'Attenberg,' 'Kilimandjaro,' 'Play' chase Lux prize

The city -- Knowing has started for 3 films within the running for that European Parliament's 2011 Lux prize. In contention are Greek foreign-language Oscar hopeful "Attenberg" by Athina Rachel Tsangari, "L'ensemble des Neiges du Kilimandjaro" by French helmer Robert Guediguian and "Play" by Ruben Ostlund of Sweden. A 90-chair cinema continues to be built within the parliament's The city complex to screen the flicks. The 736 people of parliament possess a month to determine the flicks and election. The champion is going to be introduced in Strasbourg, the parliament's other location, on November. 16 The prize recognizes films that illustrate European values, cultural diversity or debate around the European project. The winning film is going to be subtitled in to the 23 official languages from the Eu, and it'll receive support because of its distribution within the 27 EU states. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com