Festival and Professional Pass available from 14 February!

Festival immersion – just the way you like it. You decide which events suit you best. We have the perfect ticket for you.

Cinema Tickets

For specific visits (from the beginning of April)

Single ticket:  € 13.00
Single ticket discounted*: € 10.00
Evening ticket (from 7 pm): € 20.00
Day ticket: € 25.00
Day ticket discounted*: € 20.00

Tickets are required for the opening & award ceremony, the competition programme blocks and for all events in the special programme (e.g. master classes, studio presentations etc.).

Tricks for Kids

Family programme at the cinema:

Children ticket: € 5,00
Adult ticket: € 8,00
Family ticket**: € 15,00


Workshops in the Activity Area
at Schlossplatz:
Free for everyone and no registration required

Festival Pass

For the entire festival week

Not for professionals

Regular: € 90.00
Regular + VVS**: € 99.00
Discounted*: € 60.00
Discounted* + VVS**: € 69.00

Included

Professional Pass

For professional visitors & film schools

ITFS

Professional Pass: € 80.00
Professional Pass + VVS**: € 89.00
Professional Pass Academy*: € 60.00
Press accreditation: Free of charge

Combi Pass
ITFS + FMX on site & on demand

Professionals regular: € 470.00
Students regular: € 235.00

Free access to

* Discounts apply to pupils, students, senior citizens and holders of a disabled pass. Purchasers are obliged to present valid proof of entitlement to the discount upon collection. In the case of senior citizen discounts, validation is based on the date of birth.

** The VVS ticket is valid from April 23 28, 2024 on the entire VVS network (2nd class)

*** The family ticket is valid for 1 adult and up to 3 children

FAQ – Questions and Answers

General

All Festival Passes, Professional Passes and Press Accreditations can be picked at the Welcome Desk at Haus der Katholischen Kirche (Königstr. 7).

Opening hours Welcome Desk:

  • Tuesday, 23.04.: 11:00 – 20:30
  • Wednesday, 24.04.: 09:30 – 20:30
  • Thursday, 25.04.: 09:30 – 18:00
  • Friday, 26.04.: 09:30 – 20:30
  • Saturday, 27.04.: 09:30 – 20:30
  • Sunday, 28.04.: 09:30 – 19:00

Please show your ticket PDF, which we have sent to you by e-mail or bring the document printed out with you.

Please note that there is no admission guarantee for some special events on site. You will receive all information about the registration process for the events concerned in an email in time before the festival.

Festival Passes, Professional Passes and Press Accreditations are personal and non-transferable. Festival Passes, Professional Passes and Press Accreditations must be worn visibly on site and presented to ITFS staff upon request.

No, cancellation and refund is not possible for already purchased Festival Passes, Professional Passes and Press Accreditations.

In addition to purchasing season tickets (festival pass, accreditations), it is also possible to purchase single tickets, evening tickets and day tickets through the innenstadtkinos at 03.04.2024:

https://www.innenstadtkinos.de/programm/festivals/

The privacy policy (https://www.itfs.de/en/privacy-policy/) as well as the general terms and conditions of the Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH (FMF) for the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) can be viewed via the link before purchasing the ticket. Ticket holders are obliged to confirm and accept these terms and conditions during the purchase process.

Tips on how to get there can be found at https://www.itfs.de/en/festival/locations for more information.

Festival Pass

Festival Passes grant access to the events listed in the ticket category on site during the festival week (23.04. – 28.04.2024) subject to availability of free seats. Excluded are special events that require a separate invitation. The overview of events can be found beginning of march on the ITFS Website.

To purchase a Festival Pass Discounted, you must be a pupil, student or senior citizen or be in possession of a severely disabled pass. Purchasers of Discounted Festival Passes are required to present valid proof (for example severely disabled pass) of the reduciton when picking up the pass on site. When purchasing a Festival Pass Discounted, validation is done by entering the college, university or school. For senior citizens, validation is done by date of birth.

Professional Pass & Accreditation

Press Accreditations and Professional Passes grant access to all events on site during the festival week (23.04. – 28.04.2024) subject to availability of free places. Excluded are special events that require a separate invitation. The overview of events can be found beginning of march on the ITFS Website.

Press Accreditaitons and Professional Passes allow access to the Animated Video Market 2024, which provides a platform for all cinematic entries submitted to the ITFS 2024 competitions and is aimed exclusively at the professional audience entitled to purchase industry accreditation as per 2.

The Animated Video Market 2024 streaming platform will be available from 23.04. – 28.07.2024. If registered for during the ordering process, your login details (username and password) will be sent to you in a separate email by the start of the festival. For orders after 23.04.2024, please understand that the receive of the login data can take up to one week. For purchased FMX/ITFS COMBI PASSES, the login details will be sent likewise as mentioned above (Notice: no extra reservation during the ordering process).

In order to acquire a Professional Pass, you must belong to the professional audience from, for example, the following areas: Production (Film/TV/Video/VFX/Games), Directing (Film/TV/Video/VFX/Games), Other. Film professionals (camera, screenplay, sound design, games publisher), sales agent, distributor/world sales, university, film institute/film association, film funding, festival, cinema or agency.  When acquiring accreditation, proof of current professional activity as a representative of the film industry must be presented (link to social media profile or website). If the proof of industry affiliation is invalid, the accreditation can be withdrawn retroactively.

Press Accreditation is exclusively for the reporting press. For this purpose, your press card or, alternatively, an order from the editorial office will be accepted. For this purpose, please indicate the medium for which you write / work when purchasing your ticket. In the first step you can register and pre-register for press accreditation. After successful verification, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with your ticket. Please note that the process can take up to three business days.

If you would like to attend FMX and ITFS, you may also purchase a COMBI PASS. The ITFS & FMX COMBI PASS allows you to attend both events. All further information and ticket purchase can be found at the following link: https://fmx.de/en/tickets

Deutsche Bahn Event Ticket

 

Unlock a green travel experience – arrive relaxed, emissions-free! Your event ticket at a fixed price nationwide. From any DB station to our event. Stuttgart city ticket included.

One-way event ticket (for a certain connection; subject to availability):

  • 1st class € 89.90 (reservation included)
  • 2nd class € 55.90

Event ticket one-way (fully flexible; always available):

  • 1st class € 112.90 (reservation included)
  • 2nd class € 77.90

Book online, see all connections für your desired route and make sure to get the cheapest ticket. If you have any questions, please call the following service number +49 (0) 30 58 60 20 901. Make the best of your travelling time: use your journey to and from the festival to work or to relax – with 100% green electricity on local and long-distance services. This is how sustainable events begin.

Any questions?

Please feel free to contact us:

service@festival-gmbh.de

Phone: +49 (0)711-9 25 46-123