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 persons)

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

Tickets for all events — whe­ther for indi­vi­du­al young film lovers, fami­lies, or groups — are available through the LUCAS web­site or by phone.

For events at the DFF Cinema, indi­vi­du­al tickets can also be purcha­sed at the DFF box office. At the other venues, indi­vi­du­al tickets can be purcha­sed at the respec­ti­ve box office start­ing 30 minu­tes befo­re the first scree­ning begins.

EARLY BOOKING PRICES FOR GROUPS
€ 4.00 for every young film lover until September 15
€ 2.00 for young film lovers with a Frankfurt-Pass

For groups of ten or more young film lovers, cha­pe­ro­nes are admit­ted free of charge.

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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?

You can book eit­her by pho­ne on +49 (0)69 961 220 678, by email at lucas-info@dff.film, or via the fes­ti­val web­site.

Until when can I book cine­ma scree­nings for my group?

Until September 20, 2026.

Can I book cine­ma visits for groups after September 20?

Only after con­sul­ting us by pho­ne, as avai­la­bi­li­ty is limited.

Does ever­yo­ne in a school class need their own ticket, and how much does it cost?

The dis­coun­ted ticket pri­ce for ear­­ly-boo­king groups is € 4.00 per per­son until 15 September, and € 5.00 the­re­af­ter. Accompanying adults attend free of charge.

What pay­ment methods are available for group bookings?

You can pay the invoice by bank trans­fer after the scree­ning. Alternatively, pay­ment can be made on site at all fes­ti­val venues, eit­her in cash or by card. Please indi­ca­te your pre­fer­red pay­ment method when making your booking.

How lar­ge can a group be?

Group boo­kings are available for groups of ten or more peo­p­le. The maxi­mum group size depends on the num­ber of seats available.

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

You will first recei­ve a boo­king con­fir­ma­ti­on by email, inclu­ding access to the edu­ca­tio­nal accom­pany­ing mate­ri­al and fur­ther infor­ma­ti­on about your cine­ma visit. If reques­ted, you will recei­ve an invoice, which can be paid after the fes­ti­val. Otherwise, pay­ment can be made at the cine­ma box office befo­re the scree­ning begins.

Are sub­tit­les and / or dub­bed ver­si­ons available for films who­se ori­gi­nal lan­guage is not German?

All films are scree­ned in the lan­guage ver­si­ons indi­ca­ted on the web­site. As a rule, LUCAS pres­ents com­pe­ti­ti­on films in their ori­gi­nal ver­si­on with English subtitles.
Films with an age recom­men­da­ti­on of up to and inclu­ding 13 years are addi­tio­nal­ly pre­sen­ted with live German voice-over trans­la­ti­on. Exceptions are IRON BOY, which is scree­ned with German sub­tit­les, and MUMBO JUMBO, which is shown in its German dub­bed ver­si­on. For scree­nings with German live voice-over trans­la­ti­on at the DFF Cinema, audi­en­ces can lis­ten to the ori­gi­nal ver­si­on via head­pho­nes. Please note that the lan­guage ver­si­ons of indi­vi­du­al films may chan­ge befo­re the start of the fes­ti­val. The most up-to-date infor­ma­ti­on can always be found on the respec­ti­ve film’s page.

Competition Films of Your Choice at the Cinema

What does “Competition Films of Your Choice at the Cinema” mean?

At sel­ec­ted times during the fes­ti­val week, we can reser­ve a cine­ma audi­to­ri­um for your group at a time of your choice. You sel­ect the com­pe­ti­ti­on film you would like to see. The offer is available for groups of 50 or more peo­p­le. Cinema audi­to­ri­ums are allo­ca­ted in the order boo­kings are recei­ved. Availability is very limited.

Which films can be selected?

You can choo­se from films in the »Kids«, »Teens« and »Youngsters« com­pe­ti­ti­ons, sub­ject to availability.

How lar­ge does a group have to be?

This offer is available for groups of 50 or more people.

Which dates and times are available?

Various time slots are available on sel­ec­ted mor­nings and after­noons bet­ween September 25 and October 1, 2026. Get in touch with us!

Tickets for Individual Film Lovers

How can I buy cine­ma tickets?

Tickets can be purcha­sed online or at the DFF Cinema box office (cash or debit card).

Online ticket sales for scree­nings at the DFF Cinema are hand­led by our part­ner Cinetixx: In the pro­gram over­view, click “Buy now” below the scree­ning of your choice to sel­ect the num­ber of tickets and the rele­vant pri­ce cate­go­ry (regu­lar or redu­ced). Payment can be made by cre­dit card, PayPal or instant bank transfer.

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

Cinema of DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
Schaumainkai 41, 60596 Frankfurt am Main

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

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Cinéma
Rossmarkt 7, 60311 Frankfurt am Main

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Kino im Hafen 2
Nordring 129, 63067 Offenbach

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Caligari
Marktplatz. 9, 65183 Wiesbaden

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Kinopolis
Basler Straße. 1, 61352 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

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Festival Center

Address 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
Tram 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, Sunday and Thursday:
Saturday & Sunday: 9.45 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m. to 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 —Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum is acces­si­ble to visi­tors with limi­t­ed mobi­li­ty and guests with strol­lers via an ele­va­tor loca­ted at the museum’s right-side ent­rance. Elevators in the foy­er pro­vi­de bar­ri­er-free access to all exhi­bi­ti­on flo­ors (1st–3rd flo­ors), the cine­ma on the base­ment level, and the work­shop rooms on the 4th flo­or. The muse­um pro­vi­des a wheel­chair for loan. Portable stools can be bor­ro­wed for visi­ting the exhi­bi­ti­ons. Wheelchair-acces­si­ble and gen­der-neu­tral rest­rooms are loca­ted on the base­ment level and the 4th flo­or. A chan­ging table is available on the base­ment level.

Films for which acces­si­ble ver­si­ons are available are mark­ed on the respec­ti­ve film page. The GRETA app pro­vi­des access to audio descrip­ti­ons, sub­tit­les, and hea­ring ampli­fi­ca­ti­on in every cine­ma, every audi­to­ri­um, and at any time — all from your own smart­phone! For more infor­ma­ti­on, visit: www.gretaundstarks.de

Further infor­ma­ti­on on acces­si­bi­li­ty at the respec­ti­ve venues can be found here (in German).

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Accreditation & Festival Pass

Accreditation for Professionals

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

Upon pre­sen­ta­ti­on of the accre­di­ta­ti­on pass, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets at the respec­ti­ve LUCAS box offices, sub­ject to availability.

For ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
Email: lucas-welcome@dff.film
Tel.: +49 (0)69 961 220 – 675

Required fields are mark­ed with *.


    Data pro­tec­tion information 

    We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you agree to the use of your afo­re­men­tio­ned com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1a GDPR for the pur­po­se of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, the trans­fer of infor­ma­ti­on from us to you, and, if appli­ca­ble, for sen­ding event invi­ta­ti­ons. Our full pri­va­cy poli­cy can be found at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard/. You can revo­ke the con­sent you have given at any time, in who­le or in part, with effect for the future, by sen­ding an email to lucas-info@dff.film.

    Your request is bin­ding and is only com­ple­ted upon pay­ment of the €30.00 accre­di­ta­ti­on fee when picking up your badge. 

    Accreditation for Students

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

    Upon pre­sen­ta­ti­on of the accre­di­ta­ti­on pass, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets at the respec­ti­ve LUCAS box offices, sub­ject to availability.

    For ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
    Email: lucas-welcome@dff.film
    Tel.: +49 (0)69 961 220 – 675

    Required fields are mark­ed with *.


      Data pro­tec­tion information 

      We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you con­sent to the use of your com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data lis­ted abo­ve in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR for the pur­po­se of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, pro­vi­ding you with infor­ma­ti­on from us, and, if appli­ca­ble, sen­ding event invi­ta­ti­ons. You can find our full pri­va­cy poli­cy at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard. You can revo­ke the con­sent you have given at any time with effect for the future, in who­le or in part, by email to lucas-info@dff.film.

      Your request is bin­ding and is only com­ple­ted upon coll­ec­tion and pay­ment of the accre­di­ta­ti­on fee of €15.00.

      Accreditation for Press Representatives

      You can request accre­di­ta­ti­on for press repre­sen­ta­ti­ves using this form.
      Accreditation fee: wai­ved (with acti­ve reporting)

      Upon pre­sen­ta­ti­on of the accre­di­ta­ti­on pass, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets at the respec­ti­ve LUCAS box offices, sub­ject to availability.

      For ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
      Email: lucas-redaktion@dff.film
      Tel.: +49 (0)69 961 220 – 314

      Required fields are mark­ed with *.


        Data pro­tec­tion information 

        We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you con­sent to the use of your com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data lis­ted abo­ve in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR for the pur­po­se of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, pro­vi­ding you with infor­ma­ti­on from us, and, if appli­ca­ble, sen­ding event invi­ta­ti­ons. You can find our full pri­va­cy poli­cy at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard. You can revo­ke the con­sent you have given at any time with effect for the future, in who­le or in part, by email to lucas-info@dff.film.

        Your request is binding. 

        Festival Pass

        You can request a fes­ti­val pass using this form.
        Fee: €45.00 (pay­ment in cash upon collection)

        Upon pre­sen­ta­ti­on of the fes­ti­val pass, you will recei­ve free cine­ma tickets at the respec­ti­ve LUCAS box offices, sub­ject to availability.

        For ques­ti­ons, plea­se contact:
        Email: lucas-welcome@dff.film
        Tel.: +49 (0)69 961 220 – 675

        Required fields are mark­ed with *.


          Data pro­tec­tion information 

          We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly. By regis­tering, you con­sent to the use of your com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on data lis­ted abo­ve in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR for the pur­po­se of gene­ral com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, pro­vi­ding you with infor­ma­ti­on from us, and, if appli­ca­ble, sen­ding event invi­ta­ti­ons. You can find our full pri­va­cy poli­cy at: www.dff.film/ds-dataguard. You can revo­ke the con­sent you have given at any time with effect for the future, in who­le or in part, by email to lucas-info@dff.film.

          Your request is bin­ding and will only be com­ple­ted upon coll­ec­tion once the fee of €45.00 has been paid. 

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          Contact & Team

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

          Olaf Wehowsky
          Festival Management
          Email: wehowsky@dff.film
          Tel.: +49 69 961 220 673

          Simon Schmidt
          Film Education and School Cooperations
          Email: 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

          »Mitmischen!« | Coordination Film Education and School Cooperations: Simon Schmidt

          Programming: Julia Fleißig, Simon Schmidt, Olaf Wehowsky
          In col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with the DFF’s cine­ma depart­ment (Head: Natascha Gikas) and the film edu­ca­ti­on depart­ment for the Short Film Program for »Minis«

          Program Assistants:
          Feature Film: Dorothee Stahl (free­lan­cer)
          Short Film: Simon Schmidt

          Assistant Management: Lena Steinacker

          Selection Committee Feature Films: Julia Fleißig, Stefan Stiletto (free­lan­cer), Kirsten Taylor (free­lan­cer), Rochus Wolff (free­lan­cer)

          Selection Committee Short Films: Julia Fleißig, Holger Twele (free­lan­cer), Dr. Ursula Vossen (free­lan­cer)

          Viewing Committee Short Films: Dinah Arnold, Wilke Bitter, Ella Brunßen, Jacqueline Cyll, Wilma Demel, Jan Döring, Daniela Fend, Manuel Föhl, Nicolas Kennedy, Peer Klemke, Thessa König, Angelo Lo Bello, Meghann Munro, Julia Pietsch, Katharina Popp, Pascal Porada, Luca Gavina Ramos, Stefan Schuchort, Sonja Shishkina, Lena Steinacker, Lea von den Steinen, Lisa Theissen, Lara Verschragen, Irem Yildirim, Hanwen Zhang (all freelancers)

          Guest Management: Simon Zerfaß

          Coordination of Film Prints: Felix Englert (free­lan­cer)

          Authors:Jannik Baur, Wilke Bitter (free­lan­cer), Julia Fleißig, Doro Fornof, Anna Gabriel, Alexandra Gräf, Tim Jesse, Katharina Popp, Luca Gavina Ramos (free­lan­cer), Simon Schmidt, Stefan Stiletto (free­lan­cer), Kirsten Taylor (free­lan­cer), Naima Wagner, Emilia Weckop (free­lan­cer), Julius Wiedemeyer, Rochus Wolff (free­lan­cer)

          Assistants:
          Organization: Julika Dahm (free­lan­cer), Alexandra Gräf
          Marketing and Organization: Jannik Baur
          Editorial Office: Anna Gabriel, Emilia Weckop (free­lan­cer)
          School Cooperations: Doro Fornof, Tim Jesse, Kaja Rentzsch, Julius Wiedemeyer
          Guest Management: Alexandra Gräf, Julia Lukas
          Graphics/Production: Jessica Hiesel, Julia Schweitzer (f.M.)
          Location Management/Management of Film Prints: Diana Safarova
          Jury Support: N.N.
          Workshops: Wilke Bitter (free­lan­cer), Paul Skupin (free­lan­cer), Simon Schmidt 
          Volunteers:
          Thessa König, N.N.

          Translation of Dialogue Lists / Voice-over: Andreas Blauert, Bettina Döll, Benedikt Hoffses, Miriam Kammerer, Julia Schmitz, Andreas Schütze, Tommy Stärker, Denise Tavares (all freelancers)

          Educational Material: Nadine Aldag, Wilke Bitter, Ulrike Melsbach, Sarah Peil, Lara Verschragen, Marie Wolters (all freelancers)

          Festival Trailer: Marcel Kachel & Nico Schumann; Sound: Holger Jung (all freelancers)

          Radio Spot: blue­chip, herr schmidt werbeagentur

          Festival Photography: Oliver Leicht, Judika Heute, Julia Schweitzer (all freelancers)

          Editorial Office, Press & Public Relations: Katharina Popp

          Proofreading / Head of Press & Public Relations: Frauke Haß