Tuesday, October 5, 5 p.m.  

After both panels, there is a get-together for guests and industry professionals hosted by the U.S. consulate. 

We look forward to exciting discussions! 

Friday, October 8, 9 a.m., cinema of the DFF Cinema 

The prizes of the 44th LUCAS  Film Festival have been awarded. The winning films of the sections 8+ feature film and 8+ short film will be able to be viewed again in  DFF Cinema. 

Tickets sind unter Tel: 069 961 220 678 und lucas-info@dff.film erhältlich.

Friday, October 8, 3 p.m., DFF Cinema 

The prizes of the 44th LUCAS  Film Festival have been awarded. The winning films of the sections 13+ feature film and 13+ short film will be able to be viewed again in DFF Cinema. 

Tickets can be booked via the phone: 069 961 220 678 or email: lucas-info@dff.film  

Sunday, October 10, 3 p.m.,DFF Cinema 

The prizes of the 44th LUCAS  Film Festival have been awarded. The winning films of the sections 16+ | Youngsters will be able to be viewed again in DFF Cinema. 

Tickets can be booked via the phone: 069 961 220 678 or email: lucas-info@dff.film  

On the second day, the first school classes made their way to the DFF cinema at 9 am. Ismaël Ferroukhi, director of the film MICA, was available to answer questions and was happy to exchange ideas with the film-enthusiastic audience during a screen talk.

The juries of the different age sections discuss the first film screenings. Their film selection on the theme of “Obsession” was presented by the “Young European Cinephiles”. The film series kicked off with WHIPLASH (US 2014) by Damien Chazelle. 

WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR VERY YOUNG KIDS IN THE CINEMA? It’s about discovering the diverse world of moving images in a creative and playful way. In »Minis« children from the age of three can explore their love for film with all their senses. Two short film programs from the European model project “Cinemini on Tour” invite children, parents and day-care centres to join in.

Children enjoy moving images and easily engage with a wide variety of narrative forms, actively responding to abstract and experimental films that leave them with plenty of room for imagination. With the project “Cinemini on Tour”, the DFF and numerous European partners have such short films – a treasure trove of films from the early days to the present day, from avant-garde to narrative animated films – ready for children aged three to six, parents and educators. Accompanying materials and activities complement the films. Through viewing, playing and reflecting, creativity and critical thinking are stimulated and a love of film could be awakened.

At LUCAS there are film talks after every screening because the intensive exchange together with the filmmakers about what has been seen is at the heart of a film festival.

LUCAS welcomes film guests on site at the cinema and all film screenings are accompanied by film mediators. Due to the pandemic, new discussion formats have also been developed: the festival offers live online conversations with filmmakers after the screening and, as part of a “Get Involved!” project, pre-recorded online film talks between young LUCAS alumni and international filmmakers have been created for nine competition films.

The pre-recorded online film talks can be found here.

With the intercultural film club “Blickwechsel Jetzt”, the DFF, in cooperation with the Aktive Schule Frankfurt, has developed a program for encounters between refugees and Frankfurt youths aged 14 to 20 since spring 2015. One evening a month, the focus is on an exchange of ideas between the young people while watching and experiencing classic films anywhere from the silent era to modern action films.

This regularity was abruptly interrupted by the pandemic. After almost a year of “life without cinema”, the film club is now meeting again for a new start at LUCAS. These young people will present THE LAST PICTURE SHOW by Peter Bogdanovich to the festival audience.