Culture

Throughout its history, Luxembourg has constantly reinvented itself.  As a cosmopolitan hub in the centre of Europe, a melting pot of nationalities, cultures and languages, the country is a place of international encounters and intercultural dialogue. The dynamism of its culture and creative industries has been reinforced by the organization of three European Capitals of Culture, which took place in Luxembourg City in 1995 and 2007 and in Esch-sur-Alzette in 2022, bringing a new attractiveness to Luxembourg and the neighbouring region.

 

The strategic orientation of the country's cultural policies is determined by the essential role that culture plays in the democratic debate. On the one hand, culture and art are valued as a means of emancipation and self-fulfilment, and on the other hand, the economic and social impact of the cultural sector, which favours the professionalization of cultural actors and contributes to the social cohesion of a multicultural society.

 

In this perspective, Luxembourg aims to strengthen its artistic and cultural outreach at the national and international level. The embassies and in particular the Maisons du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (MGDL) throughout the world, with the support of the Directorate of consular affairs and international cultural relations of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and numerous actors of Luxembourg’s cultural landscape, contribute to the promotion of Luxembourg’s culture in all its diversity throughout the world.

 

Latest News 

Movie Sawah screened at Bangkok Outdoor Movie Festival 2023

 

 

Saturday 18 November, the movie ‘Sawah’ by Luxembourg filmmaker Adolf El Assal was screened at Benjakitti Park in the framework of the 2023 edition of the Bangkok Outdoor Cinema.

Superjhemp Retörns to Bangkok

 

 

On Sunday 19 November, the Embassy organised a movie evening at House Samyan with Luxembourg’s very own national hero – den Superjhemp.

Superjhemp is one of Luxembourg’s most loved fictional characters since the 1980's. In order to save « small » Luxembourg from a cosmic catastrophe, a civil servant in his midlife crisis must recover his lost superpowers and face his biggest fear: his family. It is based on a comic book series “De Superjemp” that sold more than 185.000 copies and is to date the most successful creation in Luxembourgish literature. When the movie hit the box office in 2018, it instantly became the most successful Luxembourgish film of all time – to the extent that the Luxembourgish postal administration dedicated a special stamp for the film!

In any case, Luxembourgish nationals as well as friends of the Embassy and the open public enjoyed this satirical comedy as much as the delicacies and wines offered during the preceding reception.

Thank you all for coming!

EUNIC project “ArTech” with Silpakorn University International College

 

 

The ArTech exhibition is up & running with fascinating artworks created by Thai & European student pairs.

The Embassy was thrilled to welcome Luxembourgish artist/student Ina Isabelle Schiltz to this collaborative & multidisciplinary art project between Thai & European art students, exploring the intersections between creativity and new technologies with Silpakorn University International College!

The results of their work were shown from 17 November to 30 November at Bangkok 1899.

European Languages Café

 

 

Yet another successful edition of the #EuropeanLanguagesCafé with hundreds of curious students and language enthousiasts keen to learn more about Europe’s linguistic diversity, including the quirky Luxembourgish language.

… about that, did you know that:

•  A Moselle-Franconian dialect, less than 500.000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide (…which basically makes it a secret language 🤫)

• For a long time, it was only a spoken language, to the extent that it was banned from being spoken in Parliament!

• A national language since 1984, Luxembourgish is still considered a vulnerable language according to UNESCO

• But has recently been experiencing a revival, especially thanks to social media and mobile messaging platforms

•  Because of large-scale emigration from 🇱🇺 to the United States (19th century) and to Romania (9th and 14th centuries), the use of Luxembourgish also spread in the American Midwest and in Transylvania, where variants can still be found today!

Find more info about Lëtzebuergesch here :

• Or stop by at the next edition of the European Languages Café and say MOIEN
• Or start learning Lëtzebuergesch via our new learning platform - digital, global and free! https://llo.lu/en/

Luxembourg at the Beyond Animation Festival 2023

 

 

The Beyond Animation Festival is taking place again from 28 September to 14 October 2023 and 5 highly acclaimed Luxembourgish co-productions have made it onto the agenda this year!

Organised by the Embassy of France and the Thai Animation and Computer Graphics Association (TACGA), with the support of the Embassy of Luxembourg, the festival will feature several film screenings, talks and workshops in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phayao that should entertain both adults and children alike.

You will find a short recap on the Luxembourgish co-productions below but do not hesitate to check out the whole program schedule and ticket info here.

We hope to see you at the cinema!

Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret (2023)

Directed by Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli

Nina's life turned upside down since her father lost his job in a factory following embezzlement made by the foreman. With her friend, she embarks on a life-saving quest which leads to the discovery of a hidden treasure in the factory

Trailer: https://youtu.be/YM4f4GVQO74?si=qatHu7sZ9jBX-CMV

Alliance Française de Bangkok

Saturday, September 30 at 2 PM

House Samyan

Tuesday, October 10 at 6.10 PM

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Little Nicholas : Happy As Can Be (2022)

Directed by Amandine Fredon, Benjamin Massoubre

Young Nicolas lives a childhood full of joy and learning in between camaraderie, arguments, fights, punishments, pranks and games.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTnqaOsozxw

House Samyan

Saturday, September 30 at 12.40PM

Monday, October 2nd at 3.40PM

Alliance Française de Chiang Mai

Tuesday, October 3 at 6PM

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My Love Affair With Marriage (2022)

Directed by Signe Baumane

From an early age, fairy tales and songs convince Zelma that love will solve all of her problems. However, the older she gets, the more this concept of love doesn't seem right.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak1-0pka4c4

House Samyan

Friday, September 29 at 2.20 PM

Saturday, September 30 at 4.20 PM

Alliance Française de Bangkok

Wednesday, October 4 at 7 PM

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𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮)

Directed by Pierre Földes

A giant talking frog and an elusive cat help a listless bank employee, his traumatized wife, and a lonely accountant seek meaning in their lives and possibly save Tokyo from catastrophe.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73qJWvhAHpc

House Samyan

Sunday, October 1 at 3.35 PM

Monday, October 2 at 7.30 PM

Sunday, October 8 at 3.40 PM

Alliance Française de Bangkok

Saturday, October 14 at 4.30 PM

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯)

Directed by Ari Folman

An aging, out-of-work actress (Robin Wright) accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/QHBl43lMJY0?si=wUCNN8TXyW6ssLWA

House Samyan

Monday, October 9 at 6.10 PM

Tuesday, October 10 at 7.45 PM

Two Luxembourgish co-productions presented during the Beyond Animation Film Festival in Thailand

 

 

Recently selected to represent Luxembourg at the Oscars in 2023, the animated feature ICARE by Luxembourg director Carlo Vogele, as well as the film Where is Anne Frank! have been included among the headlines of the 3-week program of the Beyond Animation Film Festival. Organised by the French Embassy in partnership with TACGA, the second edition of the Animated Film Festival includes the screening of a variety of movies, masterclasses and mentoring sessions to be held in Bangkok, Chiang Mai as well as 5 new cities across the country.

An exceptional year for Luxembourg’s animated film industry

After picking up a second César in February for the best animated feature film (The Summit of the Gods), Luxembourg was back in the spotlight this summer in Annecy at Europe’s most important festival for animation, where Luxembourgish co-productions won not just one but a total of three prizes! 

While the films Saules aveugles, femme endormie(Doghouse Films) and My Love Affair with Marriage (Antevita Films) each received a jury mention, the feature Le Petit Nicolas – Qu’est-ce qu’on attend pour être heureux (Bidibul Productions) managed to leave with a Cristal award, the equivalent of the Palme d’Or in Cannes.

Despite lacking a long tradition of national cinema, Luxembourg’s animated film industry has been growing steadily over the past decade. Proactive and generous public support schemes aimed at promoting the development of audiovisual production since the early 1990s have given room to producers to focus on ever more interesting screenplays and graphic designs, and to attract a pool of talented animators and multimedia artists recognized far beyond its national borders. Today over 20 production companies and animation studios are active in the Grand Duchy.

LUXEMBOURG AT THE EUROPEAN GASTRONOMY & TOURISM FAIR

 

29 January 2022

More than 650 people attended the European Gastronomy & Tourism Fair on 29 January 2022 at the Alliance française in Bangkok, enjoying the diversity of culinary products presented by EU member countries and commercial chambers as well as the rich information on new travel destinations.

For this special occasion, the Luxembourg Embassy worked together with the restaurant Peppina to present a twist to the Luxembourgish dish called “Hameschmier”: a toast with cooked Ardennes’ ham, pickles, melted cheese & Luxembourgish’ mustard.

The recipe was borrowed from Luxembourgish chef and food journalist Anne Faber.

The fair also happened to be the first opportunity to present new wines imported from Luxembourg, now available in Bangkok. The Moselle valley in fact fulfills all the right conditions for vintners to grow excellent wines, appreciated far beyond our borders. The spectacular beauty and mild climate also make the region one of our major tourist destinations.

 

study in europe in 2021

 

8 September 2021

 

The Study In Europe Fair 2021 presents the diversity of European Higher Education on one digital platform

 

Come and visit the dedicated page on university education in Luxembourg, where you will find all you need to know about study programs, fees, living costs, culture, society and much more.

 

SINGAPORE, September 8 2021 – Study In Europe, Singapore’s leading European higher education fair organised by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Singapore, presents its 15th edition on Saturday, 25^th September 2021.

A record number of 21 European countries and over 150 universities are participating in the second digital Study In Europe Fair. Together, they present the many diverse study programmes and opportunities available throughout Europe on one digital platform.

The higher education fair takes place:

On: Saturday, 25th September 2021

From: 10am-6pm (GMT+8)

At: www.studyineurope.com.sg

Admission: FREE. You can join any of the sessions live on 25^th September

Or register for them at: https://studyineurope.com.sg/webinar

Says Iwona Piórko, European Union Ambassador to Singapore: “The 15th edition of the Study In Europe Fair takes place during an exceptional time in our history as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact everyone globally. Given this situation, we at the EU in Singapore have re-positioned our key public diplomacy initiatives. Presenting ‘Study In Europe’ as a fully digital fair underscores the EU’s continued commitment to higher education in these unprecedented times.”

INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY COUNTRIES AND UNIVERSITIES

The 21 European countries represented at the fair are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. They bring together over 150 universities on one digital platform.

The Fair connects undergraduate and post-graduate students in Singapore with universities from these countries, providing students access to information about education institutions, the application process, student life, details of various bond-free scholarships and highlights the many universities where courses are conducted in English.

For a quick overview about Luxembourg, have a look here at our dedicated flyer. 

WEBINARS

The Fair’s digital platform offers students based in Singapore and beyond the chance to participate in close to 30 webinar sessions. Students will speak with education counsellors from the participating European countries as well as university representatives to learn more about study options available to them in Europe. The Webinar sessions will cover topics such as living in Europe and adapting to European cultures, the university application process, the overview of specific university courses to acquiring global skills through travel and study abroad.

ERASMUS+ AND OTHER EU PROGRAMMES

Study In Europe also highlights and helps promote EU education programmes such as Erasmus+, SHARE and EURAXESS.

2021 marks the 34th year of the EU's student exchange programme Erasmus+, which enables university students to study or intern in a European country. It offers students a chance to broaden their horizons as they explore European cultures and gain insights into Europe. Erasmus+ funding includes support for education and training of staff, youth workers, and partnerships between universities, colleges, schools, enterprises, and not-for-profit organizations. The Erasmus+ Diaries | The European Journey webinar conducted as a

conversation between Adrian Veale, Policy Officer at the European Commission and Mertice Ho, a trainee with the EU Delegation in Singapore will provide students in-depth insights into the programme.

At Study In Europe, students can also learn more about SHARE, the ASEAN-EU project Supporting Higher Education in the ASEAN Region. Funded by the European Union, SHARE encourages student mobility within the ASEAN region. With a funding of EUR 10 million, SHARE has already provided 400 scholarships for ASEAN students to study in other ASEAN countries, replicating the Erasmus+ intra-EU scholarship scheme. At the Fair, SHARE will present the Webinar titled SHARE Programme: Intra-ASEAN Student Exchange Scholarships.

For the first time, Study In Europe will include the participation of EURAXESS, a platform for researchers, entrepreneurs, universities and businesses to interact with each other.  A Webinar titled EURAXESS – Your Gateway to the European Research Area. How to do a funded PhD in Europe: Roundtable with Singaporean doctoral candidates will be presented at the Fair. EURAXESS connects researchers in ASEAN with Europe through a research portal that provides a range of information and support services to researchers who wish to study or work in Europe or stay connected to it.

STAY CONNECTED

In the lead-up to the fair, stay connected with Study In Europe:

Web:                https://studyineurope.com.sg

Facebook:        @StudyInEuropeSg

Erasmus:         https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en

 

ANNEX A

STUDY IN EUROPE 2021 WEBINAR SCHEDULE

Sign up links: https://studyineurope.com.sg/webinar

Joyeuse fête de la francophonie !

 

 

20 March 2021

This years’ edition of the “Journée de la Francophonie” took place on Saturday 20 March in the beautiful garden of the French Embassy. The Embassy of Luxembourg – together with other member states of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) – hosted information booths and exchanged with over 500 French-language students on the linguistic & cultural diversity, study opportunities, historical milestones and more many fun facts about our respective countries.

 

Scholarships for exchange students at the university of Luxembourg - academic year 2021-22

 

17 March 2021

Deadline for applications: 15 April 2021

 

©Izabela Habur

 

In partnership with the University of Luxembourg, we are pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for students from South-East Asia that would like to realize an exchange of one or two semesters at the University of Luxembourg.

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. It is a modern institution with a personal atmosphere, situated in a country at the heart of Europe and close to the European institutions, innovative companies and the Luxembourg financial centre. Founded in 2003 as Luxembourg's first and only public university, it already has a reputation as one of the best young universities in the world.

The scholarship is sponsored by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and consists in a monthly allowance of 500€ (for a duration of 5 or 10 months per academic year) as well as free accommodation in a student residence hall for the duration of the exchange.

The deadline for application is the 15^th of April 2021.

Available study programs

The scholarship is available for candidates to any Bachelor or Master program at the University of Luxembourg open to exchange students.

Further information on the study program and the admission requirements for each program can be found under the following links:

https://wwwen.uni.lu/studies/bachelors

https://wwwen.uni.lu/studies/masters

Please note that the enrolment fees (400 euros per semester during the first year of studies, 200 euros per semester during semesters 3 to 6) are not waived for scholarship holders.

Application procedure

The home university of an interested candidate should submit a nomination on-line: https://unilux.moveon4.de/locallogin/5c37284784fb9636585871aa/eng# by April 15, 2021 at the latest.

For further information about the nomination procedure, please consult the following webpage:

https://wwwen.uni.lu/international/mobility/incoming_exchange_students/how_do_i_apply#Step1  

The selected candidates will be notified after April 15, 2021 and will be asked to finalise their application at the University of Luxembourg via an online platform.

 

Luxembourg is turning the spotlight on its unique culinary heritage during the Francophonie festival

 

4 March 2021

Every year in March, the members of the Francophonie gather around the world to promote not only the French language and the diversity of Francophone cultures but also the values that are at the heart of the Francophonie: solidarity, humanism, peace, democracy, human rights and diversity. Expect a month filled with theater plays, concerts, exhibitions, conferences, cinema, or even unique educational activities that will be happening throughout the countries of the region!

This year, we decided to add a culinary note to Luxembourg’s engagement with the region. Indeed, on Tuesday the 16^th of March, the Embassy of Luxembourg will participate in the Francophone-EAT! – a series of 8 online masterclasses with renowned Chefs from different countries of the Francophonie. Together with Luxembourgish TV chef and food journalist Anne Faber, we are looking forward to bringing a true Luxembourgish classic called “Kniddelen” – our version of dumplings – accompanied by a spicy apple compote to South-East Asia.

Since starting her award-winning food blog Anne’s Kitchen in 2010, Anne has written 5 cookbooks and hosts a regular cooking TV show in Luxembourg. Heavily influenced by her travels across the world, and in particular Asia, Anne has dedicated one entire season of her show to the culinary delights she discovered in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Tokyo. She trained as a chef at Alain Ducasse in Paris and has been cooking for events at Luxembourg embassies across the world, including Beijing, Tokyo and Washington DC.

In her video, Anne will guide you step-by-step through the recipe, share personal anecdotes and extracts from her show and talk about her experience cooking this particular dish with students at the Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality.

The event is free for all and the recipe will be posted (in EN and FR) along with the video on the 16^th of March on the Facebook and Twitter pages of the Embassy of Luxembourg.

Finally, Luxembourg will also once again promote its young yet growing animated film industry by screening the movie “Les Hirondelles de Kaboul” on the 11^th of March at the Alliance Française in Singapore. This critically acclaimed, animated film (2019) portrays the stories of two couples living under Taliban rule in Kabul in the nineties and the ways their fates become intertwined by a dangerous act of humanity. The film will be screened in French with English subtitles. We pleased to confirm that the screening will be followed by a short live Q&A session with the director of the film Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec. You can purchase your ticket via the website of the Alliance Française in Singapore.

Have a look below at the diverse and rich programmes of the Francophonie Festival in Thailand and Singapore. 

 

Program in Thailand in 2021 (PDF)

 

Click on the illustration above (Singapore)

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Screening of "Les hirondelles de Kaboul"

 

2 December 2020

In the run up to the international Human Rights Day on December 10th, the Embassy organized a screening of "Les Hirondelles de Kaboul" in partnership with the Alliance Française in Bangkok.

A critically acclaimed 2019 film directed by Zabou Breitman and Éléa Gobé Mévellec, the animation captures the poetry of Algerian author Yasmina Khadra's 2002 novel of the same name. Co-produced in Luxembourg, the graphically rich film portrays the stories of two couples living under Taliban rule in Kabul in the nineties and the ways their fates become intertwined by a dangerous act of humanity.

The animated films sector has in fact grown rapidly in Luxembourg. Today, there are half a dozen animation studios active in the Grand Duchy. They either develop their own productions or co-productions or hire out their services to foreign productions. Support mechanisms and incentives for audiovisual production have worked well, thereby helping to establish a genuine industrial platform at a very high level.

The fact that Luxembourgish co-productions 'Song of the Sea' (Mélusine Productions) or 'Mr Hublot' (Zeilt Productions) were nominated for Academy Awards, with the latter winning Luxembourg's first Oscar in 2014, illustrates the distance the animation sector has covered in the country in just a few years' time. In fact, the TIME magazine recently selected their 10 best movies of the year - among which two Luxembourgish co-productions, including the animated feature film "Wolfwalkers".

 

European Language Café 2020

 

25 September 2020

On September 25, 2020, one day  ahead of the European Day of Languages, the Embassy of Luxembourg in Bangkok participated in the European Languages Café, organized by the EU Delegation and eleven other European embassies and cultural organizations from Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Since multilingualism is an integral part of Luxembourg's national identity, Ambassador Jean-Paul Senninger was very pleased with the high number of Thai students that participated in the event to celebrate, together, the wealth and diversity of European languages and practice their language skills.