The Last Leaf (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Olya Golubeva
Ireland, 2016, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Autumn. It’s when the lives of plants and the leaves on trees come to their natural end. Little Leaf refuses this fate; he doesn’t want to finish his days in a dirty cold puddle covered with mud and kicked around by people.
The Basket (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Suresh Eriyat
India, 2017, 14 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The curious little girl one day accidentally breaks her father's pocket watch, that means a lot to him. Father and daughter are very sad about it. The little girl decides to make everything right and starts to sell the baskets she makes herself in order to repair the watch and make her dad smile again.
Sabaku (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Marlies van der Wel
Netherlands, 2016, 3 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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When Sabaku’s best friend Buffalo passes away, he needs to find himself a new friend. He tries connecting with different species, but soon finds out that isn't as easy as it seems. But he won't rest until he succeeds.
Roc´h (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Julie Rembauville, Guillaume Crampette
France, 2016, 3 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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In the Breton countryside, a grasshopper makes a strange rite by caressing stones. Soon, she wakes a playfellow.
Short Animations 9
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
International, 0, 47 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
Section: Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema
Directed by: Václav Vorlíček
Czech Republic, 1971, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Saxan the witch doesn’t want to spend 300 years in detention after school, so she flees to the human world. The headteacher sends a retired vampire to look after and retrieve her, but Saxana doesn't want to go back. She’s trying to find an old maid's ear to create a potion that will close the way back to the fairy-tale land. But since she's always been inattentive in class, she's unaware that it is not real "old maid's ear", but rather a plant....
Enough! (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Tessa Schram
Netherlands, 2016, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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What if your best friends are hanging out with the wrong friends? Sander has known Chris and Maarten his whole life, but when they go to different schools, the tough Emiel joins the group. Sander tries to like him, but that’s difficult because Emiel has a violent nature. Sander’s love life also has its problems. He likes his classmate Indra, but he thinks she has a boyfriend. At the same time, she thinks he’s already taken. When an afternoon with his friends gets out of control and a boy gets hurt, they try to put the blame on Sander. Can he withstand the pressure of his friends or will he, just like in the past, never betray his friends? How can he prove his innocence before he loses all his friends?
Neuland (2013)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Anna Thommen
Switzerland, 2013, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Afghanistan, Cameroon, Serbia, Venezuela – Mr. Zingg’s new students in the Basel integration class have travelled far. Young, and with hopes of a better future, they travelled to Switzerland and now place great hopes in their teacher: he should show them the ways of this new country. The pupils learn the language and culture of Switzerland in just two years. Mr. Zingg, has justy one goal in sight: to help these young traumatized people find a job in their new society. But as the end of their schooling approaches, these young migrants have to ask themselves a harrowing question: is there a place at all for them in this country...?
Kalle Blomkvist - The Masterdetective Lives Dangerously (1996)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Göran Carmback
Sweden, 1996, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The story is about a boy named Kalle Blomkvist who solves crimes with his friends. They also play the battle between the red rose and the white rose. But everything changes when Kalle Blomkvist’s friend finds a dead man in a cabin and he and his friends must find the murdurer.
Obsession (2016)
Section: Special Mention
Directed by: Jakub Machala
Czech Republic, 2016, 20 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A documentary film based on the parallel lives of two women – of a student looking for her place in life and work and of an experienced lady who found her place long ago. Mrs. Sonja Bata and a student of a footwear design studio not only lead audiences through the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, but on the journey of two women, the search for human similarities and differences, and especially the source of desire and obsession that leads us to seek out and achieve them; these should appeal to even those not interested in shoes at all.
Little Harbour (2017)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Iveta Grófová
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2017, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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A story inspired by true events about two children whose innocent play will change their lives forever. For Lucia, Jarka is nothing more than a best friend. Ten-year-old Jarka doesn’t see it that way though. She would much rather have her mom try to be a mother instead. Jarka dreams of having a real family and a house by the sea. Left on her own, she stumbles upon twin infants abandoned at the train station and decides to take them in. Her grandmother’s enchanted garden becomes a safe haven where she can take on the role of a parent together with her neighbour Kristian, who himself suffers from overprotective parents. In an impressive manner, the two prove how loving true affection and an awareness of responsibility can look when individuals hold tight to their dreams without disappointing those closest to them.
The Polar Boy (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Anu Aun
Estonia, 2016, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Mattias has a dream of becoming a photography student at the Berlin Arts Academy. His dream is constantly put to the test when he falls in love with the beautiful free spirit Hanna. Trying to win her heart, he feels the need to prove to Hanna that he can be just as adventurous and unpredictable as she is. Breaking the law together with Hanna, Mattias risks everything dear to him, not knowing yet that Hanna’s bold acts are only the symptoms of bipolar disorder. In a moment of jealousy, Mattias accidentally commits a crime that could put him behind bars for years. In order to save himself Mattias decides to get himself declared irresponsible by faking the illness his girlfriend really has – bipolarity.
Heartstone (2016)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson
Iceland, 2016, 129 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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In his directorial debut, director and screenwriter Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson offers us a view into the lives of two teenage boys in a remote fishing village in Iceland. Thor and Christian truly experience a turbulent summer. As one tries to win a girl's heart, the other discovers till now unfamiliar emotions towards his best friend. As Iceland's harsh nature takes back its right with the ending summer, it is high time to leave the playground and face adulthood. The sensitive and intimate story is like a mosaic composed of many of life's important themes: the relationship between parents and children, life in a remote village, first love, awakening of puberty and sexuality, and friendship.
Bad Influence (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Claudia Huaiquimilla
Chile, 2016, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Arrested after a violent gas station robbery, troubled Santiago youth Tano is remanded to the custody of his father Javier, an auto mechanic living in the small mountain community of Wallmapu. Soon the wayward teen befriends shy, awkward Cheo, whose indigenous Mapuche community fights against the displacement and destruction wrought by a massive local pulp mill. The bond between the two boys quickly deepens against the pressures of schoolyard cruelty and the troubled home lives of each, forcing a reckoning in both boys with themselves and the world around them.
Scent of Geranium (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Naghmeh Farzaneh
U.S.A., 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Immigration to the USA meant a fresh start in life for the film's author. She brought other challenges and experiences with her. An autobiographical look at the life of an Iranian animator and her first impressions of a new country.
The Touch (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Lucie Ambrůžková
Czech Republic, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The story of a sightless boy and his perception of everyday life. One day the boy meets a girl. During their meeting, a dandelion lands in his hand. The boy believes that it is her touch. This awakens his imagination and desire.
What is your Brown Number? (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Vinnie Ann Bose
India, 2016, 4 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Have you ever wondered how your light skin color is seen in India? You will learn in this film the opinions of people with dark skin and their humorous view of the world.
Zlín Dog - Student Animations 3 (2017)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
International, 2017, 56 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The Fishermen (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Bára Anna Stejskalová
Czech Republic, 2016, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A film about manipulation and the ability to keep one's self enclosed by modern technology. A story narrated by a fishermen and a skeleton.
Rabbit Blood (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Yagmur Altan
U.S.A., Turkey, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The story of an ordinary Turkish village where tea is drunk in a non-traditional way. Tavsan Kani – the translation of Rabbit Blood – is the Turkish expression for perfectly prepared tea.