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LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers
Germany
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LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers is Germany’s oldest film festival for young audiences and located in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main area. The film program focuses on outstanding international productions for children, teenagers and young adults. Carefully curated feature films and a selection of short films compete for the coveted LUCAS awards in the competitions “Kids”, “Teens” and “Youngsters”. During the festival week, filmmakers, film literacy experts and professionals from all over the world meet in panel discussions, experience the festival program and discuss films with the young audience. Along with numerous side sections and guest programs, participation is LUCAS’ core feature. As moderators, festival reporters, film critics, jury members, or curators – young film fans are invited to “Get involved!” in a variety of ways throughout the festival.
LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers is a project of DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V.
Event date
05.10.2024 ⟶ 11.10.2024
In the competitions “Kids”, “Teens” and “Youngsters”, LUCAS presents a selection of outstanding international feature films including documentary, animated and experimental films. Carefully curated feature-length films and a selection of short films compete for the coveted LUCAS awards.
The feature films have a running time of more than 59 minutes and have not yet been shown in German cinemas. A selection committee travels to festivals and industry meetings to select competition entries from the strongest current productions worldwide. In the feature film competitions we value quality over premiere status.
With its short film competitions, LUCAS has earned itself an exceptional reputation in recent years. Choosing from the best international submissions (max. 30 minutes), a selection committee puts together several programs in the competitions “Kids” and “Teens”, all of which are German premieres.
Awards and prize money in the short film competitions:
Award for the Best Short Film in the competition “Kids” – €2.000
Award for the Best Short Film in the competition “Teens” €2.000
Event Adress
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V. Schaumainkai 41 60596 Frankfurt am Main
Admin Adress
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum e.V. Schaumainkai 41 60596 Frankfurt am Main
Entry fee: $10.00
- ECFA-Qualifying
Simon Schmidt
(Coordination Film Education and School Cooperations)