A Plastic Ocean (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Craig Leeson
Hong Kong, 2016, 102 min
Projection place: U18
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Our story begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans, uncover alarming truths about plastic pollution, and reveal working solutions that can be put into immediate effect.
Emu Runner (2018)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Imogen Thomas
Australia, 2018, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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In the remote community of Brewarrina in northwest New South Wales, Gem, a spirited 9-year-old girl, is at a loss with how to deal with the unexpected death of her mother. She finds little guidance from her father, Jay Jay, a stalwart, well-meaning man who feels the skeptical eyes of the community on him as a newly bereaved parent to three children. Instead, at the moment of her greatest need for comfort, Gem encounters and forges a bond with a wild emu, the totem bird of her ancestors, which gains the attention of a new social worker in town.
Muzbalak (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Turdybek Maidan, Tilek Toleugazy
Kazakhstan, 2018, 67 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Muzbalak tells a story of an eagle which saves people from a bloodthirsty dragon. The proud raptor has been by a man through love. They create an inextricable connection between each other. The ups and downs in the story represent real life problems. The creators of the cartoon have also experienced difficult times.
Ratatouille (2007)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird
United States of America, 2007, 111 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Little Remy is a rat living with his large family on the outskirts of Paris. But he is unique; he has a perfect sense of smell and truly refined taste for food - like a real gourmand. He longs to experiment with flavors and smells and to cook. One day while stealing food, he's accidentally separated from his family and ends up in front of the restaurant of the best chef, Gusteau. He befriends his son Linguini, who is not a cook. They join forces and succeed in becoming a cooking legend. But in their way stands the insidious and famous restaurant critic Anton Ego.
Hang on, Doggy (1977)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Jane Kavčič
Yugoslavia, 1977, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Matic´s mother really loves him, but she has plenty of problems of her own at home and at work. And Matic's father is working abroad in Lybia. It´s only natural that his best friend is a boy his own age called Rok. Matic's life changes when he is discovered by a film team and given the leading part in a film. His partner is a dog - a big, black Newfoundland. Matic becomes so attached to the dog that the film team makes him a present of it after the end of shooting. And that is where the problems starts: where to put a dog in a concrete estate?
Taina 2 - A New Amazon Adventure (2005)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Mauro Lima
Brazil, 2005, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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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...