About LUCAS

Lights, came­ra, and action at LUCAS #49: From September 24 to October 1, 2026, Germany’s oldest film fes­ti­val for young audi­en­ces pres­ents award-win­ning cine­ma­tic art for ever­yo­ne from three years to 18plus. Families and film fans of all ages can look for­ward to out­stan­ding cine­ma expe­ri­en­ces in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Offenbach and Bad Homburg.

At the heart of LUCAS are the com­pe­ti­ti­ons in the »Kids«, »Teens« and »Youngsters« sec­tions. In addi­ti­on, the fes­ti­val shows short films for the very youn­gest and seve­ral other pro­grams, some of which are cura­ted by child­ren and young peo­p­le. During the fes­ti­val week, the­re is a spe­cial focus on film talks, in which film­ma­kers from all over the world enter into dia­log with the audience.

Participation at LUCAS means to »Get Involved!«: As mode­ra­tors, jury mem­bers or film cri­tics, as fes­ti­val repor­ters or cura­tors, young peo­p­le are invi­ted to help shape the fes­ti­val in a varie­ty of ways.

For repre­sen­ta­ti­ves of the film indus­try, panel dis­cus­sions are held that deal with topics of film edu­ca­ti­on and cur­rent trends in child­ren’s and youth film production.

LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers is orga­ni­zed by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V..