Lights! Action! Lux Film Prize for Queen's alum 

08 Aug 2014

Recent Film Studies graduate, Amy Moore, has won a year-long placement in Strasburg and Brussels after being awarded a LUX film prize in the Venice Film Festival.

Amy, from Co Londonderry, graduated this summer with a BA in Film Studies and has just finished working as a locations scout on Sepia, a Ridley Scott production filmed in Belfast. She is currently employed at Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) by FilmHubNI, an initiative aimed at growing audiences for film across the UK.

It was through Amy’s involvement with QFT and its Takeover Film Festival for young people, that she was approached to work on Sepia. But the movie wasn’t the first time the Queen’s student came in to contact with leading directors and producers.

Last year, Amy was selected to represent the UK at the Europa Cinema 27 Times Cinema event at the Venice Film Festival. QFT was one of just 27 cinemas from across the European Union selected to send a young movie goer to spend ten days at the Festival. After making it through a tough selection process, Amy worked with other reviewers, watching the Venice Days selection and sharing her opinions and ideas.

And her journey into the film world continues when she jets off to Strasbourg and Brussels for a one-year internship at the European Parliament, where she will be working on the prestigious LUX film prize.

Run by the EU Parliament, the LUX casts an annual spotlight over films relevant to European public debate.

Reflecting on her time at University Amy said: “I have loved every minute of my time at Queen’s. It never felt just like a purely academic pursuit.

“From the enthusiasm and knowledge demonstrated by my lecturers, to the opportunities they afforded me, like attending the Venice Film Festival, and now the LUX Film Prize, the experience of being a student at Queen’s has been a great introduction for me to the world of film as a I prepare to embark upon my career.”

Queen’s students have access to over 200 international work placement and study programmes across the globe as well as employability links to over 3,000 local, national and international companies.

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