Sat 27.05.2017 | 14:30Storm - Letter of Fire (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dennis Bots
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2016, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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What if you are suddenly on your own and anyone could be your enemy? 12-year-old Storm ends up on an adventure when his father Klaas accepts a new job. He secretly prints forbidden texts in his print shop. Storm's mother does not like this one bit; it’s dangerous to have different opinions. The safe life Storm knew is turned upside down when Klaas gets caught in the act. Storm flees just in time with the original letter and becomes the focus of a manhunt. He gets help from someone unexpected when he meets Marieke, a girl that lives in the city's underground tunnels. In a race against time, Storm tries to save his father. But who can he trust?
Sat 27.05.2017 | 15:00Ronja, the Robber´s Daughter (1984)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Tage Danielsson
Norway, Sweden, 1984, 126 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Ronja was born after a very stormy night to the bandit leader Mattis. Lightning from the storm struck Mattis's castle and split it in half, one half of which gets settled by a hostile gang of robbers lead by Borka. His son Birk was born the same night as Mattis's daughter. The two kids meet and they become best friends. The feud between the gangs continues, so the children decide to run away. Mattis disowns Ronja, but he later appears and asks Ronja for forgiveness and soon the two bandit gangs join together and organize a hunt for the soldiers who threaten them in the woods. In the end, they decide to join forever and Mattis and Borkou fight over who will be the leader...
Sat 27.05.2017 | 15:10Tjorven, Båtsman and Moses (1964)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Olle Hellbom
Sweden, 1964, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Vesterman has found a young seal in his fishing nets in the outskirts of the archipelago. When he comes back to the Saltkråkan island, he gives the seal to Tjorven, who names it Moses. Peter Malm, a visitor who works at the Zoological Institute in Uppsala, wants to buy the seal, but Tjorven says it's not for sale. Vesterman is in need of money and tries to get the seal back, to sell it to Peter. The children have to hide the seal, so he won't find it. Pelle's rabbit Jocke and one of Söderman's lambs are found bitten to death. The dog Båtsman is accused of those evil deeds and must be put down. What is to be the fate of Moses and Båtsman.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 15:20Heart Beat (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Hans Somers
Netherlands, 2016, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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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.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 15:30Mother Lake (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Naoki Segi
Japan, 2016, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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In 2036, Ryosuke Fujii (31) makes triumphant return to his hometown as a world famous photographer. An exhibition of his work is on display there and he meets up again with an old childhood friend, Kento. Kento shows Ryosuke a dinosaur he has made based on the legendary “Biwassie” the “Nessie” of Lake Biwa. One summer over 20 years ago, 11-year-old Ryosuke, Kento and his cousin Saki, spotted a mysterious, big, black object, apparently swimming on the surface of Lake Biwa. Naturally, few believed them, but Ryosuke learns that his late mother, Yumiko, a famous photographer, also saw the same creature and she had done a lot of research into the legendary Dragon God, Biwassie.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 16:30Memories of Summer (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Adam Guzinski
Poland, 2016, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Summer. Late 1970s. A small provincial town. Twelve-year-old Piotrek lives with his mother – there is a very strong bond between them. While his father is away, Piotrek's mother starts going out almost every night. Instantly their simple and clear relationship starts to get complicated. Entangled in the affairs of the adult world, Piotrek feels lost and lonely. Spending time with his peers brings first fascinations, then disappointments. Upon his father's return, Piotrek must face an uncomfortable choice. Will he support his mother? Will he be loyal to his father? How will his painful and difficult experience influence his relationship with his mother?
Sat 27.05.2017 | 17:20Little Wing (2016)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Selma Vilhunen
Finland, Denmark, 2016, 100 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A sharp and touching portrait of adolescence. A tender-hearted coming-of-age story shot in a low-key, realist style. It centers on a resourceful adolescent who decides to track down her biological father… Twelve years old and small for her age, Varpu may not be as physically developed as other girls but she is mature and independent beyond her years. Indeed, it's her mother that behaves in an inappropriately child-like manner: crying when she can't pass her driver's test, clambering into her daughter's bed when she feels sad and lonely and complaining about her life rather than asking Varpu about hers. She can't even remember her daughter's birthday. Yearning for a less self-centered parent, one night Varpu decides to go find her dad. But even though she can act like an adult, it doesn't mean she has an adult's understanding of the world...
Sat 27.05.2017 | 17:30The 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 4
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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.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 17:30Jiří Menzel - To Make A Comedy Is No Fun (2016)
Section: Special Mention
Directed by: Robert Kolinsky
Switzerland, 2016, 80 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The story of an exceptional filmmaker. In 1968, Czechoslovakian director Jiří Menzel won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for Closely Watched Trains – his first feature film ever. Just a year later, his next film Larks on a String is banned by the totalitarian government. But Menzel decided to stay in his communist country and continue working as a director and actor for theatre and film. His comedies and costume dramas were commercial successes that tested the limits of the authorities with his well hidden political messages. Today, filmmakers like Miloš Forman, Ken Loach, Emir Kusturica and István Szabó are amongst his admirers and friends.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 18:00The Unknown Soldier (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Efim Graboy
Israel, 2016, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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This film is the testimony of a war veteran and an intimate portrait of the main protagonist, Uncle Nusya. It presents a real person of flesh and blood whose identity is hidden behind a jacket hung with medals. But also important are his feelings and a past captured in the form of tattoos on his body.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 18:00Shujayya (2015)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Mohammed Almughanni
Poland, Palestine, 2015, 20 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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This tells the story of the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, whom the war has effected both mentally and physically. The director is a student of the Lodz Film School. He was born in Gaza, is living in Poland and is returning home after many years. He sensitively captures the lives of friends and neighbors after the bombing of the city.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 18:00Zero-G (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Jannis Lenz
Austria, 2016, 9 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A group of parkour enthusiasts present their idea of weightlessness in a city. German slammer Fatima Moumouni supports these scenes with a collage of poems about the mental state of her generation and her attitude toward life. The film reflects this generation's dealings with obstacles.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 18:00Zlín Dog - Student Documentaries 1 (2017)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
International, 2017, 77 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Sat 27.05.2017 | 18:00Morning of butterflies (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Mária Martiniaková
Slovak Republic, 2016, 22 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Diana is an ordinary woman who, in the thirteenth week of pregnancy, finds that her baby has been dead for two weeks. Another ten days of waiting before nature itself arranges a miscarriage. The film captures the testimony of the mother and her family accepting death, defying doctors and trusting one's own body.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 18:00Around us (2017)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Filip Alex Svoboda
Czech Republic, 2017, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A distinctive statement about today's world from the perspective of a young student. Accompanied only by music and a static camera, the film mainly shows the absurdity of human actions.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 18:00Backstage (2016)
Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog
Directed by: Dominik Truhlář, Martin Mach
Czech Republic, 2016, 11 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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One day in the life of a cremator. A documentary film showing what goes on in the back of the Strašnice crematorium. For some, a crematorium is a morbid place not much talked about. But cremator Ivo Plaček isn't afraid to speak publicly about his work.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 19:00Vigia (2013)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Switzerland, France, 2013, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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In the heart of a group of birds, the indignant Moann feels her body changing. In a society where the greatest concern is the size and ambition of one's wings, how can one survive in a land, populated by imprisoned-mind people?
Sat 27.05.2017 | 19:00Package - Nadasdy Films presents...
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
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Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sat 27.05.2017 | 19:00Air-Mail (2015)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Switzerland, France, 2015, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A girl falls in love with a boxer she can never hope to meet, but the letter-birds will change her destiny forever. Will the messages in the air make her dreams come true?
Sat 27.05.2017 | 19:00