Fri 24.05.2019 | 10:30Oymyakon: The Story of the Coldest Inhabited Place (2018)
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Directed by: Dominik Bari
Slovak Republic, 2018, 28 min
Projection place: U18
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InfoAn expedition to the coldest inhabited area in the world. Russia: Oymyakon, where people live in unimaginable conditions. The place is referred to as the "Pole of Cold". The village has about 700 inhabitants. In winter, the temperature drops to -72 ° C. The primary school is attended by about 130 kids. Under twelves don't have to go to school if it's less than -52 ° C - the older kids if it's below -56 ° C. The Earth is permanently frozen. The village is situated in the middle of a forest that is larger than Germany, France and the United Kingdom together...
Fri 24.05.2019 | 10:30Aldabra: Once Upon an Island (2014)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Steve Lichtag
Czech Republic, 2014, 73 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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The fateful stories of the wondrous creatures inhabiting the Aldabra Atoll, who are born here, create communities, give birth to young and fight for survival. A trip to places where the human foot has almost no chance of entering, full of fascinating adventures of the local natural world and an extraordinary experience that only the latest in 3D technology can offer.
Fri 24.05.2019 | 11:30Home (2009)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
France, 2009, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A journey through 50 countries: an ode to the beauty and subtle harmony of our planet. The series of captivating shots of different landscapes, almost entirely from above, presents current environmental issues (global warming, felling of rainforests, loss of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources, and migration of people). We start with the origin of the Earth and go from general statements to concrete examples with a list of alarming statistics. It also expresses optimism about the development of environmentalism, democracy and education.
Fri 24.05.2019 | 13:00Kamchatka Bears. Life Begins (2018)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Irina Zhuravleva, Vladislav Grishin
Russia, 2018, 55 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The South Kamchatka Federal Sanctuary is often called a bear paradise. The LESFILM production team headed there and spent seven months observing and filming hidden secrets the newborn bear cubs' daily lives throughout their first year on Earth. 'Kamchatka Bears. Life Begins' is a movie that differs from the other nature documentary. The film is meditative. Music, the sounds of nature and the absence of a human voice allow the viewer to plunge into the beauty of wild nature as much as possible, to feel its presence among volcanoes, rivers and wild animals, and experience an important boundary, beyond which a person should not interfere.
Fri 24.05.2019 | 13:1017 Seconds (2018)
Section: Panorama, Festival Gala
Directed by: Alon Marom
Israel, 2018, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Four adolescents, outstanding athletes, live and train at Israel's national sports Academy. They are facing a system that pushes them to their limits while they question whether their youth isn´t being spent in vain. The story shifts between exhausting training routines and painful injuries to sporting peaks only a few are blessed to experience. But even when they hit rock bottom, what stops them from giving up is their fear of discovering that disillusionment from their dream will be much more painful than striving for it.
Fri 24.05.2019 | 16:30How Big Is the Galaxy? (2018)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth
Directed by: Ksenia Elyan
Russia, Estonia, 2018, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The Zharkov family-father, mother and two young sons-belong to the Dolgan community, one of the last indigenous peoples pursuing their traditional nomadic life in the extreme north of Siberia. The children used to be sent to boarding school, where they became estranged from their family and culture, but nowadays they can get homeschooling from teachers assigned to them by the Russian authorities. Seven-year-old Zakhar and his older brother Prokopy are the protagonists in this calm, observational film. Zakhar's first year of schooling is with Nelly, a young but serious teacher. She tells him about President Putin and the importance of mathematics, and he learns classical poems by heart. Zakhar is an inquisitive and intelligent boy. Each day, he has a hundred new questions about the world, and he's surprised to discover that his teacher doesn't have all the answers.
Fri 24.05.2019 | 18:00Skull Hunters 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. Birth of Volcano On the Hunter´s Trail With a Camera in the Great Himalaya In the Power of Fire and Gods Samosir - An Island on an Island A City Reborn Midnight Sun
Fri 24.05.2019 | 20:45Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Peter Webber, Lixin Fan, Richard Dale
United Kingdom, 2017, 115 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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There are unforgettable characters: a zebra foal trying to cross a swollen river, a panda guiding her playful offspring, a family of sperm whale sleeping in the vertical position, a sloth craving love, and many more. Through the course of a day, we wander with the sun from the highest mountains to the most remote islands, from the depths of an exotic jungle to the labyrinths of the cities. There are fascinating residents in every corner of the Earth, whose adventures are brought closer to you through revolutionary technology.
Sat 25.05.2019 | 13:00Ailo´s Journey (2018)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth
Directed by: Guillaume Maidatchevsky
France, Finland, 2018, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Our hero is a little reindeer named Ailo. He was just born in Lapland, a region in northern of Europe whose largest part lies beyond the Arctic Circle. It doesn't sound very encouraging. But reindeer easily get used to harsh conditions. Immediately after birth, he can quickly stand on his feet - it just takes five minutes. In the next five minutes he learns to walk. Another five to swim and run through the snow. Thanks to his wide hooves, he can move quickly in the snowdrifts and grazing is not too demanding. Satisfied with a little grass and moss, his favorite delicacy is lichen. And is he cold? Nope. His thick coat allows him to survive temperatures as low as -40 ° C. In his journey through Lapland, Ailo meets other residents of this beautiful landscape: agile stoat, dangerous wolves, a clever wolverine, arctic fox, shaggy squirrel, silent owl, and a high flying eagle.
Sat 25.05.2019 | 16:30Maiden of the Lake (2019)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth
Directed by: Petteri Saario
Finland, 2019, 71 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Twelve-year-old Emika spends her vacations on a small island. She and her cousin Antti build the most magnificent hut and pick berries until it´s time to swim with the birds. In this film, Emika explores the lakeside environment in all four seasons and learns many new skills from Antti. They stay overnight on the frozen lake under the Aurora Borealis, they build a nest for a ringed seal, and they swim and fish. In early summer, they discover the world´s rarest seal in the maze of thousands of islands. Throughout, Emika and Antti speak candidly about the questions of life - both big and small.
Sat 25.05.2019 | 18:00Oymyakon: The Story of the Coldest Inhabited Place (2018)
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Directed by: Dominik Bari
Slovak Republic, 2018, 28 min
Projection place: U18
Score:
An expedition to the coldest inhabited area in the world. Russia: Oymyakon, where people live in unimaginable conditions. The place is referred to as the "Pole of Cold". The village has about 700 inhabitants. In winter, the temperature drops to -72 ° C. The primary school is attended by about 130 kids. Under twelves don't have to go to school if it's less than -52 ° C - the older kids if it's below -56 ° C. The Earth is permanently frozen. The village is situated in the middle of a forest that is larger than Germany, France and the United Kingdom together...
Sat 25.05.2019 | 19:00Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Tearepa Kahi
New Zealand, 2016, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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'Poi E', a simple song with a catchy beat released 32 years ago, has become New Zealand´s unofficial national anthem. With humour, energy and emotion, the movie Poi E is the story of how that iconic song gave pride to generations of New Zealanders. From Taika Waititi giving Stan Walker his quirky take on life in the 1980s to Patea Maori Club members´ straight-talking and funny memories of the song´s visionary originator, Dalvanius Prime.
Sat 25.05.2019 | 20:15The Ark of Lights and Shadows (2018)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature, Festival Gala
Directed by: Jan Svatoš
Czech Republic, 2018, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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They met on a Friday and got married secretly on Sunday. They fled their parents' wrath and spent their honeymoon among the cannibals in the South Seas, where they lost both their camera and their illusions. At the moment when many people would abandon filming, Martin and Osa Johnson risked their lives to bring the testimony of a diminishing wildlife. An authentic footprint of an era when filming in Africa was more dangerous than lions or malaria. Although they were celebrities admired by Chaplin and the British Royal Family, nowadays they are forgotten.
Sun 26.05.2019 | 13:00The Arctic Camels (2018)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth
Directed by: Karl Emil Rikardsen
Norway, 2018, 75 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Torarin and Svalin live with their parents in Akkarfjord, way up in the north of Norway. When the siblings want a horse for riding, their parents buy two Bactrian camels for them instead. The exotic animals need to be trained, and the family soon discovers that camel training is not for amateurs. They take on an expedition to Mongolia, hoping to find a professional trainer who will accept an invitation to train their camels in Arctic Norway. Deep into the Goby desert, they actually find a candidate. But they are not prepared for Mongolian training methods.
Sun 26.05.2019 | 14:00Home (2009)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
France, 2009, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A journey through 50 countries: an ode to the beauty and subtle harmony of our planet. The series of captivating shots of different landscapes, almost entirely from above, presents current environmental issues (global warming, felling of rainforests, loss of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources, and migration of people). We start with the origin of the Earth and go from general statements to concrete examples with a list of alarming statistics. It also expresses optimism about the development of environmentalism, democracy and education.
Sun 26.05.2019 | 16:00The Last Male on Earth (2019)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Floor van der Meulen
Belgium, Netherlands, 2019, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The last male specimen of a rare rhinoceros is surrounded by a human tragicomedy. There is only one male northern white rhino left in the world, and his days are numbered. His name is Sudan, and after 42 years on this planet he has lived his - and his species' - life to the very end. Protected from poachers by armed bodyguards around the clock, but also surrounded by journalists, tourists with selfie sticks, and scientists who are determined to find a way to reproduce him before it's too late. A difficult topic served in a light and elegant, but serious form.
Sun 26.05.2019 | 16:30Children of the Snow Land (2018)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth
Directed by: Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson
Nepal, United Kingdom, 2018, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The story of a group of children born in the High Himalayas of Nepal - a remote area of great natural beauty but where life is extremely tough. Some children are sent by their parents at the age of four to the capital city, Kathmandu, to a school run by a Buddhist monk in the hope that education will give them a better chance in life. For ten years or more they do not see or speak to their parents due to the remoteness of their villages. Now, upon graduation, aged 16, the children are making the trek home: an arduous and lengthy journey across mountains that takes them to the highest inhabited place on the planet. It´s a faraway, off-grid land where the way of life has not changed for thousands of years, and where their parents are waiting to see children brought up in a world of mobile phones, social media and most modern conveniences. And then the earthquake strikes.
Sun 26.05.2019 | 18:00A Journey Like No Other (2019)
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Directed by: Viktorie Lörinczová
Czech Republic, 2019, 90 min
Projection place: U18
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The journey of a lifetime for friends Lukáš Socha and Tomáš Vaňourek is a reconstruction of the famous Eurasian journey by Czech legends Jiří Hanzelka and Miroslav Zikmund from 1959 to 1964. The travelers show us how they searched for the places Zikmund and Hanzelka visited and photographed 60 years ago, as well as their own incredible stories.
Mon 27.05.2019 | 10:50Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Peter Webber, Lixin Fan, Richard Dale
United Kingdom, 2017, 115 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
There are unforgettable characters: a zebra foal trying to cross a swollen river, a panda guiding her playful offspring, a family of sperm whale sleeping in the vertical position, a sloth craving love, and many more. Through the course of a day, we wander with the sun from the highest mountains to the most remote islands, from the depths of an exotic jungle to the labyrinths of the cities. There are fascinating residents in every corner of the Earth, whose adventures are brought closer to you through revolutionary technology.
Mon 27.05.2019 | 11:20Streetkids United 3 - The Road To Moscow (2019)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth
Directed by: Jacco Groen, Jamillah van der Hulst
Netherlands, 2019, 60 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Empowering story of 9 Indian girls who are chosen by the Karunalaya Social Service Society to represent their country at the Street Child World Cup 2018 in Moscow, Russia. The girls had a rough start living on the streets, where they faced abuse and violence on a daily basis. They are an inspiration to everyone who meets them because of their positive and uplifting spirit. They see the event as an opportunity to share their plight to the world. They hope to become a role model for other street children and show that street children are somebody. The Street Child World Cup uses the power of football to raise awareness and tackle the widespread stigma faced by street-connected children, inspiring countries, governments and communities to better protect, respect and support street-connected children worldwide.