If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (2010)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Florin Șerban
Romania, 2010, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Silviu, a young man who has spent years in a youth penitentiary, is granted release. Before he can leave, his mother returns to Romania to bring his little brother to Italy with her, despite Silviu's objections. He meets a young woman, Ana, who is working on a research project in the prison and becomes interested in her. In desperation, Silviu resorts to violence and Ana becomes his hostage.
Storm Boy (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Shawn Seet
Australia, 2018, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Storm Boy is a moving story about unusual friendships and unconditional love. Mike Kingley tells his granddaughter a story from his childhood, which he spent with his father on a deserted Australian coast after his mother's death. His carefree life was changed forever when he found a nest of newly hatched pelicans whose mother was shot by hunters. With the help of his father and a local Australian, Bill, they managed to raise three adult pelicans. An exceptionally deep bond of friendship formed between Mike and one of the birds, Mr. Percival. But this idyllic time of fun was coming to an end.
Sune vs Sune (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Jon Holmberg
Sweden, 2018, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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On his first day as a fourth-grader, Sune is welcomed by an unwanted surprise. A new boy is in his seat, and he´s everything Sune wants to be. Not only that, but his name is also Sune - it´s the worst possible start to the fourth grade. At the same, Håkan notices that his big brother is about to enter the boring adult world, their dad Rudolf has a midlife crisis and wants to quit his job to pursue a career in music and their mum Karin glares jealously at the new Sune´s perfect mum and her even more perfect car. Welcome to the Andersson family!
The Yogi Walrus (2019)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Marohnda Bay
United Kingdom, 2019, 4 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Emi is a walrus who loves eating ice cream but, every time she finishes a cone she wants more. Her friend the snowman suggests that she go on an adventure
Matilda (2018)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Irène Iborra Rizo, Eduard Puertas Anfruns
France, Spain, Belgium, 2018, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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When the bulb in Matilda´s bedside lamp burns out, she overcomes her fear using her torch to explore her room and discovers all the magic of the night
Matilda and other animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
International, 0, 32 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Good Night (2018)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Makiko Nanke
Japan, 2018, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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For these twin boys, a little sibling rivalry is an everyday occurrence. As far as they're concerned, even a minor infraction is like an act of war
I´m the Strongest (2018)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Arnaud Demuynck, Anais Sorrentino
France, Belgium, 2018, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Mr Wolf goes on a walk just to make sure that everyone can see that he is indeed the strongest creature around! But then he meets a tiny little toad-like thing
Birds of a Feather (2018)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Bianca Nall
Australia, 2018, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A little bird wants to befriend two pelicans and share in the plump fish they flaunt. He gets his chance when one of the pelicans needs help
Brave (2012)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
United States of America, 2012, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Merida is an experienced archer and the impulsive daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. She's determined to go her own way in life. She defies the custom of betrothal to a lord's first-born son and angers the powerful Lord MacGuffin, the annoying Macintosh, and the contentious Dingwall. Merida's actions unintentionally unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom. When the girl turns to a weird old witch for help, she gets a double-edged wish. Merida, following dangerous forces, discovers meaning of true courage in order to break the horrible curse before it's too late.
The Mystery of Green Hill (2017)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Čejen Černić
Croatia, 2017, 81 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Koko and his friends are spending summer vacation on the shores of a lake near the idyllic Green Hill, hanging out and playing. The magical countryside is disturbed by unusual events which alarm the children as well as the locals; under cover of night, burglars break into one house after another, stealing anything of value they can find. When the police turn a blind eye to denunciations by adults, the children decide to take matters into their own hands and unmask the burglars.
At Seven at the Horse (2018)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Monika Rychlíková, Milada Sukdoláková
Czech Republic, 2018, 10 min
Projection place: Alternativa
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The story of Wenceslas Square in Prague and its genius loci associated with both Czechoslovak and Czech statehood. This square of the Czech metropolis is a microcosm that has experienced almost every major historical event of the Czech Kingdom, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. The location around which "great" events have touched is in the vicinity of a monument to St. Wenceslas. Ardo, the horse made by the famous sculptor Josef Myslbek, tells tales from the earliest moments of Czech history connected with Charles IV, to the present day connected with the division of Czechoslovakia. His audience is a girl named Tereza, a tourist who is to meet her friend "under the horse".
Fisherman and the Girl (2018)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Mamuka Tkeshelashvili
Georgia, 2018, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A story about a 5-year-old girl and her fisherman father. When he has to leave her home alone to go fishing, he tells her magical stories to ease her mind
Wolf Paths (2018)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children, Neighbourhood
Directed by: Noemi Valentíny, Vojtěch Dočkal
Czech Republic, 2018, 10 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A chronically sick boy leads a peaceful but lazy life with his mother. Everything changes when his indispensable inhaler falls out of the window and he is forced to go out
Lux (2019)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Hyunho Shin
South Korea, 2019, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sol is a fairy who makes children´s dreams happy. When Sol encounters Fade, who eats dreams, Sol fights Fade to keep children´s dream safe.
Island (2019)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Mengqian Chen
France, 2019, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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On a deserted island lives a desperately lonely Cyclops. Time passes, the seasons too. One summer night, he discovers an egg from which a bird hatches
Dragon´s Nest and other animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
International, 0, 60 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Dragon's Nest (2018)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Lynn Gerlach
Switzerland, 2018, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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When a brave knight rescues a beautiful princess from the claws of a dragon, he unexpectedly finds that it was the dragon that needed rescuing
The Concrete Jungle (2019)
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Marie Urbánková
Czech Republic, 2019, 7 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A child's limitless imagination: when a neighbor drills into his wall, how will the child identify this sound he doesn't know? Is it a buffalo stampede? Or is it a savage tribe of cannibals