Activities for All Visitors

The DFF offers guided tours of its permanent and special exhibitions every weekend.

On weekends, the Open Film Studio on the 4th floor of the DFF offers visitors the opportunity to take a unique photo or create their own personalized flip book.

Every Friday at 2:30 PM and every Sunday at 3 PM, the DFF cinema shows movies for the whole family.

LUCAS - International Festival for Young Film Lovers will take place from October 5th to October 12th, 2023, in Frankfurt, Offenbach, and Wiesbaden.

Every last Saturday of the month, several museums in Frankfurt, including DFF, offer free admission. On these occasions we provide opportunities for both children and adults to embark on a shared journey of exploration.

For photography and film enthusiasts eager to explore Frankfurt through the lens of location scouts, this is your chance for a hands-on experience!

The English-language film festival for students.

You can book individual tours through the permanent exhibition in addition to our public tours.

For classes of all grade levels, Cinéfête offers selected current and award-winning films in their original French language with German subtitles.

In these further education courses, teachers acquire media literacy skills and guidance for developing students' interdisciplinary and cross-curricular skills.

Traditional cinemas become unconventional classrooms during the annual nationwide School Cinema Weeks!

The part-time program qualifies students for managerial and conceptual activities in arts and cultural mediation.

The master's program "Film Culture: Archiving, Programming, Presentation" trains students for film and media archives and institutions of film culture.

Multimedia companion for your museum visit: Discover the museum (anew) with videos and text contributions, image galleries, and games.

The workshop demonstrates diverse applications of mobile phone cameras while providing hands-on experience to help participants understand the principles and importance of camera perspective and film editing.

In this workshop, participants will learn about the stop-motion technique called Pixilation and create their own film using a tablet.

The goal of this workshop is to create fantastic, abstract, humorous, and invariably unique works on the animation table. The process involves creating and photographing numerous individual images, ultimately resulting in a dynamic animated film.

Birthday stars young and old and their guests enjoy a special celebration at the DFF!

Through selected programs and guided film discussions, participants gain insight into the history and aesthetics of the medium and engage critically with cinematic techniques.

This workshop for 4-7 year olds combines a brief visit to an exhibition with a presentation of projected images and an engaging hands-on creative session. It explores the question: "What were the visual formats that existed before the invention of film?"

The DFF offers elegant settings and an exceptional atmosphere for your special events. Create lasting, movie-worthy memories with your team!

The DFF offers elegant venues and an exceptional atmosphere for your special events. Create lasting, cinematic memories with your friends during private gatherings.

The DFF offers elegant settings and an exceptional atmosphere for your special events. Create lasting, movie-worthy memories with your collegues or during business meetings!

The goal of the FILMmobil project, which is primarily active in rural areas, is to introduce children and young people throughout Hesse to the art of film.

The Pop-up KINO goes to places where there is no cinema, providing film enthusiasts in rural areas of Hesse with extraordinary cinematic experiences.