Shine (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Johannes Flick, Alexander Dietrich
Germany, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A visual love story showing the importance of healthy competition. 'Shine' shows that it is not always the strongest, fastest or most attractive that wins; sometimes it is the inner light that shines the brightest.
The Mountain of SGaana (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Christopher Auchter
Canada, 2017, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A magical tale of a young man who is stolen away to the spirit world and the young woman who rescues him. The film brilliantly entwines traditional animation with formal elements of Haida art.
Short Animations 5
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
International, 0, 48 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Luxna (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Anthony Bonnard
France, 2016, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Tom, a daydreamer and astronomy enthusiast, is separated from his young girl friend Andreya. Driven by nostalgia and his childhood mission, Tom makes a promise to go to the moon one day.
Hedgehog's Home (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Eva Cvijanovic
Canada, Croatia, 2017, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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In a lush and lively forest lives a hedgehog. He is respected and envied by the other animals. But Hedgehog’s devotion to his home annoys a few insatiable beasts, who march off to Hedgehog’s home and face a prickly standoff.
Running Lights (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Gediminas Siaulys
Lithuania, 2017, 11 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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When a wild hare dies, some children find his body and bury it in a sand box. Now buried, the hare’s life fades away and dozens of magical creatures that lived inside him leave his body in search for a new home.
Keiro (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Tatiana Juskewicz, Benoît Leloup, Franck Menigoz, Zoé Nérot, Charlotte Poncin
France, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A beautiful story about a unique friendship that lasts until maturity. Fantasy as our greatest friend guides us on the journey through childhood and leaves us the at the threshold of adolescence.
Kidz in da Hood (2006)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Ylva Gustavsson, Catti Edfeldt
Sweden, 2006, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Kidz in da Hood is the gripping and warm story of Amina, who came to Sweden with her grandfather three years ago. Amina has not yet received her residency permit and when her grandfather dies, everything seems to fall apart. She temporarily hides out with pierced and tattooed rocker Johan, who lives in a run-down suburb. The wild girl Mirre lives on the same floor as Amina and together they begin fighting for Amina to stay in Sweden and live with Johan.
Unbearable (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Margarita Stamenova
Bulgaria, 2016, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Bunny likes its forest very much, its peace and beauty. It wants to enjoy this life to the fullest. Unfortunately, there is a good-natured, but a little bit slow bear, who spoils the bunny´s activities. The bunny is very angry but soon he will be happy to have such a big protector against the evil hunter.
Two Trams (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Svetlana Andrianova
Russia, 2016, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Daily two trams set on their way to serve local citizens and drive them to their chosen destinations. The younger tram has to learn a lot, but fortunately, the mum tram is very patient. As time goes by, the tram gets old and rusty. So now it is time for a younger tram to pay its debt to the mother.
The Gift (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Kohei Kajisa
Japan, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sara is a sprightly little girl who likes arts and crafts. She’d like to give her dad and mom a handcrafted gift on their anniversary, but after seeing them arguing, she finds herself in a mysterious imaginary world.
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 6
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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 6
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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 6
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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 6
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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 6
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Room 213 (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Emelie Lindblom
Sweden, 2017, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Twelve-year-old Elvira arrives at summer camp feeling anxious and upset because her best friend couldn't join her. She's just getting settled in with her two roommates, Bea and Meja, when a flood forces them to move to Room 213 — where no one has stayed in 60 years. Strange, inexplicable things begin to happen, and the girls grow suspicious of one another. That is, until a letter with ancient handwriting leads them into the woods to the home of an old lady, who tells them of a girl who died at the camp six decades earlier. Could this be the same red-haired girl in a white dress they have seen sneaking through the corridors at night?
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Taika Waititi
New Zealand, 2016, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family.
No.16, Da An Road (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Joanne Lin
U.S.A., 2016, 7 min
Projection place: Mala scena
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When the little girl is alone at home, she likes to watch her neighbors and draw their stories to her notebook. She runs away from the solitude with the help of her imagination and pictures people´s stories with joy and happiness. But what about her? Who can help her?
The World's Middlest Fish (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Cathinka Tanberg
Norway, 2017, 10 min
Projection place: Mala scena
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Ingeborg likes fishing and, like every year, she takes part in the large fishing competition. Next to the experienced fishermen, the little girl does not seem to have a chance. But luckily she catches the world's middlest fish. Ingeborg and her catch are the center of media attention.