Next Deadlines for Your Films
- DL: 14.03.2026 - Festival International du Film de Cannes, Cannes
- DL: 15.03.2026 - Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney, Emden Aurich Norderney
- DL: 18.03.2026 - Odense International Film Festival, Odense
- DL: 30.03.2026 - Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema and Comics, Rimini
- DL: 31.03.2026 - La Matatena Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Ciudad de México
- DL: 01.04.2026 - Buster - Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Copenhagen
- DL: 09.04.2026 - Locarno Film Festival: Locarno Kids, Locarno
- DL: 17.04.2026 - Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh
- DL: 01.05.2026 - Lucas – Int. Festival for Young Film Lovers, Frankfurt/M.
- DL: 11.05.2026 - Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden
- DL: 11.05.2026 - Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Salerno
- DL: 23.05.2026 - London International Film Festival, London
- DL: 25.05.2026 - Tauron Young Horizons International Film Festival, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Pozna?, and almost 20 other towns and cities
- DL: 31.05.2026 - Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Uppsala
- DL: 01.06.2026 - Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Chemnitz
- DL: 02.06.2026 - Cinekid - International Film, Television and New Media Festival for Children and Young People, Amsterdam
- DL: 15.06.2026 - Vienna International Children's Film Festival, Wien/Vienna
- DL: 25.06.2026 - Filem'On – Brussels Children's Film Festival, Brussels & Ghent
- DL: 30.06.2026 - San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, San Diego
- DL: 30.06.2026 - Zurich Film Festival, Zürich, Switzerland
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