Fri 24.05.2019 | 09:00Spoiled Mimoza (1973)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Xhanfise Keko
Albania, 1973, 43 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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InfoMimoza is a spoiled little girl who receives too much attention from her family. Mimoza has her grandmother ready to indulge her every whim. She continuously sends her friends out of her house, and destroys all their toys. In the end, repented, she is left on her own, with her doll by her side.
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 | 20:00Storm Boy (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Shawn Seet
Australia, 2018, 99 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
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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.
Sat 25.05.2019 | 11:20Tomka and his friends (1977)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Xhanfise Keko
Albania, 1977, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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During WWII in a small Albanian village, little Tomka, the oldest among his young friends, plays daily on the riverbank until the Nazis invade the playground. The outraged children decide to retaliate. First, they poison the black German shepherd that does not permit them to approach their beloved playing field. Later, the children help blow up the enemy military camp Who knew war could be this much fun?
Sat 25.05.2019 | 14:30You'll Never Walk Alone (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Geng Xu
China, 2018, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Soccer, a teacher with lots of hobbies, an old principal who can't stand soccer, a group of energetic grass-roots children, and a world-shaking earthquake. Catastrophe falls upon them before they can enjoy their happy childhood. How will they move forward?
Sun 26.05.2019 | 09:00Taina 2 - A New Amazon Adventure (2005)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Mauro Lima
Brazil, 2005, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Catiti, a 6-year-old Indian girl, joins Tainá, a beautiful and brave teenager, walking through the rainforest. Together they get rid of traps set to catch rare animals. When they encounter Carlito, a city boy who is looking for his lost dog Boris, the first thing they do is argue because Catiti found Boris and wants to adopt him. But all personal and cultural differences are left behind when gangsters steal all the tribe´s pets. Tainá and Catiti try to find a way to outfox the poachers...
Sun 26.05.2019 | 11:30Storm 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 6
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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.
Sun 26.05.2019 | 13:30Captain Korda (1970)
Section: Anniversary - Pinkava
Directed by: Josef Pinkava
Czechoslovakia, 1970, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A little orphan named Pepík and a train dispatcher called "Captain" Korda become friends while in hospital. Korda then wants to adopt Pepík. The joy found by this childless married couple and Pepík, however, is disrupted by the boy's real mother..
Sun 26.05.2019 | 18:15Tito and Me (1992)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Goran Markovič
Yugoslavia, 1992, 118 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The story of a 10-year-old boy who, as most of the children in Yugoslavia of the 1950s can hardly imagine his life without the great national leader - marshal Tito. After winning the contest for the best composition, he is rewarded with participation in the "Tito's Native Land" march. This march is a difficult temptation for him. Unaccustomed to nature, long walks, independent living and harassed by the teacher, a Stalinist, he fails, gets lost in the mountains and his life changes.
Mon 27.05.2019 | 11:00You'll Never Walk Alone (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Geng Xu
China, 2018, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Soccer, a teacher with lots of hobbies, an old principal who can't stand soccer, a group of energetic grass-roots children, and a world-shaking earthquake. Catastrophe falls upon them before they can enjoy their happy childhood. How will they move forward?
Mon 27.05.2019 | 13:00Here My Village (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Abas Aram
Iran, 2019, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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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...
Mon 27.05.2019 | 13:10Vitello (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dorte Bengston
Denmark, 2018, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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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.
Mon 27.05.2019 | 14:30Douch (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Amir Mashhadi Abbas
Iran, 2018, 78 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Ten-year-old Gholamreza, who lives in a village in northern Iran, needs a bicycle to win a bicycle race and pay off his father´s debt. To get money for the new bicycle, he notices a prize for teaching an illiterate person how to read and write, but there aren´t any illiterate people in the village except a 90-year-old bad tempered woman who does not want to learn anything.
Mon 27.05.2019 | 16:30Satellite 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.
Mon 27.05.2019 | 17:00Vitello (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.
Tue 28.05.2019 | 08:50Douch (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Amir Mashhadi Abbas
Iran, 2018, 78 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Ten-year-old Gholamreza, who lives in a village in northern Iran, needs a bicycle to win a bicycle race and pay off his father´s debt. To get money for the new bicycle, he notices a prize for teaching an illiterate person how to read and write, but there aren´t any illiterate people in the village except a 90-year-old bad tempered woman who does not want to learn anything.
Tue 28.05.2019 | 13:30The Lonely Wolf (1972)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Obrad Gluščević
Yugoslavia, 1972, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A boy finds a large wolf-like dog in the mountains and they befriend each other. The local peasants think that this may be the wolf responsible for the sheep pestilence. They decide to kill the animal, but the boy is worried about it and he secretly provides the dog with food.
Tue 28.05.2019 | 14:30Chippa (2019)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Syed Safdar Rahman
India, 2019, 71 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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When Chippa is handed a letter addressed to him from a father he does not remember, the little boy decides to leave his pavement abode and find out more. Unfortunately, the letter is written in Urdu so he need someone to read it for him. A fight with his grand aunt (with whom he lives) confirms his initial intention. At the stroke of midnight, on his tenth birthday, Chippa grabs a bag full of knick-knacks and heads out to discover the city and its street nightlife, while trying to discover connections to his father. ... A coming of age tale told through a single night in the winters of Kolkota.
Tue 28.05.2019 | 16:00It´s Not Forever (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Evgeniya Yatskina, Alyona Rubinshteyn
Russia, 2019, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Most of us pronounce the word "mom" without a second thought... But there are children who have never said it in their lives. The film is about children from orphanages. They have as much love as any of us. And all the time they are waiting. Sometimes - too long. But they never stop believing that one day they will be able to say this simple word - "mom".
Tue 28.05.2019 | 16:30Find My Way Home (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Peng Li
China, 2018, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Bottle the puppy is being raised by Hao-Hao, a 6-year-old girl. He and Hao-Hao spend delightful moments together. Unfortunately, they are parted when Hao-Hao´s family emmigrates. It´s been arranged that Bottle is to stay temporarily at Hao-Hao´s auntie´s home, but the puppy isn´t used to the new environment and goes looking for Hao-Hao. When he arrives at their home after an arduous journey, Bottle finds that the girl isn´t there anymore. All he can do is wait wherever Hao-Hao and he had once been. Will they be reunited?