The Next 20 Festivals
- Fest – New Directors | New Films Festival, Espinho
- Cactus International Children's & Youth Film Festival, Aosta
- Festival International du Film de La Rochelle, La Rochelle
- Filmfest München - CineKindl, Munich
- Galway Film Fleadh / Junior Film Fleadh, Galway
- Pula Film Festival, Children's and Youth Film Programms, Pula
- Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Salerno
- New Horizons International Film Festival, Wroclaw
- Locarno Film Festival: Locarno Kids, Locarno
- La Matatena Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Ciudad de México
- Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh
- Sarajevo Film Festival, Sarajewo
- Espoo Ciné Junior Film Festival, Espoo
- San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, San Diego
- The Norwegian International Filmfestival / "Cinemagi", Haugesund
- Odense International Film Festival, Odense
- Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden
- Buster - Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Copenhagen
- Lucas – Int. Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt/M.
- Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavik
Lucas – Int. Festival for Young Film Lovers
Frankfurt/M., Germany
24/09/2026 - 01/10/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Rhythm: annual, next Festival afterwards (probably): September/October 2027
Competitive Original Children's Film Festival
Director/s: Fleißig, Julia
Prizes: Lucas-Awards, 
Award, Audience Award, Cinema Without Borders Award
Deadline for film entries: 01/05/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Programs: Features, Shorts, Animations
Number of films (app.): 60
Age of audience: 4 to adult
Number of spectators (app.): 10.000
Average number of journalists: 30
Festival's guests: Directors, Producers, Others
Festival's recognition: international
Media coverage: international
Notes/description: www.lucasfilmfestival.de
This festival is a member of
Contact:
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
Schaumainkai 41
D-60596 Frankfurt/M.
Germany
Phone: ++49-69-961220671
Fax: ++49-69-961220669
Internet: www.lucas-filmfestival.de