Short Animations 4
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
International, 0, 31 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Lemon & Elderflower (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Ilenia Cotardo
United Kingdom, 2017, 2 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Two little sibling hummingbirds, Lemon and Elderflower, have wings too little to fly and can’t migrate with the other birds. Can they find a way to fly?
Blueberry Hunt (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children, Neighbourhood
Directed by: Kateřina Karhánková
Czech Republic, 2017, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Two bears get a taste for blueberry dumplings and head out into the forest for blueberries. But on the way, they come down with a case of the hiccups, which complicates their blueberry picking...
Funny Fish (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Krishna Chandran A. Nair
France, Switzerland, 2017, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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In the middle of the ocean, a school of fish comes to the rescue of a red fish floating on the surface of the water, but is it a fish?
Rosie & Moussa (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Dorothée Van den Berghe
Belgium, 2018, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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With her dad suddenly "out of town," Rosie and her mum move to a new apartment in Molenbeek. Adjusting to a new neighbourhood, attending a new school, and suspicious that her mother isn't telling her the whole story, Rosie reluctantly makes friends with her downstairs neighbour, Moussa. In contrast to Rosie's apartment, Moussa's home is always filled with cousins, aunts, uncles, laughter, and a little chaos! Despite their building manager's warnings, Rosie and Moussa ascend to the building's rooftop to escape the noise in their lives. There, they learn to trust each other with their secrets and stick together as they search for clues about the disappearance of Rosie's father. Rosie wants to find her dad and reunite her parents so they can be a family once again; but will the truth match the adventurous narrative she has conjured up in her imagination?
To Be a Child Again - Israel (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Gabriel Volcovich, Moy Volcovich
Israel, Canada, Mexico, 2017, 58 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A look at Israel through the eyes of eleven children from different backgrounds and demographics. A candid, intimate, and personal view of Israel's youth.
Foxes, Mice and Gallows Hill (1970)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood
Directed by: Věra Plívová - Šimková
Czechoslovakia, 1970, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sledding, skiing, snow forts, snowballs – winter is a season of fun for the children of the village under Gallows Hill. Their leader had always been Ginger, the son of a local grave digger. Then "Mouse" moved to the village and his father became the chairman of the agricultural co-op, and all the boys joined him – mainly because he lets the boys ride the horses his dad sometimes lends him. Rather than follow Mouse, the proud Ginger abandons the group. The enmity between the two boys provokes a lot of clashes and pranks...
Lila´s Book (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Marcela Rincon Gonzalez
Colombia, Uruguay, 2017, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Lila, a character in a children's story book, suddenly falls out of her paper world and ends up trapped in a place she doesn't belong. Lila discovers that the only person who can save her is Ramon, the owner of the book, but it won’t be easy since Ramon is no longer a little boy, and he has stop reading and believing in fantasy. Lila and her new friend Manuela set out to convince him of what's happening and together they face a dangerous journey to the Desert of Lost Memories, to retrieve Lila's lost book.
Maria Theresa (2017)
Section: Special Mention
Directed by: Robert Dornhelm
Czech Republic, 2017, 203 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The historical epic look at the life of the young Maria Theresa, who later successfully ruled for more than 40 years an empire that occupied the territory of twelve of today's European countries. The film unfolds from two crucial moments in her life – the story of her love and marriage to Francis Stephen and her ascension to the throne and attainment of the Hungarian crown. We see her relationship to the Habsburg court and to the outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession, when it was necessary to join with the major Hungarian Esterházy family.
My Giraffe (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Barbara Bredero
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, 2017, 75 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Patterson Pepps has a best friend: Raf, a giraffe. Raf and Patterson grow up together as Patterson lives next to the zoo and they are born on the exact same day. When they reach the age that they have to go to school for the first time, they are very excited. On the first day, Patterson even stuffs all kinds of plants in his backpack to make sure Raf has enough to eat. When Patterson realizes Raf isn’t going to join him at school, he comes up with a brilliant plan to bring Raf to school.
Bořivoj Zeman (2017)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood
Directed by: Zuzana Zemanová
Czech Republic, 2017, 53 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Director Bořivoj Zeman is a classic of Czech film fairy tales. Not only that - he's their founder. The fairy-tales The Proud Princess, Once Upon a Time, There Was a King..., and The Incredibly Sad Princess, became audience favorites. Who was this person who could provide us so much loving humor? And what could he have made and what did he want to shoot? Answers to these questions are provided by the documentary portrait by Zuzana Zemanová, who discovered many facts about her own father during her filming, things she had no idea about.
Strength in Numbers (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Anais Sorrentino
France, Belgium, 2017, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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When a bear sneezes so hard that a huge boulder falls across the entrance, trapping him inside, can he get a little help in getting out?
Playful (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Victor Jara Magna
Chile, 2017, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Two playful kids live endearing and imaginative adventures around traditional games. This time they figure out a way to get a kite into a competition.
Short Animations 5
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
International, 0, 50 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Cat Days (2018)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Jon Frickey
Germany, Japan, 2018, 11 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Jiro, a little boy, feels sick. His father takes him to the doctor's. She diagnoses a harmless condition. But it shakes the core of the boy's identity.
Little Milk Monster (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Kerr Hui Chau
Singapore, 2017, 2 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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When Kaitlyn reflects on her time spent with her monstrous baby sister, she realizes that she loves her sister more than she thought.
Lazare (2017)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Cassandra Haulot, Pierre Chupeau, Cyprien Beyaert, Victor Besseau, Mélissandre Hennuyer
France, 2017, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Amy and her mechanical bird wander a landfill scavenging. When she discovers and winds up an old rusty mechanism, a gigantic hand rises from the garbage…
Kaal (2018)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Charlie Aufroy
France, 2018, 4 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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In the kingdom of Mighty Hair, men, women and children are all really hairy. The birth of the King's heir causes a lot of turmoil, for he is totally hairless!
Belly Flop (2018)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Jeremy Collins, Kelly Dillon
South Africa, 2018, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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It’s Penny’s first time at the public pool and though she can’t compete against an obviously experienced diver, it’s one of her belly flops that saves the day.
Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Arni Asgeirsson
Iceland, Belgium, 2018, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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The story of a young golden plover having trouble learning to fly and who fails to migrate with his family to warmer climates. With the help of friends, he is able to survive in a world full of natural enemies and is, in the end, celebrated as a hero.