LUCAS #48 Opening

Opening Ceremony of the 49th LUCAS Film Festival

When? THU, Sept. 24 | 6 p.m.
Where? DFF Cinema
Followed by a reception

Kickoff for seven days of award-wort­hy cine­ma for young film fans!

Program pre­view, film clips, and remarks by:

  • Anna Schoeppe, Managing Director of Hessen Film und Medien
  • Peter Gatzemeier, Board Member of Dr. Marschner Foundation
  • Tobias Römer, Administrative Director of DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
  • Julia Fleißig, Artistic Director of LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers

Following the ope­ning cerem­o­ny, at 8 p.m. THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec (FR 2019) will open the fes­ti­val. The ani­ma­ted film is part of the series on the the­me of “Justice” cura­ted by the »Young European Cinephiles«.