Film programme 2019

The Kokoška Family on the Road (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Jitka Petrová, Ivo Hejcman

Czech Republic, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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Daddy Kokoška is a journalist for the Hen Times, for which he writes reportages from all over the world. His family travels with him, including little rooster Jonah..

The Kokoška Family on the Road and other animations

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

International, 0, 37 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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Cat Lake City (2018)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Antje Heyn

Germany, 2018, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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Percy Cat is looking forward to a relaxing day in Cat Lake City - the cats´vacation paradise. But the place is not what he expected it to be.

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.

A Chick's Adventure (2018)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Loïc Bruyère, Christoph Brehme

France, Italy, 2018, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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A hatching egg bounces off into an unusual adventure. As it encounters different animals, it learns to communicate with each of them, and the eggshell slowly cracks

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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Phantom Owl Forest (2018)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Anu Aun

Estonia, 2018, 90 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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For 10-year-old Eia, her Christmas holiday is taking an unexpected turn after being brought to a remote farm in the middle of nowhere, so she assumes. There she will discover the beauty of nature and wildlife, help rescue a primeval forest inhabited by mysterious owls, and unwrap her family´s well-kept secret.

VR Cinema: Alternation

Section: Virtual Reality

, 0, 18 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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First Action Hero (2019)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Jan Haluza

Czech Republic, 2019, 30 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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While trying to free his love, a young journalist from the culture column becomes an unwanted participant in the making of an action film being shot by a devious director. In the spirit of the film's genre, he has to defeat the people who control him. It won't be violence that helps him, but rather his intelligence, wit, and determination.

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.

Boy (2010)

Section: Discover & Explore: People

Directed by: Taika Waititi

New Zealand, 2010, 90 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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New Zealand. 1984. Michael Jackson's Thriller is changing children's lives. Boy is a dreamer who loves Jackson. His father Alamein is another hero of his and is the subject of Boy's fantasies - in his thoughts he's a deep diver, a war hero and a close relative of Michael Jackson. In reality, Alamein is an incompetent criminal who is sitting in prison for robbery. When he returns home after seven years, Boy is forced to cope with the man he's had fictional ideas about, find his own potential, and learn to dispense with the hero he'd hoped for.

Zlín Treasure (2019)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Jakub Motejzík

Czech Republic, 2019, 52 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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In July 1932, a man who shod the entire world died in a plane crash. The Tomas Bata Memorial was opened a year after the factory owner's death. The building was designed by architect Frantiaek Lydie Gahura to express generosity, clarity, enthusiasm, optimism and simplicity. These were the main characteristics of Tomas Bata according to Gahura. The film focuses on the fate and transformations of the monument, from the violent ideological rebuilding into the House of Arts, to the current reconstruction that restored the building to its original appearance and purpose.

Friday´s Child (2018)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: A.J. Edwards

United States of America, 2018, 91 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.

Break a leg! (2014)

Section: Discover & Explore: Countries

Directed by: Martin Matěj

Czech Republic, 2014, 68 min

Projection place: U18

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Over the past few years, three handbikers have traveled through Iceland, Israel and Palestine. This time, Jiří Čeloud, Martin Matěj, and Pavel Přichystal head out on an adventure under the cruel African sun. Living five weeks in the saddle of a hand-cranked bike, having only the bare essentials with you in a backpack, sleeping in a tent or in the open, cooking over a fire - that may sound romantic, but after a week in the snow of the High Atlas, the participants recall the journey as a struggle with winter, time and self.

Enclave (2015)

Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan

Directed by: Goran Radovanović

Germany, Serbia, 2015, 92 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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In a small Serbian enclave in Kosovo lives 10-year-old Nenad together with his father Vojislav and his sick grandfather Milutin. Besides them, the Serbian Orthodox priest Drazha and a 30-year teacher are the only Serbs for miles around. Every day, Nenad is taken by a KFOR military vehicle from his father's farm to school, where he is now the only student. His great desire to play with other children seems unattainable. Again and again, he sees Albanian boys his age through the slots of the armored vehicle and wonders...

When Cows Fly (2019)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Tereza Kopáčová

Czech Republic, 2019, 84 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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A young, full-time teacher at a primary school in Beroun with an inferiority complex about her body is promised to become attractive at a Prague burlesque course. She takes it as therapy not only for herself, but also for a troubled handicapped pupil with whom she has come into conflict. At the heart of the dispute with her father is the question of whether to hide or fight her problems. But no one is ready for nude "fat girls" and she loses her job, loved ones and reputation. Will she manage to prove to herself and others that fat does not mean disabled, or even not free.

Jellyfish (2018)

Section: Competition of European First Feature Films

Directed by: James Gardner

United Kingdom, 2018, 101 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Between being bullied at school, put upon by her overbearing boss at the local arcade and having to look after her younger brother, sister, and manic-depressive mother, life isn´t easy for Sarah Taylor. However, when Sarah´s drama teacher channels her ferocious and volatile energies in to a stand-up comedy routine for the graduation showcase, Sarah discovers that she may have a hidden talent. As her love for comedy grows and the showcase draws nearer, the delicate balance in her life becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. Little by little the walls start to close in, ultimately forcing her to choose between her responsibilities as a caregiver and her newfound passion for comedy.

Isy Way Out (2018)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Mark Monheim, Max Eipp

Germany, 2018, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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In a brutal mixture of jealousy, lovesickness, alcohol, pills, cocaine and a whirlwind of beats, Isy passes out. Jonas, whose heart she broke, and his friends use the situation to take advantage of her. Afterwards, Isy can't remember a thing and refuses to involve the police. Jonas's father wants to avoid a scandal at all costs and does whatever he can to sweep the crime under the rug. But what will happen if nothing happens? If there is no punishment? The families face an existential crisis that threatens to tear them apart.

Broken Mirrors (2018)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Directed by: Imri Matalon, Aviad Givon

Israel, 2018, 104 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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From the outside, the Adler family lives an enviable life, but underneath Giora´s great love for his family lays an obsession with his eldest daughter Ariella. This strict military disciplinarian follows his teenage daughter´s every move, and he inflicts severe methods of punishment. Ariella commits a grave error, yet her father won´t punish her for it. Seeking a punishment of her own, Ariella embarks on a dark quest where she will discover a secret to her father´s past that will lead them to confront one another.