Zero Days (2017)
Section: Virtual Reality
Directed by: Yasmin Elayat
United States of America, 2017, 21 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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The story of Stuxnet: placed inside the invisible world of computer viruses, you experience the high stakes of cyber warfare at a human scale.
VR Cinema: Zero Days
Section: Virtual Reality
, 0, 21 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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Abe (2019)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Fernando Grostein Andrade
United States of America, Brazil, 2019, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Abraham Solomon-Odeh to his Israeli-Jewish maternal family, Ibrahim to his Palestinian-Muslim paternal family, and Abraham to his Brooklyn parents prefers to be called Abe. A 12-year old with a passion for cooking, Abe is tired of mediating between his politically-at-odds family. When he meets Chico, an Afro-Brazilian chef with a fusion restaurant, things get cooking and Abe wonders if the flavors of his grandparents´ homeland might be the catalyst that brings his family together.
Zen in the Ice Rift (2018)
Section: Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Margherita Ferri
Italy, 2018, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Maia, called Zen, a rowdy yet solitary 16-year-old tomboy, lives in a small village on top of the rough and beautiful Italian Apennines. She´s the only girl in the local ice hockey-team and she is constantly bullied by her teammates for her masculine attitude. When Vanessa - the beautiful and bewildered girlfriend of the team captain - runs away from home and hides in Maia´s family lodge, Maia feels free to trust someone for the first time. Led by the need to break away from the roles that the small community has forced them to play, Maia and Vanessa embark on a journey of self-discovery: an exploration of their gender identity and sexuality, liquid and restless like the troubled time of youth.
VR Cinema: Alternation
Section: Virtual Reality
, 0, 18 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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Alteration (2017)
Section: Virtual Reality
Directed by: Jérôme Blanquet
France, 2017, 18 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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Alexandro volunteers for an experiment carried out to study dreams. He doesn´t even imagine that he´s going to be subjected to the intrusion of Elsa, a form of A.I.
Zero Days (2017)
Section: Virtual Reality
Directed by: Yasmin Elayat
United States of America, 2017, 21 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
Score:
The story of Stuxnet: placed inside the invisible world of computer viruses, you experience the high stakes of cyber warfare at a human scale.
VR Cinema: Zero Days
Section: Virtual Reality
, 0, 21 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
Score:
Invisible Sue (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Markus Dietrich
Germany, Luxembourg, 2018, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Sue (12) is a lonely teenage girl. Her mum is a researcher who spends all her time working at the lab. When Sue and her dad decide to surprise her at work on her birthday, they just end up getting in the way. In the commotion, Sue accidentally comes into contact with a liquid which makes her invisible! When her mum is kidnapped, Sue enlists the help of her friends to save her and apprehend the kidnappers.
VR Cinema: Alternation
Section: Virtual Reality
, 0, 18 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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Satellite Boy (2012)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Catriona McKenzie
Australia, 2012, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Ten-year-old Australian native Pete lives with his grandfather Jagamarra in an abandoned outdoor cinema in Wyndham after his mother abandons him. When their home is in danger of demolition, Pete sets out to town with his friend Kalmain to save the last thing they have left - their world in untouched nature. The boys travel across Kimberley, an impressive area of Western Australia, and get lost in the bush. Hunger and thirst push Pete to appreciate some of the traditional skills needed to survive in the bush taught to him by his grandfather.
Alteration (2017)
Section: Virtual Reality
Directed by: Jérôme Blanquet
France, 2017, 18 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
Score:
Alexandro volunteers for an experiment carried out to study dreams. He doesn´t even imagine that he´s going to be subjected to the intrusion of Elsa, a form of A.I.
Vitello (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dorte Bengston
Denmark, 2018, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Vitello is a boy with lots of appetite, energy and drive. He lives alone with his mum in a town house. Vitello is not the type who gets bored easily. He has friends, the mall and lots of great ideas to be tested and examined - life is okay! But Vitello misses having a dad in his life. He doesn't know his dad and his mum isn't a great help there. So Vitello goes out to search for one.
Measure of a Man (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Jim Loach
United States of America, 2018, 100 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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This story follows Bobby, an under-confident, overweight 14-year-old New Yorker, as he navigates the challenging path to manhood during his summer at Rumson Lake in upstate New York, 1976. The dramatic thread of the story stems from the escalating threat of a local gang of townies, led by Willie, a tormented young veteran. Willie and his gang resent the summer vacationers who populate their community every year and prey on Bobby and his best friend Joanie, both outsiders and easy targets. As Bobby´s world goes through many changes, so does his relationship with his family and friends. This is especially true regarding Dr. Kahn, a reclusive surrogate fatherly presence who mentors Bobby through difficult times. The guidance Bobby receives from Dr. Kahn transforms him into a well-rounded young man, as well as giving Dr. Kahn a new unexpected confidant, a friend who helps him come to terms with the losses in his past.
Immenhof - The Adventure of a Summer (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Sharon von Wietersheim
Germany, 2018, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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It´s summer and the Immenhof sisters - Lou, Charly, and Emmie - are looking forward to a relaxing time with their horses. There´s one catch - the Immenhofs are bankrupt. What's more, they also have problems with the mean owner of the neighboring stud farm and his horse trainer Runa. Runa can´t control their new star racehorse, Cagliostro, and she blames Lou for the horse's difficult behavior. Lou only sees one way out: she agrees to a risky deal in which she not only puts her favorite mare Holly on the line, but also risks the future of their entire stables.
A Plastic Ocean (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Craig Leeson
Hong Kong, 2016, 102 min
Projection place: U18
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Our story begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans, uncover alarming truths about plastic pollution, and reveal working solutions that can be put into immediate effect.
Float Like a Butterfly (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Carmel Winters
Ireland, 2018, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Fifteen-year-old Frances lost her mother in a fight - the same fight which landed her father in jail for the last ten years. Like her idol Muhammad Ali, she wants to be The Greatest too. When her father gets out of jail, she feels that this is her chance, but he doesn't turn out to be the hero she remembers. Due to the conditions of his parole, he's forced to endure humiliation from the police sergeant. And to make up for lost time, he is resolute to make a man of his son and an obedient wife of his daughter. Now Frances must fight even for the right to fight.
Fig Tree (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian
Ethiopia, France, Germany, Israel, 2018, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Sixteen-year-old Jewish Mina is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong. Davidian´s coming of age film debut film is based on her childhood memories of a civil-war-torn Ethiopia.
Take Me Somewhere Nice (2018)
Section: Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Ena Sendijarević
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands, 2018, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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On the edge of adulthood, Alma leaves her mother´s home in the Netherlands and travels to her native Bosnia to visit the father she´s never met. But from the start nothing goes as planned. Her cousin Emir gives her a frosty reception and mocks her easy life in the West. At the same time, undeniable sexual chemistry leads Alma into a passionate relationship with Emir´s best friend, the troublemaker Denis. As the obstacles mount, Alma stays fearlessly determined to follow her plan and find her father. She just has to figure herself out first.
King Skate (2018)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Šimon Šafránek
Czech Republic, 2018, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Stick to the concrete. Zoom through the town. Keep everything in motion. Skateboarding! Something new has come to the gray period of the 1970s and '80s Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. it's love at first sight. An endless party. Adrenaline. The iconic figures of Czech and world skateboarding in stories of broken bones, unbreakable friendships, and a wild ride for freedom in the middle of communism.