Swarm (2017)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Eugen Merher
Germany, 2017, 12 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Leon would do anything to fit in with a group of his classmates. He's trying to find a way to charm the ruthless Eck, who gives him the task of shooting a bird in a tree with a BB gun. An authentic film reflecting the feelings of boys and their recognition of their own mistakes and crimes.
Zlín Dog - Student Live-action films 2 (2017)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
International, 2017, 112 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The Undersigned (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Michał AA. Pokropek
Poland, 2016, 26 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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This original, apocalyptic-themed story tells of the act committed by a group of young people on a poor dog. The slow sequences enhance the animal's suffering. The film displays an inhospitable landscape in which people and animals live side by side. The role of hunter and the victim may change very quickly.
The Melody of unexpected encounters (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Evgeniya Kazankina
Russia, 2016, 12 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A young postal courier wants to deliver a package to its owner at any cost. He doesn't know, however, what can happen to him upon delivering it. The name of the addressee is hardly legible...
Flower (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Oliver Beaujard
Czech Republic, 2016, 17 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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This fairytale takes the audience to an alternate reality. We follow the story of a young orphan boy and his father, a gardener, who conceals his grief in constant work. The neglected child tries to get his father's attention in any way possible.
The Silence (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Farnoosh Samadi, Ali Asgari
France, Italy, 2016, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees living in Italy. While visiting a doctor, the girl has to translate the diagnosis to her mother into their native language. But how do you tell someone close to you the hard truth? In life, sometimes it's better to keep quiet.
Hot and Cold (2015)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Marta Prus
Poland, 2015, 30 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A film shot in a single take. 'Hot' and 'cold' will unexpectedly take us to the worlds of two seemingly different women. Their lives unexpectedly intersect and they are forced to help each other despite their adverse circumstances.
The Route (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Darkhan Tulegenov
Kazakhstan, 2016, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Arsene is a weekend father. He sees his son so little and feels abandoned. The only happiness in his life is his offspring. One day, we learn that absolutely everything in his life is different.
Beautiful Figure (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Hajni Kis
Hungary, 2016, 16 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A high school cleaning woman falls in love with a student, but her feelings are not reciprocated. Yet, the woman chooses to come out with the truth. A film depiction of a lonely woman who strongly desires warm feelings, which she doesn't get.
Zlín Dog - Student live-action films 1 (2017)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
International, 2017, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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C.H.A.O.S. (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Nikolaj Vodošek
Slovenia, 2016, 14 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A group of teenagers breaks into the local pool at night. The initial youthful playfulness and trying of forbidden things unexpectedly goes wrong. It's a question of which of them is capable of facing the consequences of their actions. The chaos the culprits have in their heads is expressed in their cowardice.
Dehydration (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Miroslava Konečná
Czech Republic, 2016, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A film about internal doubts and confusion about the world and death; it captures the efforts of young people to cope with the loss of a loved one. The impressive experimental camera work, editing and sound provide us with hope for a new form of filmmaking.
Elisa (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Kristina Shtubert
Germany, 2016, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Nine-year-old Elisa has a caring mother who wants nothing more than for her daughter to stop hurting herself. The sophisticated psychological performances play with the audience's idea of which of the heroines is actually ill and which is the victim.
There was a place (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Irene Garces
Spain, 2016, 14 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Carlos has lived many years away from his family and the sea where he grew up. He returns home for the funeral of his father. With the return to his native place comes forgiveness and his coming to terms with the past.
Ampersand (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Charlotte Dewulf
Belgium, 2016, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Imagine a world in which, before you say anything, you must drink the contents of a small bottle. That's the fantastic cafe Ampersand works at. But the shy boy doesn't say much on this.
The Wrong End of the Stick (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Terri Matthews
U.K., 2016, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Malcolm Fetcher is a middle-aged neurotic teacher. He's been married to Beverly for twenty years. After all this time, it's time to express his personal identity crisis and confide an unexpected truth to his wife.
Zlín Dog - Student Animations 2 (2017)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
International, 2017, 70 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Poilus (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Guillaume Auberval, Léa Dozoul, Simon Gomez
France, 2016, 4 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Calm reigns in a wartime trench. A number of hares with guns are waiting for their time. "Poilu" is French slang for war infantryman. It literally translates as "hairy man" – a person oblivious of himself in relation to the din of battle.
As a Little bird I... (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Yyhely Hälvin
Estonia, 2016, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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In a magical world lives a girl who holds a bird within her. He remains alive only because of her protection. A metaphorical film using sensitive puppet animation to show how difficult it is to achieve complete freedom in a world of cruel beasts.
Journey (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Radheya Jegatheva
Australia, 2016, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A look into space has never been so close while the Earth so far. Is it more important to explore new dimensions or to deal with things that are happening on Earth? The topic of searching for home captured with a bewitching composition of sight and sound by an 18-year-old animation student from Australia.