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LUCAS \u2013 International Festival for Young Film Lovers <\/span><\/span>
\n#49 from September 24 to October 1, 2026<\/h1>\n

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Lights, came\u00adra, and action at LUCAS #49: <\/strong>from September 24 to October 1, 2026<\/strong>, Germany\u2019s oldest film fes\u00adti\u00adval for young audi\u00aden\u00adces will pre\u00adsent award-win\u00adning cine\u00adma\u00adtic art for ever\u00adyo\u00adne from ages three to 18plus. Families and film enthu\u00adsi\u00adasts of all ages can look for\u00adward to excep\u00adtio\u00adnal cine\u00adma\u00adtic expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Offenbach and Bad Homburg.<\/p>\n

At the heart of LUCAS are the com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adons in the \u00bbKids\u00ab, \u00bbTeens\u00ab, and \u00bbYoungsters\u00ab sec\u00adtions. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, the fes\u00adti\u00adval shows short films for the very youn\u00adgest and seve\u00adral other pro\u00adgrams, some of which are cura\u00adted by child\u00adren and young peo\u00adp\u00adle. During the fes\u00adti\u00adval week, the\u00adre is a spe\u00adcial focus on film dis\u00adcus\u00adsions, in which film\u00adma\u00adkers from all over the world enter into dia\u00adlo\u00adgue with the audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At LUCAS, par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adon means to \u00bbGet Involved<\/span>!\u00ab: As mode\u00adra\u00adtors, jury mem\u00adbers or film cri\u00adtics, as fes\u00adti\u00adval repor\u00adters or cura\u00adtors, young peo\u00adp\u00adle are invi\u00adted to help shape the fes\u00adti\u00adval in a varie\u00adty of ways.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adves of the film indus\u00adtry, panel dis\u00adcus\u00adsions are held that deal with topics of film edu\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and cur\u00adrent trends in child\u00adren\u2019s and youth film production.<\/p>\n

LUCAS \u2013 International Festival for Young Film Lovers is orga\u00adni\u00adzed by the DFF \u2013 Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Competitions and Awards<\/h2>\n

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Competitions<\/h2>\n

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In the \u00bbKids\u00ab, \u00bbTeens\u00ab, and \u00bbYoungsters\u00ab com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adons, LUCAS pres\u00adents out\u00adstan\u00adding inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal sel\u00adec\u00adtions of fea\u00adture films, docu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adries, ani\u00adma\u00adted films, and expe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adtal films. In 2026, 19 fea\u00adture films and 21 short films will com\u00adpe\u00adte for the cove\u00adted LUCAS awards.<\/p>\n

Feature films must have a run\u00adning time of more than 59 minu\u00adtes and must not have been released in German cine\u00admas. A sel\u00adec\u00adtion com\u00admit\u00adtee attends fes\u00adti\u00advals and indus\u00adtry gathe\u00adrings to choo\u00adse com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adon ent\u00adries for the \u00bbKids\u00ab, \u00bbTeens\u00ab, and \u00bbYoungsters\u00ab sec\u00adtions from among the stron\u00adgest pro\u00adduc\u00adtions world\u00adwi\u00adde. Premiere sta\u00adtus is not a fac\u00adtor, only qua\u00adli\u00adty matters!<\/p>\n

In recent years, LUCAS has ear\u00adned a spe\u00adcial repu\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon with its short film com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adon. A sel\u00adec\u00adtion com\u00admit\u00adtee puts tog\u00ade\u00adther seve\u00adral com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00adgrams for the \u00bbKids\u00ab and \u00bbTeens\u00ab sec\u00adtions from the best inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal sub\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adons with a run\u00adning time of up to 30 minu\u00adtes. Many of the\u00adse are German premieres.<\/p>\n

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Awards<\/h2>\n

C<\/span>ompetition <\/span>\u00bb<\/span>Kids<\/span>\u00ab<\/span><\/h3>\n