Thu 31.05.2018 | 10:30The Blackberry and the Firebeetle (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Isaias Perez
Venezuela, 2017, 10 min
Projection place: Malá scéna
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A Venezuelan indigenous tale. A Fire Beetle that finds an old Blackberry who falls in love with him, but he rejects her. Over time, the Fire Beetle learns a lesson.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 10:30Like an Elephant in a China Shop (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Louise Chevrier, Luka Fischer, Rodolphe Groshens, Marie Guillon, Estelle Martinez, Benoit Paillard,
France, 2017, 5 min
Projection place: Malá scéna
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The porcelain shop is beautiful, clean and full of breakable things. All of a sudden, a large elephant appears among the shelves of precious things. How does the shopkeeper deal with this unexpected guest?
Thu 31.05.2018 | 10:50Children of Genghis (2017)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Zolbayar Dorj
Mongolia, 2017, 100 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Since time immemorial, the Mongolian people have had three cultural games played during times of festivities: Mongolian wrestling, racing horses and archery. This story focuses on the horse racing tradition. The town's best horse race trainer, Bold, has many people gathered at his house for a special announcement. After bragging about his horses and skills, he talks about his most prized horse, the brown steed that still has yet to find a rider. After hearing this, the townspeople recommend Dambii's eldest son Dorj to be the rider. All of Dambii's sons have a knack for the horse and when Bold recruites Dambii's eldest son, his middle son Byambaa is angry that he wasn't chosen and storms off. Byambaa still has things to learn about tradition, culture and family.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 11:00Liyana (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp
Swaziland, United States of America, Qatar, 2017, 77 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Liyana is a young, fictional girl created by several young orphans in Swaziland, where the scourge of AIDS has ravaged the population, leaving hundreds of thousands of children to fend for themselves. In a storytelling workshop, the youngsters learn to create a central character for their story, then draw on their own – often ghastly and horrifying – true-life experiences to create an exciting adventure for their heroine, which relies on her bravery, cleverness and sheer determination.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 11:10Twinni (2003)
Section: Austrian Trip
Directed by: Ulrike Schweiger
Austria, 2003, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Summer of 1980, Austria. Great expectations and great dreams. At the age of 13, Jana has to relocate from Vienna to her grandmother's home in the countryside. Deeply shocked by her parents' divorce she tries to find warmth and orientation outside of the family. But the strict confines of catholic culture make her become a rebel and the conflict with her mother escalates. At the end of summer, Jana is on the brink of growing up and experiencing her first moments of love.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 11:10Backstage (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Andrea Sedláčková
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2018, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A dynamic lovestory full of dance and music. Mary and Buddy's lives revolve around their love – mainly their love for each other. They’re also bound by their love of dance. In their nowhere small town they put together a dance group. Street dance provides them with friendship, freedom and dreams – a dream of one day not only being loved, but also famous and rich. The door to that dream finally opens up to them; during a dance battle, an acclaimed producer offers to cast them for a big TV dance competition. But the backstage rules for a show like this tough. Each of their characters and their friendship is tested by fame – as is the love of the central couple. So far, it's been a compromise-free relationship, but new and unexpected people will affect their emotions.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:00Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Václav Vorlíček
Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1973, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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When Cinderella's father dies, she's left to the mercy of her step-mother and her daughter. Neither of them like Cinderella and do everything possible to make sure she can't go to the ball where the local prince is to choose a bride. Fate, however, wants more for Cinderella than do the two evil women...
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:05Mr. Moll & the Chocolate Factory (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Manuel Flurin Hendry
Switzerland, Germany, 2017, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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The one weekend when Mr. Moll is home alone with the kids, absolute chaos breaks loose. While working overtime in the chocolate factory, Mr. Moll´s kids get into a fight with the neighbour´s kids – a fight surrounding sweets, homework and the most famous Circus Dog.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Nobody (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Elham Toroghi
Iran, 2016, 9 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A white cat lives in a city of black residents. He’s ignored because of this difference. Even the black cats tease him. But one day, he meets a little white bird…
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Tweet-Tweet (2018)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Zhanna Bekmambetova
Russia, 2018, 11 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Luba and her friend Sparrow play together. Silly Sparrow doesn’t know fear and, by playing with him, Luba forgets she is on a rope.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Voyagers (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Valentine Baillon, Benjamin Chaumény, Alexandre Dumez, Léa Finucci, Marina Roger
France, 2017, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A tiger, escaping his hunter, ends up in a space station occupied by an astronaut and his goldfish. But the tiger's pursuer also gets into the ship - a native American.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Two Balloons (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Mark C. Smith
United States of America, 2017, 9 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world, where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Winds of Spring (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Keyu Chen
Canada, 2017, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Unfolding with the rhythm of the seasons, this is the story of a young girl who, driven by the need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Starlight (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Tyler Thompson
United States of America, 2017, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The old man who lights the stars of the sky has lost his motivation and an unknowing little boy may be his only remaining source of light.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Short Animations 7
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
International, 0, 49 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:10Island (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Max Mörtl, Robert Löbel
Germany, 2017, 2 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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On a small island a bunch of exotic creatures run across each other. A story full of sounds, melodies, colors and unusual forms.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 13:20The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood
Directed by: Martin Frič
Czechoslovakia, 1959, 78 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The hero of the story, the brave Princess Lada, escapes from the castle of her fearful father, avoiding the unwelcome suitor, King Kazisvět. The girl hides her beauty and the golden star on her forehead under the hood of a shabby mouse fur cloak and finds work as a cook in the palace of a neighboring sovereign – the wise Radovan. He soon discovers his true love in the kitchen assistant...
Thu 31.05.2018 | 14:00Holidays for a Dog (1980)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Jaroslava Vošmiková
Czechoslovakia, 1980, 78 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Little Peter has to look after his mom's friend's dog, Blek, and the two spend the summer holidays in the countryside with his grandfather and grandmother. Peter is not only worried that the dog will be captured by the evil Mr. Plavec, but also by a group of local kids. The kids are initially hostile towards the young boy from Prague, but later join forces and try save Blek. The dog, meanwhile, escapes from the cage and disappears. Will Peter find Blek or will he have to give his mom's friend his own dog, Cézar, which his parents gave him as a reward for his marks?
Thu 31.05.2018 | 14:00Long Live Ghosts! (1976)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Oldřich Lipský
Czechoslovakia, 1976, 86 min
Projection place: Malá scéna
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Two ghost haunt the ruins of Brtnik Castle – the knight William and his daughter Leonthyn. A group of children join them and help them in rescuing the castle from a greedy greengrocer who wants to turn the damp castle cellar into a mushroom farm. The kids get permission from the village leaders to repair the ruins themselves; their powerful ally, the extraordinarily magical knight William, greatly helps. To Leonthyn, the real world seems so attractive that she tells one of the boys how to free her from the eternal curse and how to turn her into a normal girl.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 15:00Harvie and the Magic Museum (2017)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Martin Kotík
Czech Republic, Belgium, Russia, 2017, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Our legendary heroes are here again and bring new adventures. Mr. Spejbl works as a watchman at the Puppet Museum, which is in danger of being demolished. Harvie again disobeys and manages to get into the locked areas of the museum where he discovers a world hidden from visitors. In this underground world he uncovers the mystery of the magic museum and the key to its rescue. Harvie faces the greatest challenge of his life; he must be clever, crafty, and brave in order to save the "tatulda", the magical museum, and the whole city from the criminal Lord of Puppets.