Film programme 2019

Here My Village (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Abas Aram

Iran, 2019, 83 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Farhad lives with his mother and sister in a village; he lost his father 5 years ago due to a fatal disease. Farhad is crazy about photos and magazines. One day, while in the city with his family, he spies a second hand camera in a shop window. He works hard to save up for the camera, but with no luck. When he sells one of their sheep to buy the camera, his mother figures it out and makes him get a refund on the camera. Then, desperate, Farhad grabs the camera and runs away...

Scout Post 1918 (2018)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Pavel Hejnal

Czech Republic, 2018, 14 min

Projection place: Alternativa

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Every week, Bára and Tomáa visit their great-grandfather, an enthusiastic scout and an excellent storyteller and joker. Thanks to his tales and scout diary entries, they are all moved into a fantasy time of Czechoslovakia's origin.

Amazonia (2013)

Section: Discover & Explore: Nature

Directed by: Thierry Ragobert

France, Brazil, 2013, 85 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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A 3D odyssey into the world´s biggest rainforest: the Amazon Forest. After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle. Unprepared, the little monkey feels helpless with this sudden freedom. Facing a new world in which dense and luxuriant vegetation covers everything, Saï has to find his way and protect himself from the traps Nature has laid out. Saï soon understands that finding fellow capuchin monkeys and being adopted by them may be his only hope for survival.

Seasons (2015)

Section: Discover & Explore: Nature

Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud

France, 2015, 97 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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The story of a forest - not a tropical forest with exotic wildlife, but the well-known forest that is behind the barn, which pulses with surprisingly rich life. With state-of-the-art technology and unique methods, the filmmakers have four decades of footage at locations across Europe; they often even lived in the woods with watched wild animals in order to truly tell the story of the forest from the ice age to the present and capture the exciting cycle of life within it.

Baptism with Frost and Other Adventures of Hanzelka and Zikmund

Section: Discover & Explore: Countries

Czechoslovakia, 0, 90 min

Projection place: U18

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A set of film reportages of the legendary travellers Jiří Hanzelka a Miroslav Zikmund with commentary. Under Our Window Can You Read Wormish? The Race of the Century Let the Grownups Play Baptism by Frost

Bears Love Me! (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Eva M.C. Zanen

Netherlands, 2019, 85 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1

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Eight year-old Jip is delighted when her parents plan a bargain foreign holiday in a camper van to see wild bears. It's her dream come true. However, not everyone else in her family shares her delight. Her sisters and mum would rather be elsewhere. Only her dad feels the same way. Once they're abroad, the family quickly realizes that their dreams of simple adventure were naive and they struggle to cope with new and unfamiliar challenges in a scary foreign country.

My Extraordinary Summer With Tess (2019)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children

Directed by: Steven Wouterlood

Netherlands, Germany, 2019, 82 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A week of vacation at the beach with the whole family! For Sam, it´s a week full of ruminating on life, death, and Tess. He´s haunted by the notion that his brother and his parents will all die someday, most likely before he does, seeing as he´s the youngest. So Sam resolves to prepare for the inevitable as best he can: with daily practice of being alone. It´s a bit unfortunate for him then to meet chaotic and fascinating Tess on the first day of his training as he´d much rather wander through the dunes with her. When she shares her well-kept secret with him, Sam´s world starts to wobble even more. In the summer heat of a Dutch holiday island, the two teenagers dare to ponder life´s biggest questions and come up with their very own answers.

Giant Little Ones (2018)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Directed by: Keith Behrman

Canada, 2018, 94 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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A heartfelt and intimate coming-of-age story about friendship, self-discovery and the power of love without labels. Adolescents face enormous pressure to make life-defining decisions every day and they want to lock in their identities sooner than later. All of this pressure is exacerbated by physical and social changes. Franky is under more pressure than most. His life was altered when his father left his mother for a man. Franky is left confused and angry toward his father for breaking up the family. Things are further confused for Franky when his wild birthday party ends in a sexual encounter no one could have imagined, including his best friend and girlfriend. As Franky's world crumbles, he and his friends are forced to decide what kind of people they want to be.

Bulbul Can Sing (2018)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Rima Das

India, 2018, 95 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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The lives of three friends on the threshold of adulthood are portrayed in the atmospheric light of dusk and dawn. Poetic sensuality contrasts with authentic scenes of everyday life in their Indian village, where care-free youthfulness comes face to face with merciless reality. The story´s protagonist is Bulbul, whose voice fails her when she has to sing in front of people. Fear of failure and self-doubt also plague the fragile Bonny, and Suman, who does not fulfil the traditional male image. The three teens are under the pressure of high expectations and strict moral codes.

The Websters (2019)

Section: Others

Directed by: Katarína Kerekesová

Poland, Slovak Republic, 2019, 96 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Pavoučí rodina Websterových žije v rohu výtahové šachty jednoho staršího domu. Je to rodina rozsáhlá - babička a děda, tatínek a maminka, pubertální Hugo a – naše hlavní hrdinka - malá Lili. Jejich svět je půvabný i překvapivý, promyšlený do nejmenších dokonalých detailů. Jsou v něm přátelé Lili, její pavoučí škola, výdejní centrum muších konzerv, kde pracuje tatínek Lili, obchodní dům,... Pavouci mají i přesná pravidla stolování a samozřejmě i rozsáhlé dějiny. Vlastně to u nich je v mnohém jako u lidí: jejich život je plný kliček a dobrodružství, zážitků i problémů. A Lili se spolu s diváky učí všechny ty zvraty a příběhy prožívat, chápat, řešit. A taky rozumět svým pocitům. A odpouštět.

I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Jessica Leski

Australia, 2018, 96 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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From The Beatles to the Backstreet Boys and One Direction, I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story will take you back to the fun, fantasy and feelings of your teenage years. Filmed over four years, and spanning three generations, this intimate story follows a diverse group of women who have had their lives dramatically changed by their boyband obsessions. These four women must navigate the challenges of love, sexuality, family and faith, while constantly grappling with all the problems and contradictions that are part of being in love with a boyband.

VR Cinema: Invasion!, Asteroids!

Section: Virtual Reality

, 0, 17 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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Invasion! (2016)

Section: Virtual Reality

Directed by: Eric Darnell

United States of America, 2016, 6 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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A VR story about menacing aliens that come to take over Earth and destroy anyone that tries to stop them. And you are just an adorable white bunny..

Asteroids! (2017)

Section: Virtual Reality

Directed by: Eric Darnell

United States of America, 2017, 11 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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A VR film in which you are a helper-bot alongside a pair of quirky aliens in a completely immersive story filled with humor, excitement, and compassion.

VR Cinema: Crow

Section: Virtual Reality

, 0, 23 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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Crow: The Legend (2019)

Section: Virtual Reality

Directed by: Eric Darnell

United States of America, 2019, 23 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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For reasons unknown, the Spirit of the Seasons brings Winter for the very first time. The once carefree animals realize that their very lives are in danger.

VR Cinema: Pearl, Dream Collector

Section: Virtual Reality

, 0, 17 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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Pearl (2017)

Section: Virtual Reality

Directed by: Patrick Osborne

United States of America, 2017, 6 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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Living inside their car, a girl and her dad crisscross the country chasing their dreams making music. It´s about finding grace in the unlikeliest of places.

My Grandpa is an Alien (2018)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children

Directed by: Marina Andree Skop, Dražen Žarković

Croatia, Luxembourg, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2018, 79 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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In a single moment, the entire life of a girl Una is turned upside down; her grandpa is abducted by aliens and her mum collapses and ends up in a hospital. Una discovers that her grandpa is an alien himself whose spaceship hit the planet some time ago. But his pilot is still here! The small grumpy robot and Una have less than 24 hours to find and rescue her grandpa. This extraordinary adventure will lead to a new friendship, rational robotic logic will be replaced with emotions, and Una's selfless love will save her partly alien family.

Dream Collector (2017)

Section: Virtual Reality

Directed by: Li Mi

China, 2017, 11 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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An old man and his playful dog sort through the trash left behind by others - abandoned dreams the man is determined to bring back to life.