LUCAS for Families

When: SU, Oct. 6 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum 

ON FESTIVAL SUNDAY (OCTOBER 6) LUCAS HAS A GREAT OFFER FOR FAMILIES! 

A trip to the DFF means free admis­si­on for all fami­ly mem­bers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., both to the DFF Cinema and to its per­ma­nent and spe­cial exhi­bi­ti­ons. The »On Set« film par­cours allows child­ren and young peo­p­le to get to know dif­fe­rent film pro­fes­si­ons in work­shops and hands-on activities.

Whether stunts, light, sound, spe­cial effects or equip­ment – on each flo­or of the DFF, young fes­ti­val-goers and their fami­lies can look for­ward to various exci­ting sta­ti­ons on the dif­fe­rent film disci­pli­nes. How does light chan­ge a room, the appearance of an object or a per­son? Can light be sca­ry or fun­ny? Why are sounds important? How are they recor­ded and how do we per­cei­ve them with or wit­hout a pic­tu­re? How does a stunt dou­ble fall, why does­n’t a punch hurt? How do you move in front of the came­ra? And how does a who­le group do it? It also gets hot and wet in front of the muse­um when pro­fes­sio­nals explain how spe­cial effects are crea­ted with fire and water.

At the DFF cine­ma, »LUCAS for Families« has some­thing for every age group. In the mor­ning, Susanna Haneder, pro­duc­tion desi­gner of GREETINGS FROM MARS (recom­men­ded from age 8), will pre­sent the com­pe­ti­ti­on film and ans­wer ques­ti­ons about her work. After the scree­ning, she will demons­tra­te how to make pla­net (models) yours­elf in a craft work­shop. Afterwards, the »Minis« short film pro­gram “Stillness and Movement” (recom­men­ded from age 3) gives the youn­gest visi­tors their first expe­ri­ence at the cine­ma. After the Heist film THE PINCHERS’ HIGH VOLTAGE HEIST (recom­men­ded from age 9), which is also in com­pe­ti­ti­on, the­re will be a uni­que oppor­tu­ni­ty to ask the film’s Swedish direc­tor, Leif Lindblom, ques­ti­ons. In the after­noon, the com­pe­ti­ti­on film IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE (recom­men­ded from age 14) tells the sto­ry of young Ulzii, who wants to impro­ve his social oppor­tu­ni­ties in the Mongolian capi­tal Ulaanbaatar through a phy­sics scholarship.

Those who want to explo­re the varie­ty of visu­al media of the 18th and 19th cen­tu­ry as well as the inven­ti­on of film and would like to learn more about the making of films, can explo­re the per­ma­nent exhi­bi­ti­on on two flo­ors. The spe­cial exhi­bi­ti­on is also exci­ting NEW VOICES. GERMAN CINEMA SINCE 2000 about the mul­ti­face­ted and diver­se film pro­duc­tion in Germany sin­ce the turn of the mill­en­ni­um. Guided tours of the exhi­bi­ti­ons are also available free of charge.