The LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International is looking for new film productions from Hesse and the Rhine-Main region for its 19th edition from April 28 to May 3, 2026. Feature-length and short films can now be submitted until January 19, 2026. We are also looking for new productions for the 16th LICHTER Art Award and the 10th VR Storytelling Award. (Same deadline: January 19, 2026)
The best works will be honored with cash prizes and the LICHTER-Bembel, which has already been awarded to up-and-coming talents such as Peter Meister and Behrooz Karamizade as well as established greats such as Rosa von Praunheim, Sung-Hyung Cho and Pia Marais in the past.
Link:
lichter-filmfest.de