held each October in the Metropolis of Lyon, France, since 2009. The festival is named in honor of the Lumière brothers, who invented the Cinématographe motion picture system in 1895, and is organized by the Institut Lumière.
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 Entrance to L'Amphithéâtre 3000 in Lyon for the presentation of the 2022 Lumière Award to filmmaker Tim Burton | |
| Location | Metropolis of Lyon, France |
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| Founded | 2009 |
| Hosted by | Institut Lumière |
| Website | www |
The festival focuses on the history of cinema with the line-up dedicated to the works of the past through restored prints, retrospectives and tributes.[1] The Lumière Award (Prix Lumière), an award that recognizes the achievement and contributions of an international film personality, is also presented annually at the festival.[2]
Lumière Award recipients
| Year | Recipient | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Clint Eastwood | [3] |
| 2010 | Miloš Forman | [4] |
| 2011 | Gérard Depardieu | [5] |
| 2012 | Ken Loach | [6] |
| 2013 | Quentin Tarantino | [7] |
| 2014 | Pedro Almodóvar | [2] |
| 2015 | Martin Scorsese | [8] |
| 2016 | Catherine Deneuve | [9] |
| 2017 | Wong Kar-wai | [10] |
| 2018 | Jane Fonda | [11] |
| 2019 | Francis Ford Coppola | [12] |
| 2020 | Dardenne brothers | [13] |
| 2021 | Jane Campion | [14] |
| 2022 | Tim Burton | [15] |
| 2023 | Wim Wenders | [16] |
| 2024 | Isabelle Huppert | [17] |
| 2025 | Michael Mann | [18] |
| 2026 | Joel & Ethan Coen | [19] |
