The winner of the 2011 LUX film Prize is "Les neiges du Kilimandjaro" by Robert Guédiguian. The award has been granted by the European Parliament to this film that questions the injustices of today's societies and their political and trade union conflicts, and makes a plea for tolerance.

"Les neiges du Kilimandjaro" a film directed by Robert Guédiguian wins the 2011 LUX film prize. The film has been awarded because it questions the injustices of today's societies and their political and trade union conflicts, and makes a plea for tolerance. The other two finalists were "Attenberg" (Greece) by Athina Rachel Tsangari and "Play", (Sweden-France-Denmark). All of them were annonced in July 2011.

At the ceremony held during the EP's plenary, Jerzy Buzek European Parliament's President highlighted that the LUX film prize serves as a reminder that what unites Europeans is stronger than what divides us. It reminds us that the values, freedoms and indeed self-criticisms we share, are worth fighting for. He also assures that the Prize reminds us that European movies have nothing to envy non-European productions.

Since its creation in 2007, the European Parliament's LUX prize is awarded each year to films illustrating values that constitute European identity, the diversity of cultures in Europe or debate on the European Union integration process. The €90,000 prize money will pay to sub-title the winning film in the EU's 23 official languages, adapting the original for people with visual or hearing handicaps, and the cinema launch or production, in each Member State, of a 35mm or digital copy.