My First Highway (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Kevin Meul
Belgium, 2016, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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During his annual family holiday to Spain, 16-year-old Benjamin becomes infatuated with one of the local girls. Anne is fascinating and beautiful and he quickly falls in love with her, little suspecting the direction in which events are about to turn. One drunken night, Anne shares a dark secret with him; she wants to find and confront the man who raped her. Head over heels in love and desperate to prove himself, Benjamin resolves to become her hero and the pair embark on a voyage of discovery from which there can be no turning back.
Who Saw Him Die (1968)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Jan Troell
Sweden, 1968, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Martensson is a disillusioned teacher trying desperately to keep control of a class that has gone askew. He valiantly tries to bridge the generation gap while alternately loving and hating his job and his students.
The Space Between Us (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
U.S.A., 2017, 120 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot - an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he's never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. Eventually, he gets a chance to go to Earth…
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Section: Open Air Cinema
Directed by: Chad Stahelski
U.S.A., 2017, 122 min
Projection place: Open Air Cinema
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In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.
Kicks (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Justin Tipping
U.S.A., 2016, 80 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Brandon is 15 longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy; assuming that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by local hood, Flaco. Seemingly the embodiment of menace, Flaco harbors complexities of his own that will be revealed when Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers with his two best friends in tow.
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Kelly Fremon
U.S.A., 2016, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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A new coming-of-age movie in the vein of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club – an honest, candid, often hilarious look at what it's like to grow up as a young woman in today's modern world. Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine, who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian starts dating her best friend Krista. All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all.
Robby and Toby´s fantastic Voyager (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Wolfgang Groos
Germany, 2016, 105 min
Projection place: Aula
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This is the story of Toby, the most creative 11-year-old boy and inventor you can think of. One day, the little robot Robby enters his life. He got separated from his robot parents when his spaceship crashed and now he’s looking for them. Toby decides to offer his help and the two of them become friends. Teaming up, they build an invention that can fly, float, and drive on a road – the fantastic Voyager. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Sir Joshua and his super bad agents are hot on their heels, wanting to use Robbie and the fantastic Voyager for their own evil plans. But even super bad agents should never, ever underestimate the power of best friends!
Rabbit School (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Ute v von Münchow-Pohl
Germany, 2016, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Max, a young city rabbit, can't believe it he's accidentally gotten trapped at the secluded Easter Rabbit school in the forest. Time feels like it stands still in the old-fashioned academy, and all he can think about is trying to make his way back home by Easter Sunday. That is until he meets Emmy, a sweet rabbit, and the wise and mysterious Madame Hermione, from whom he learns the secrets of the Easter Rabbits — including that of the legendary Golden Egg. But when the rabbit school is threatened by a wily fox family who hope to get their hands on the egg, will Max step up, help his friends, and save Easter before it's too late?
Little Rain Worms- Butterflies (2015)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Jaromír Gál
Czech Republic, 2015, 9 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Two rain worms always come out after the rain and carry out their “great ideas”. Their problem is that the bird sleeping in the tree above them gets woken up by their mischief and wants to catch them.
Some Thing (2015)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Elena Walf
Germany, 2015, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Oil, gold and fire are the treasures to be found inside the proud giant mountains. It’s impossible for the little mountain to measure up to that. All he has is this tiny, strange and useless something…
Neighbourhood - short animations (2016)
Section: Neighbourhood
Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, 2016, 55 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Winter Tournament (2016)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Maciej Pestka
Poland, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Buźka the dog and his little friend Dzióbek the bird organize a sports tournament. At one point, someone else joins in unexpectedly.
Pat and Mat in the Countryside: The Tiles (2015)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Marek Beneš
Czech Republic, 2015, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Pat and Mat decide to reconstruct their old bathroom. Working separately, they get into the kind of zany trouble they’re known for. One lays tile vertically, the other horizontally – and that’s just the start.
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Claude Barras
Switzerland, France, 2016, 66 min
Projection place: Mala scena
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Zucchini is a rather unusual nickname for a 9-year-old boy and his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother’s sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer Raymond, who accompanies Zucchini to his new foster home, which is filled with other orphans his age. At first Zucchini struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his new found friends, he eventually learns to trust, finds true love and at last a new family of his own.
Xavier the Cat (2014)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Andrzej Orzechowski, Bronislaw Zeman
Poland, 2014, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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After a motorway was built across the middle of the property, the people who had been living there moved to another place. Only Xavier the Cat stayed in the abandoned house. One day, in his absence, uninvited guests show up.
Box & Ball: The Flag (2015)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Tomasz Niedźwiedź
Poland, 2015, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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When a probe called BOX01 lands on a planetoid it tries to raise a flag to claim the newly discovered planet. It turns out the planet is inhabited by a one-eyed creature that looks and behaves like “quicksilver”.
The House (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children, Neighbourhood, Czech Films and TV
Directed by: Veronika Zacharová
Czech Republic, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A family leaves their little house in the suburbs, so it heads out after them. His only clue is a bright red business card that takes him to a neighborhood with strange electric houses. Is this where it'll find its owners?
Mash for two (2016)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Leopold Blümel
Germany, 2016, 2 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A little boy just wants to enjoy his warm mash. But suddenly his hungry dog disrupts his plan.
Ami (2016)
Section: Neighbourhood
Directed by: Gonzalo San Vincente
Germany, 2016, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Ami’s mother leaves on a business trip and tells her daughter a white lie to appease her mind while she is away. Find out what happens when the innocent lie turns true.
Father and Daughter (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Chenglin Xie
China, 2016, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The story of a girl studying the uneven bars; by presenting the girl’s progress through life – from childhood to puberty, success and her relationship with her father – the film gives an outline of the girl’s life experience.