Arts

‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ wins Parliament’s #LuxFilmPrize2019
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, by director Teona Mitevska, wins the 2019 Lux Film Prize God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, by Teona Mitevska, has won the 13th LUX Film Prize, President Sassoli announced in Strasbourg on Wednesday (27 November). President Sassoli congratulated the three finalists and said: “It is not always easy to […]

Tsinandali Festival a wonderful shop window for Georgia
Former soviet bloc country Georgia has a unique heritage which is now being used to enrich its modern appeal. Georgian wine is known for its excellence the world over, and it is believed that viniculture originated in what is now Georgia in pre-Roman times. Tsinandali is a fine wine producing estate which dates back to […]

#LUXPrize2019 – Discover the finalists competing for Parliament’s film award
The three films competing for Parliament’s 2019 LUX Film Prize are: Cold Case Hammarskjöld; God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya; and The Realm. The three films shortlisted for the 2019 LUX Film Prize This year’s shortlist for the LUX Film Prize was unveiled at a press conference in Rome on 23 July. The three finalists […]

At #Easter mass, Parisians pray for swift restoration of #Notre-Dame
With no cathedral to go to, hundreds of Parisians gathered for Easter Sunday (21 April) mass at the smaller Saint-Eustache catholic church on the city’s right bank, and prayed for the swift restoration of Notre-Dame after its devastating fire, write Michaela Cabrera and Noémie Olive. The archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, began the service by drawing a parallel […]

#Brexit: Theresa May makes a statement to the House of Commons
Following her meeting in Brussels with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, Theresa May gave a statement to the House of Commons on the withdrawal agreement with the European Union. A 26-page political declaration was leaked earlier today. The document sets out the draft framework for the future EU-UK relationship and is set to be considered by EU […]

Story of #SalvatorMundi exposes true face of art business
At a certain point, the story of the discovery of a long lost Leonardo masterpiece looks like a Hollywood movie – seemingly as if taken directly out of a Dan Brown book. And then there is the dirty and unpleasant part of the story, the one associated with the sale of the painting. The latter […]

#LuxPrize2018 – Discover the finalists competing for Parliament’s film award
The three finalists for the 2018 Lux Film Prize The three films competing for the 2018 LUX Film Prize are: Styx, The other Side of Everything, and Woman at War. This year’s shortlist for the Lux Film Prize was unveiled at a press conference in Rome on 24 July. The three finalists for the Parliament’s […]