Little Dragon (2009)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
France, 2009, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Thirty-five years after Bruce Lee’s death, his soul réincarnates in a little doll. With self-confidence, the rubber-made toy sets off to discover the great-scaled world all around him.
Of Shadows and Wings (2015)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
France, Switzerland, 2015, 13 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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My grandfather asks me to make a film out of a story he’s told. Because of pollution, pesticides, and other toxic substances, a bee decides to leave her hive, looking for a more comfortable place for her to live in.
Gypaetus Helveticus (2011)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Nadasdy film
Switzerland, 2011, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Because of its false reputation, the greatest bird of prey in Europe was completely annihilated in Switzerland. But this short movie tells us another story...
Hasta Santiago (2013)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Mauro Carraro
Switzerland, France, 2013, 12 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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There’s a pilgrimage train across Europe traversed by a variety of people for different reasons. On this legendary route Mapo will cross cities and will meet other walkers.
Shaman Bazar (2013)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Zoltan Horvath
Switzerland, Belgium, 2013, 9 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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When the old shaman goes away for the day, his young apprentice defies his instructions. He goes into his yurt and tries to imitate the magical rituals of his master… to disastrous effect.
Aubade (2014)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Mauro Carraro
Switzerland, 2014, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A black sun rises on Leman Lake. In a surrealist backlit scene, swimmers and birds witness the spectacle of the dawn, hypnotized by the music of a cellist.
Ugly Pretty Heart (2014)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Switzerland, 2014, 12 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Rosie is a little girl marginalized and victimized because she’s ugly. One day she meets a witch who makes her wish come true. Now there’s no one prettier than Rosie. But nothing is more empty than the fleeting mask of beauty.
That Time Together (2017)
Section: Czech Films and TV
Directed by: Marta Santovjáková Gerlíková, Jiří Novotný
Czech Republic, 2017, 75 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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This is the story of a young Jewish girl, Tereza Zágorová, who finds shelter from deportation in the Wallachian hills; her family has already been taken. Tereza tries to fit into her new environment and learns how life in the village is different from the city. But the wartime period also reaches the countryside and the girl must be careful to hide her secrets.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Taika Waititi
New Zealand, 2016, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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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.
The Young Offenders (2016)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Peter Foott
Ireland, 2016, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Best friends Conor and Jock dress the same, act the same, and go pretty much everywhere together. When news breaks that 61 bales of cocaine worth seven million euros each has gone missing off Ireland's west coast, the boys steal a pair of bicycles — Jock is already an inveterate bike thief who has attracted the keen attention of a local police sergeant — and pedal across the Irish countryside hoping to find the contraband treasure and sell it to finance their escape from difficult circumstances. With the Garda in close pursuit, mayhem and misadventure inevitably ensue. Delightful and absurdly funny, the film is a portrait of the friendship between two sensitive young desperados with noble intentions.
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.
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 Land (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Steven Caple Jr.
U.S.A., 2016, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A vivid inner-city saga set amidst Cleveland's hip-hop underground. Teenage buddies Cisco, Junior, Boobie, and Patty Cake shrug off school to practice skateboarding, which they hope will be their ticket to a better life. In the meantime, they steal cars to finance their dream. But when they get mixed up in a drug deal and cross a ruthless crime queen-pin, they put their friendship--and lives--on the line. Set to a choice hip-hop soundtrack and featuring an impressive ensemble cast that includes The Wire's Michael K. Williams, Erykah Badu, and rapper Machine Gun Kelly, The Land crackles with the energy and poetry of the streets.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Section: Open Air Cinema
Directed by: David Yates
U.K., U.S.A., 2016, 133 min
Projection place: Open Air Cinema
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Holding a mysterious leather suitcase in his hand, Newt Scamander, a young activist wizard from England, visits New York while he is on his way to Arizona. Inside his expanding suitcase hides a wide array of diverse, magical creatures that exist among us, ranging from tiny, twig-like ones, to majestic and humongous ones. It’s the 1920s and times are troubled; the fragile equilibrium of secrecy between the unseen world of wizards and the ordinary or "No-Maj" people is at risk of being unsettled. Voices against wizardry grow daily led by Mary Lou Barebone and fuelled by the increasing disasters ascribed to a dark wizard named Gellert Grindelwald.