On 9 June 2022, President Roberta Metsola awarded the 2022 LUX European Audience Film Award to “Quo vadis, Aida?” by Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić, who was accompanied by Munira Subašić , a survivor of the Srebrenica genocide and president of the Mothers of Srebrenica Association.
<p>“Quo vadis, Aida?”, by Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić, was produced by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Netherlands, France, Poland, Norway, Germany, Romania and Turkey. Aida is a translator for the peacekeeping forces in the summer of 1995, in Srebrenica. Her family is among the thousands of civilians seeking shelter in the UN camp. Aida learns that a terrible fate awaits her family and people, but can she do anything to stop it?
</p><p>The other two films shortlisted for the award were: Flee by Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Great Freedom by Austrian director Sebastian Meise.
</p><p>The winning film was chosen by combining a public vote and a vote by MEPs, with each weighed at 50%. The audience vote was open until 25 May, and MEPs could vote until 7 June.
</p><p>Since 2020, the LUX European Audience Film Award has been awarded by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy.
</p><p>Through its film prize, Parliament has been supporting the distribution of European films since 2007, by providing subtitles in 24 EU languages for the films in final contention.
</p><p>The European Commission and Europa Cinemas network are also partners in the LUX Award.
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