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 are shown in the lan­guage ver­si­ons indi­ca­ted on the web­site. LUCAS gene­ral­ly shows com­pe­ti­ti­on films in the ori­gi­nal ver­si­on with English sub­tit­les. Films up to and inclu­ding the age of ele­ven are shown with addi­tio­nal live German sub­tit­les. LUCAS pres­ents films for twel­ve to 13-year-olds with German live voice-over or German sub­tit­les. For scree­nings with German sub­tit­les, it is pos­si­ble to lis­ten to the ori­gi­nal ver­si­on via head­pho­nes in the DFF Cinema.

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

Accreditation for Professionals

You can request an accre­di­ta­ti­on for pro­fes­sio­nals using this form.
Accreditation fee: 30.00 € (cash pay­ment upon pick­up) 

Upon show­ing your accre­di­ta­ti­on at the LUCAS box offices, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets as long as the con­tin­gent is suf­fi­ci­ent.  

If you have any ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
E‑mail: lucas-welcome@dff.film
Phone: +49 (0)69 961 220 – 675

Mandatory fields are mark­ed with *.






    Note on Data Privacy 

    We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you con­sent to the use of your abo­­ve-men­­tio­­ned com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data in accordance with Art. 6 (1a) DSGVO for the pur­po­ses of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, the for­war­ding of infor­ma­ti­on from us to you and, if appli­ca­ble, for issuing event invi­ta­ti­ons. Our com­ple­te pri­va­cy poli­cy can be found at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard/. You can revo­ke your con­sent com­ple­te­ly or par­ti­al­ly at any time effec­ting the future by sen­ding an email to lucas-info@dff.film.

    Your request is bin­ding and will only be fina­li­zed upon pick­up with pay­ment of the accre­di­ta­ti­on fee of 30.00 €.

    Accreditation for Students

    You can request an accre­di­ta­ti­on for stu­dents using this form.
    Accreditation fee: 15.00 € (cash pay­ment upon pick­up) 

    Upon show­ing your accre­di­ta­ti­on card at the LUCAS box offices, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets as long as the con­tin­gent is suf­fi­ci­ent.

    If you have any ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
    E‑mail: lucas-welcome@dff.film
    Phone: +49 (0)69 961 220 – 675

    Mandatory fields are mark­ed with *.






      Note on Data Privacy 

      We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you con­sent to the use of your abo­­ve-men­­tio­­ned com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data in accordance with Art. 6 (1a) DSGVO for the pur­po­ses of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, the for­war­ding of infor­ma­ti­on from us to you and, if appli­ca­ble, for issuing event invi­ta­ti­ons. Our com­ple­te pri­va­cy poli­cy can be found at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard/. You can revo­ke your con­sent com­ple­te­ly or par­ti­al­ly at any time effec­ting the future by sen­ding an email to lucas-info@dff.film.

      Your request is bin­ding and will only be fina­li­zed upon pick­up with pay­ment of the accre­di­ta­ti­on fee of 15.00 €.

      Accreditation for Press Representatives

      You can request an accre­di­ta­ti­on for press repre­sen­ta­ti­ves using this form.
      Accreditation fee: wai­ved (in case of acti­ve reporting)

      Upon show­ing your accre­di­ta­ti­on card at the LUCAS box offices, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets as long as the con­tin­gent is suf­fi­ci­ent.  

      If you have any ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
      E‑mail: lucas-redaktion@dff.film
      Phone:
      +49 (0)69 961 220 – 314

      Mandatory fields are mark­ed with *.






        Note on Data Privacy 

        We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you con­sent to the use of your abo­­ve-men­­tio­­ned com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data in accordance with Art. 6 (1a) DSGVO for the pur­po­ses of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, the for­war­ding of infor­ma­ti­on from us to you and, if appli­ca­ble, for issuing event invi­ta­ti­ons. Our com­ple­te pri­va­cy poli­cy can be found at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard/. You can revo­ke your con­sent com­ple­te­ly or par­ti­al­ly at any time effec­ting the future by sen­ding an email to lucas-info@dff.film.

        Your request is binding. 

        Festival Pass

        You can request a Festival Pass using this form.
        Fee: 45.00 € (cash pay­ment upon pickup)

        Upon show­ing your Festival Pass at the LUCAS box offices, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets as long as the con­tin­gent is suf­fi­ci­ent.  

        If you have any ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
        E‑mail: lucas-welcome@dff.film
        Phone:
        +49 (0)69 961 220 – 675

        Mandatory fields are mark­ed with *.






          Note on Data Privacy 

          We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you con­sent to the use of your abo­­ve-men­­tio­­ned com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data in accordance with Art. 6 (1a) DSGVO for the pur­po­ses of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, the for­war­ding of infor­ma­ti­on from us to you and, if appli­ca­ble, for issuing event invi­ta­ti­ons. Our com­ple­te pri­va­cy poli­cy can be found at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard. You can revo­ke your con­sent com­ple­te­ly or par­ti­al­ly at any time effec­ting the future by sen­ding an email to lucas-info@dff.film.

          Your request is bin­ding and will only be fina­li­zed upon pick­up with pay­ment of the fee of 45.00 €.

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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