Tickets

5.00 €  for young film lovers up to 20 years of age
2.50 €  for young film lovers with a Frankfurt Pass
9.00 €  adults
7.00 €  redu­ced admis­si­on for adults (stu­dents, trai­nees, sever­ely dis­ab­led people)

ACCREDITATIONS/FESTIVAL PASS
45.00 €
Festival Pass
30.00 € Professionals
15.00 € Students
Press repre­sen­ta­ti­ves will recei­ve a free accreditation.

Tickets for all events at the DFF are available at the DFF box office and via the LUCAS web­site. Tickets for events at other venues can be purcha­sed at the respec­ti­ve box office 30 minu­tes befo­re the start of the per­for­mance. Admission to the films in the »Youngsters« com­pe­ti­ti­on can also be paid for with the KulturPass.

EARLY BOOKING PRICES FOR GROUPS
4.00 €  for every young film lover until September 22. Accompanying adults for groups of ten or more young film fans recei­ve free admis­si­on (max. three accom­pany­ing adults).

Advice and Booking:
+49 69 961 220 – 678 | lucas-info@dff.film

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About the Film Festival

Tickets for Groups and School Classes

How can I book a film for a group?

Either via our boo­king tele­pho­ne (+49 69 961 220 – 678), by wri­ting an e‑mail to lucas-info@dff.film or via the fes­ti­val web­site.

Until when can I book a scree­ning in the cine­ma for my group?

Until September 22, 2025.

Can I book cine­ma visits for groups after September 22?

Only after con­sul­ta­ti­on by pho­ne, as the allot­ments are limited.

Do all stu­dents need their own ticket and how much does it cost?

The cine­ma ticket cos­ts € 4.00 per stu­dent, with a dis­count for ear­ly boo­kers until September 22, and € 5.00 the­re­af­ter. Up to three tea­chers can attend free of char­ge, or more after consultation.

Which pay­ment methods can I use to buy tickets for my group?

For all scree­nings that are boo­ked via the LUCAS office by invoice with Paypal or bank trans­fer. Alternatively you can pay in cash at the LUCAS box office in the respec­ti­ve cine­ma (up to 30 – 15 minu­tes befo­re the start of the scree­ning) or at any time for scree­nings at the DFF Cinema at the DFF box office (cash or with EC card) during DFF ope­ning hours.

How big can the group be?

Group boo­kings are pos­si­ble from 10 per­sons. The limit is the num­ber of seats available.

I have boo­ked scree­ning in the cine­ma for a group. What hap­pens next?

First you will recei­ve a boo­king con­fir­ma­ti­on from us by mail. If desi­red, you will recei­ve an invoice, other­wi­se you pay befo­re the start of the scree­ning on site at the box office.

Are the­re sub­tit­les and/or dub­bing for non-German films?

All films can be view­ed in the lan­guage ver­si­ons spe­ci­fied on the web­site. LUCAS gene­ral­ly pres­ents com­pe­ti­ti­on films in their ori­gi­nal ver­si­on with English sub­tit­les. Films with an age rating of up to and inclu­ding 13 years can be wat­ched with an addi­tio­nal German live voice-over. For scree­nings with this kind of live voice-over, head­pho­nes are available at the DFF Cinema so that view­ers can lis­ten to the ori­gi­nal version.

Cinema on Demand | Competition Program in Cinemas

What does Cinema on Demand mean?

We pro­vi­de your group with a movie thea­ter at the time of your choice at cer­tain times during the fes­ti­val week. You sel­ect the com­pe­ti­ti­on film of your choice. The offer is aimed at groups of at least 50 peo­p­le. The movie thea­ters are allo­ca­ted accor­ding to the chro­no­lo­gi­cal order of boo­kings. The offer is very limited.

Which films can be selected?

You can sel­ect films from the »Kids«, »Teens« and »Youngsters« com­pe­ti­ti­ons (sub­ject to availability).

How lar­ge can a group be?

The offer is aimed at groups of at least 50 people.

What are the available dates?

Various time slots are available in the mor­nings and some after­noons from September 26 to October 2, 2025. Get in touch with us!

Tickets for Individuals

How can I buy cine­ma tickets?

Online or at the box office of the DFF (cash or EC card).

The online pre­sa­le of cine­ma tickets at the DFF’s cine­ma are hand­led by our part­ner Cinetixx: In the pro­gram over­view, you can click on “Buy now | Jetzt kau­fen” under the film scree­ning of your choice to sel­ect the num­ber of tickets you want and the pri­ce cate­go­ry (regu­lar, redu­ced); pay­ment is pos­si­ble by cre­dit card, Paypal or instant bank trans­fer. Online tickets can be purcha­sed up to half an hour befo­re the start of the screening.

What are the available dates?

Various time slots are available in the mor­nings and some after­noons from September 26 to October 2, 2025. Get in touch with us!

Should the­re be any more ques­ti­ons or if you need help choo­sing a film for your group: 

More Info | Consultation | Booking 

+49 69 961 220 – 678 | lucas-info@dff.film 

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Venues 

Kino des DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
Schaumainkai 41, 60596 Frankfurt am Main

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How do I get to DFF Cinema by public trans­port? Click here:

CineStar Metropolis Frankfurt IMAX
Eschenheimer Anlage 40, 60318 Frankfurt am Main

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How do I get to CineStar Metropolis Frankfurt IMAX by public trans­port? Click here:

Cinéma 
Rossmarkt 7, 60311 Frankfurt am Main

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How do I get to Cinéma by public trans­port? Click here:

Kino im Hafen 2
Nordring 129, 63067 Offenbach

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How do I get to Kino im Hafen 2 by public trans­port? Click here:

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Festival Center 

Adresses and Stops

DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
Schaumainkai 41, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
U1, U2, U3, U8 | Stop: Schweizer Platz
U4, U5 | Stop: Willy-Brandt-Platz
Straßenbahn 14, 15, 16 | Stop: Gartenstraße
Bus 46 | Stop: Untermainbrücke

Opening Hours

Info Counter
During the fes­ti­val week, dai­ly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Accreditations can be picked up here during ope­ning hours.

DFF Box Office
During the fes­ti­val week, dai­ly from 8.15 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., except Saturday and Sunday:
Saturday | 9.45 a.m. – 8.30 p.m.
Sunday | 9.45 a.m. – 8.30 p.m.

Box Offices at Other Venues
The box offices open 30 minu­tes befo­re the start of the first screening.

Accessibility

The DFF is acces­si­ble for visi­tors with rest­ric­ted mobi­li­ty and for guests with wheel­chairs via a lift at the ent­rance to the right of the muse­um. Elevators in the foy­er pro­vi­de bar­ri­er-free access to all exhi­bi­ti­on flo­ors (1st–3rd flo­or), as well as to the cine­ma on the ground flo­or and the film work­shop and work­shop rooms on the 4th flo­or. There is a sepa­ra­te rest­room for dis­ab­led guests in the base­ment. We offer a wheel­chair for ren­tal. 

Films for which acces­si­ble ver­si­ons exist are mark­ed on the respec­ti­ve film page. The GRETA app makes audio descrip­ti­ons, sub­tit­les and hea­ring ampli­fi­ca­ti­on acces­si­ble in any cine­ma, in any audi­to­ri­um, at any desi­red scree­ning – sim­ply from your own smart­phone! More infor­ma­ti­on at: www.gretaundstarks.de

More info on acces­si­bi­li­ty at other venues: Accessibility

Directions / Google Maps 

How do I get to DFF via public trans­port? Click here: 

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Accreditation & Festival Pass

Accreditations and Festival Passes for LUCAS #49 can be reques­ted here start­ing in August 2026.

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Contact & Team

Julia Fleißig
Head of Festival
E‑Mail: fleissig@dff.film
Tel.: +49 69 961 220 671

Olaf Wehowsky
Festival Manager
E‑Mail: wehowsky@dff.film
Tel.: +49 69 961 220 673

Simon Schmidt
Film Education and School Cooperations
E‑Mail: s.schmidt@dff.film
Tel.: +49 69 961 220 672

Organizer:
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
Schaummainkai 41
60596 Frankfurt am Main
www.dff.film

Head of Festival / Artistic Direction: Julia Fleißig

Festival Management: Olaf Wehowsky

»Get Involved!«
Film Education and School Cooperations: Simon Schmidt

Programming: Julia Fleißig, Simon Schmidt, Olaf Wehowsky
In col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with the DFF’s cine­ma depart­ment (hea­ded by Natascha Gikas), the film edu­ca­ti­on depart­ment for the »Minis« and »Blickwechsel Jetzt!« pro­grams, and the exhi­bi­ti­on depart­ment LONG TAKES. ONE SHOTS. NO CUTS. (Michael Kinzer).

Program Assistants: Feature Film: Pascal Porada | Short Film: Simon Schmidt

Assistant Management: Lena Steinacker

Selection Committee | Feature Films:Julia Fleißig, Stefan Stiletto, Kirsten Taylor, Rochus Wolff

Selection Committee | Short Films: Julia Fleißig, Holger Twele, Dr. Ursula Vossen

Viewing Committee | Short Films: Wilke Bitter, Ella Brunßen, Jacqueline Cyll, Wilma Demel, Jan Döring, Daniela Fend, Manuel Föhl, Peer Klemke, Thessa König, Olivia Kpalété, Angelo Lo Bello, Meghann Munro, Julia Pietsch, Katharina Popp, Pascal Porada, Luca Ramos, Lena Steinacker, Lea von den Steinen, Lisa Theissen, Konstantin Voith, Irem Yildirim, Simon Zerfaß, Hanwen Zhang

Guest Management: Simon Zerfaß

Coordination of Film Prints: Pascal Porada

Editorial Office: Stefan Schuchort

Press & Public Relations: Katharina Popp

Head of Press & Public Relations: Frauke Haß

Authors: Dinah Arnold (DA), Wilke Bitter (WB), Julia Fleißig, Samira Jakobi, Christine Kopf, Mai Nguyen, Pascal Porada (PP), Luca Gavina Ramos (LGR), Simon Schmidt (SiS), Stefan Schuchort (SAC), Sofia Shishkina (SoS), Stefan Stiletto (SST), Kirsten Taylor (KT), Olaf Wehowsky, Rochus Wolff (RW)

Assistants:
Organization:
Kaya Olivia Hoffmann
Marketing and Organization: Polina Arzhenovskova, Maria Bogachek, Nadja Brezan, Alonso Wong
Editorial Office: Dinah Arnold, Sofia Shishkina
School Cooperations: Melissa Marloff, Emma Pack
Guest Management: Juana Seoane Andreou, Nicolas Kennedy
Location Management/Management of Film Prints: Jana Senftleber, Linus Keupp
Jury Support: N.N.
Volunteers:
N.N.

Translation of Dialogue Lists/Voice-Over: Pia Epping, Miriam Kammerer, Ulrike Neugebauer, Dino Niethammer, Andreas Schütze, Tommy Stärker

Educational Material: Nadine Aldag, Wilke Bitter, Sarah Peil, Ulrike Melsbach

Festival Trailer: Selim Kilinc; Sound: Holger Jung

Festival Photography: Oliver Leicht