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LUCAS - Frankfurt International Festival for Children´s Film
LUCAS - Internationales Kinderfilmfestival
c/o Deutsches Filminstitut
Schaumainkai 41
60596 Frankfurt
Germany
phone +49-69-9 61 22 06 70
fax +49-69-9 61 22 06 69
http://www.lucasfilmfestival.de
email: info@lucasfilmfestival.de
Festival Director
Petra Kappler
Year of Foundation 1975
Event Date from 22 September 2013 till 29 September 2013
in Frankfurt, Germany
International Competition
Sections International Competition for Children´s Films, Retrospective
Category Short, Feature, DocumentaryTerms of Entry completed in 2012/2013, no previous release in Germany, competition premieres have priority
Genre Children & Youth, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Documentary Films
Subtitles English subtitles necessary German subtitles recommended
Format 35 mm, DCP
Registration Deadline 10 May 2013
Fees none
Attendance Figures 6,000
Participants of the Film Industry small distributors, TV buyers, festival scouts, representatives of non-profit organizations
Prizes/Awards Best Feature Film (Euro 7,500)
Best Live Action Short (Euro 3,000)
Best Animated Short (Euro 3,000)
Prix CIFEJ
Don Quixote Prize
Number of Films Shown 2012: 47 films from 24 countries
Media Coverage 20-30 international journalists; traditional summaries in most of the trade papers and regional radio and TV stations
Evaluation Germany´s oldest children´s and youth film festival is one of the highlights of the children´s film season; focus on independent and innovative productions.
