Film programme 2017

Musicide (2016)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Ferriol Tugues

Spain, 2016, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Stop animation about an obstinate piper. He completely falsely (yet enthusiastically) plays his musical instrument every day. But it's just a matter of time till the patience of the town's inhabitants runs out.

INDICE 50 (2016)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Joseph Guené, Alexandre Belmudes, Damien Clef

France, 2016, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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A three-member family decides to spend the day on a crowded beach by the sea. To make matters worse, not only are the other seaside enthusiasts annoying, but a mosquito appears under their umbrella.

Two Worlds (2016)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Lea Chervet, Faustine Dumontier, Cecile De Gantes, Maxime Templé

France, 2016, 3 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Two sisters attempt save themselves and find the camp of survivors – out into a post-apocalyptic earth with enchanting scenery. One of them, however, decides to stay here forever...

Go to city Ele (2015)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Wenyu Li

China, 2015, 9 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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The story of how a small country pig sets out for the city of Elefantova. Here the pig finds that only elephants are favored. However, these trunked animals may not be exactly what they seem to be.

Gokurōsama (2016)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Clémentine Frère, Aurore Gal, Yukiko Meignien

France, 2016, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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The film portrays the life of workers at one department store in Japan. A monotonous day becomes bizarre due to the old cook's aching back and the humdrum norm gets disrupted.

Icky (2017)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Parastoo Cardgar

Iran, 2017, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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In a world where people have Rubik's Cubes instead of heads, there will be some who at first glance look different. But are they truly different from the rest?

Blue (2016)

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Directed by: Maryam Farahzadi

U.S.A., 2016, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Just like the color blue joins with yellow, thus the heroine of this short animated film meets a kindred spirit with whom she creates a single unit – an original color.

Heart Beat (2016)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Hans Somers

Netherlands, 2016, 90 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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Shy, fifteen-year-old singer-songwriter Zoe is accidentally hit by the tour bus of sixteen-year-old pop sensation Mik. When they look into each other’s eyes, sparks fly, but that doesn’t fix Zoe’s ruined bicycle. Her quest to get a new bike from Mik leads to an unexpected kiss. But just when love is about to take off, a jealous friend and an overly ambitious rival torpedo their fragile relationship. Zoë has to get over her stage fright in order to reclaim her chance at happiness.

Land without Evil (2017)

Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Katalin Egely

Hungary, 2017, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Based on Guaraní mythology, we’re offered another point of view on paradise: what if the real paradise is inside us and lies in the harmony and unity of everything alive?

Odd is an Egg (2016)

Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Kristin Ulseth

Norway, Portugal, 2016, 11 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Odd is terrified of his head, until one day he falls in love with Gunn who is both fearless and happy in life. Odd's life is turned upside down and he is freed from his worries in the most unexpected way.

Short Animations 1

Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

International, 0, 44 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Mimik (2016)

Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Petra Varga

Hungary, 2016, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Two mimes are having their invisible lunch in the park when a pigeon walks by. When the two compete to get the pigeon’s attention, events get more ridiculous.

Knight to Meet You (2016)

Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Antoine Fromager, Laurie Bogdel, Loïc Resplandy, Lucas Godineau, Mathieu Astruc, Nicolas Canot '

France, 2016, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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A brave knight on a steel horse is on the quest to save a princess. But he does not know how big a obstacle awaits him. However, the knight is clever and he managed to drive the dragon away. What surprise is waiting for the self-confident prince before the castle´s gates?

The Little Match Girl (2016)

Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Anne Baillod, Jean Faravel

Switzerland, 2016, 9 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Adapted from Andersen’s tale, we have the story of a young girl trying to sell matches. Unsuccessful, she ends up burning them all and in those moments of warmth she has happy visions, including of her deceased grandmother.

Way of Giants (2016)

Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Alois Di Leo

Brazil, 2016, 12 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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A poetical search for purpose and reason that follows the story of Oquirá, a six-year-old indigenous girl, as she confronts the cycle of life and the concept of destiny.

The White Dove (1960)

Section: Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema

Directed by: František Vláčil

Czech Republic, 1960, 76 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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People in Belgium release hundreds of carrier pigeons, who immediately head for their homes. But a white dove from the German island of Fehmarn, which belongs to 12-year-old Susanne, gets lost in a storm and appears far from his goal, over the rooftops of Prague. It's here that it's shot by ten-year-old Michal, who has been paralyzed in both legs after an accident and who hates the whole world. Thanks to his neighbor, a sculptor, the boy finds feelings within himself and a need to heal the wounded creature.

Vitus (2006)

Section: Welcome to Switzerland

Directed by: Fredi M. Murer

Germany, Switzerland, 2006, 1 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Vitus is a boy who almost seems to be from another planet: He has hearing like a bat, he plays piano like a virtuoso and studies encyclopaedias at the age of five. No wonder his parents begin to anticipate a brilliant future for him. They want Vitus to become a pianist. However, the little genius prefers to play in his eccentric grandfather’s workshop. He dreams of flying and of a normal childhood. Ultimately, with one dramatic leap, Vitus takes control of his own life…

Sami Blood (2016)

Section: International Competition of European First Films

Directed by: Amanda Kernell

Sweden, Denmark, Norway, 2016, 110 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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The Scandinavian variant of a shameful practice employed by self-proclaimed “civilized" nations around the world in the 19th and 20th centuries: the systematic removal of Indigenous children from their parents, homes, and traditional lifestyles and forced integration into an educational system that taught them that their customs and lifestyles were inferior at best. Elle Marja is a teenage Sámi girl in the 1930s who is sent to a boarding school intended on raising its Indigenous charges to a level "acceptable" to the rest of Swedish society. Curious and excited, Elle Marja at first excels in her new surroundings, mastering the Swedish language and her other lessons while her younger sister, Njenna, struggles. But this very success, coupled with Elle Marja's intense desire to be accepted by her teachers, her internalization of the school's vile lessons about race and class, and her burgeoning sexuality, soon drives a wedge between her and her fellow students, forcing her to take an action she may not have the opportunity to regret.

London Town (2016)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Directed by: Derrick Borte

U.K., U.S.A., 2016, 91 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Experience the music and energy of the 1970's punk underground. When 15-year-old Shay hears the music of The Clash for the first time, it’s a revelation, opening up a new world of social consciousness and anti-establishment defiance beyond anything he’s known in his dead-end London suburb. Drawn into the heart of the city’s burgeoning punk scene, he forges two relationships that will change his life: falling in love with rebellious cool girl Vivian and finding an unexpected connection with none other than The Clash’s electrifying frontman, Joe Strummer. Propelled by a blistering soundtrack that bounces from The Clash to The Ramones to Buzzcocks, London Town captures the sound and spirit of a scene that shook the world.

Sebbe (2010)

Section: Days of Swedish Cinema

Directed by: Babak Najafi

Finland, Sweden, 2010, 83 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Sebbe is 15 and lives with his mother in an apartment that is really very small. Sebbe does what he can. He never strikes back. He loves his mother because otherwise he couldn't carry on. He escapes to a junkyard where his hands bring unliving things to life. He has the power of creativity. He's free there, but alone. His detachment increases at the same pace as his world shrinks, until finally one day he is completely isolated, with only his mother. If she fails, everything else will disappear.