Programm Timetable 2026 / Lichter Filmfest

Gropiusstadt Supernova

Film | original version
18:00 | 78 min

Gropiusstadt Supernova

30 Apr 2026
Esplanade im Festivalzentrum
18:00 | 78 min

Drama
Germany 2026
German, English, Arabic, Turkish

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Regional Short Film Program II

Short films | original version
20:15 | 130 min

Regional Short Film Program II

30 Apr 2026
Esplanade im Festivalzentrum
20:15 | 130 min

Documentary
Germany 2025-2026

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Industry Insights w/ LUMI

Panel
17:00

Industry Insights w/ LUMI

30 Apr 2026
Elysee 1 im Festivalzentrum
17:00

Deutsch

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The Love That Remains

Film | OV with German Subs
18:30 | 109 min

The Love That Remains

30 Apr 2026
Elysee 1 im Festivalzentrum
18:30 | 109 min

Drama, Comedy
Iceland/Denmark/Sweden/France 2025
Icelandic

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Ein Abend im Dezember

Film | original version
20:30 | 99 min

Ein Abend im Dezember

30 Apr 2026
Elysee 1 im Festivalzentrum
20:30 | 99 min

Drama
Germany 2025
German

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Nina Roza

Film | OV with Subs
18:00 | 103 min

Nina Roza

30 Apr 2026
Elysee 2 im Festivalzentrum
18:00 | 103 min

Drama
Canada, Italy, Bulgaria, Belgium 2026
Bulgarian, French

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Bernd – Operation Germanenkind

Film | original version
20:45 | 93 min

Bernd – Operation Germanenkind

30 Apr 2026
Elysee 2 im Festivalzentrum
20:45 | 93 min

Germany 2025
German

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Why We Play

Film | OV with English Subs
17:30 | 100 min

Why We Play

30 Apr 2026
Eldorado Filmtheater
17:30 | 100 min

Documentation
Germany 2026
English, German, Japanese

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The Captive

Film | OV with English Subs
20:30 | 134 min

The Captive

30 Apr 2026
Eldorado Filmtheater
20:30 | 134 min

Drama
Spain, Italy 2025
Spanish, Arabic, Italian

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I Understand Your Displeasure

Film | original version
18:00 | 93 min

I Understand Your Displeasure

30 Apr 2026
Kino des DFF
18:00 | 93 min

Germany 2026
German

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The Woman Who Poked the Leopard

Film | OV with English Subs
20:15 | 107 min

The Woman Who Poked the Leopard

30 Apr 2026
Kino des DFF
20:15 | 107 min

Documentary
Uganda, South-Africa, Germany, USA 2025
English, Luganda

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Turm der Winde

Exhibition
19:00

Turm der Winde

30 Apr 2026
Mal Seh'n Kino
19:00

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Sechswochenamt

Film | original version
20:00 | 98 min

Sechswochenamt

30 Apr 2026
Mal Seh'n Kino
20:00 | 98 min

Drama
Germany 2025
German; Rheinish dialect

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Endless Cookie

Film | OV with English Subs
22:15 | 97 min

Endless Cookie

30 Apr 2026
Mal Seh'n Kino
22:15 | 97 min

Documentation, Comedy
Canada 2025
English, Cree

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LUMI goes Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International

Event
11:00

LUMI goes Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International

30 Apr 2026
Cafe Sugar Mama
11:00

Deutsch

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The Fourth Estate and the Arts

Lecture+Panel
10:00 | 120 min

The Fourth Estate and the Arts

30 Apr 2026
Europa im Festivalzentrum
10:00 | 120 min

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Less and less art, less and less democracy?

Lecture+Panel
10:30

Less and less art, less and less democracy?

30 Apr 2026
Europa im Festivalzentrum
10:30

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Art-free zone?

Panel
12:00 | 90 min

Art-free zone?

30 Apr 2026
Europa im Festivalzentrum
12:00 | 90 min

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Creative Intelligence

Panel
14:00 | 90 min

Creative Intelligence

30 Apr 2026
Europa im Festivalzentrum
14:00 | 90 min

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Is German film capable of art?

Panel
16:00 | 90 min

Is German film capable of art?

30 Apr 2026
Europa im Festivalzentrum
16:00 | 90 min

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Jour fixe of the Hessian film branche

Networking
18:30

Jour fixe of the Hessian film branche

30 Apr 2026
Europa im Festivalzentrum
18:30

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Groove into May

Party
21:00

Groove into May

30 Apr 2026
Europa im Festivalzentrum
21:00

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VR Storytelling Short Films

Short films
17:00 | 60 min

VR Storytelling Short Films

30 Apr 2026
display
17:00 | 60 min

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VR Storytelling Short Films

Short films
20:00 | 60 min

VR Storytelling Short Films

30 Apr 2026
display
20:00 | 60 min

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Lichter Art Award

Exhibition
13:00

Lichter Art Award

30 Apr 2026
haistudio
13:00

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