Christmas Wish (2018)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Peter Bebjak
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2018, 81 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The King is severely ill and his only daughter, Princess Michaela, sets out for the enchanted land of King Svarog to get his miracle healing crown. On her way, she stops at a village to have her horse shod and sword sharpened. The princess likes Martin the blacksmith at first sight. When she finds that he's blind, her admiration grows. When a riderless horse later appears in the village. Martin realizes that something bad has happened to the princess and sets out to find her. Though he can't see, he can overcome the obstacles blocking him from reaching Svarog's kingdom.
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.
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.
Whale Rider (2002)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Niki Caro
Germany, New Zealand, 2002, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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In a small New Zealand coastal village, Maori claim descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider. In every generation, a male heir has succeeded to the chiefly title. The time is now. When twins are born, and the boy twin dies, Koro, the chief, is unable to accept his grand-daughter, Pai, as a future leader. A few years later, Koro is convinced that the tribe's misfortunes began at Pai's birth and calls for his people to bring their sons to him, in the hope that the new leader is among them. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must stand up to him and tradition.
VR Cinema: Invasion!, Asteroids!
Section: Virtual Reality
, 0, 17 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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Fight Girl (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Johan Timmers
Netherlands, Belgium, 2018, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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When her parents end up in an acrimonious divorce, the headstrong, highly volatile Bo (12) moves to an Amsterdam suburb with her mother and brother. Once there, her neighbour, Joy, introduces her to the kickboxing club. She demonstrates natural talent and is very soon taking part in the Dutch championships, but her parents´ divorce is distracting Bo and threatens to ruin the contest. Bo must learn restraint and accept that she can´t control everything.
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.
Bears Love Me! (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Eva M.C. Zanen
Netherlands, 2019, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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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.
Double Trouble and the Magical Mirror (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Germany, 2019, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Frido is a fun-loving kid and just like most kids his age, a little lazy in school. One day during a town fair he encounters a magical mirror. With the mirrors magic he can create a double of himself - who is just perfect at everything he is not. With the help of his double, who is very smart in school, Frido starts to give up more and more responsibility - not only in school but also at home. When his classmates find out, they copy themselves too. No one goes to school anymore, but the freaky doubles start taking over...
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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The Magic Quill (2018)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Marek Najbrt
Czech Republic, 2018, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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People in the town of Pytlov, at the foot of Pervidle Hill, have no idea that all their sins are being catalogued by the local branch of Hell - written down by the Magic Quill. When it stops working, Lucifer entrusts the devil Boniface to deliver a new quill to the Pervidle Branch. He sets off for Pytlov, where a local crook steals the quill. Pytlov is ruled by the local rogues, layabouts, and crooks, who eventually manage to imprison the ruler of Hell. Boniface must now find it within himself to free both Pytlov and Lucifer, and win the heart of the beautiful Marketka.
VR Cinema: Alternation
Section: Virtual Reality
, 0, 18 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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Born in China (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Chuan Lu
United States of America, 2016, 79 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A spectacular trip to the Chinese wilderness and the adventures of three animal families - majestic pandas, long-lived langur, and elusive snow leopards. The breathtaking footage captures vast lands - from the freezing mountains to the very heart of a bamboo forest - on the wings of a Manchurian crane, and presents the most intimate family moments captured for the first time on film.
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.
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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Jane (2017)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Brett Morgen
United States of America, 2017, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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An unprecedented, intimate portrait of Jane Goodall - a trailblazer who defied the odds to become one of the world´s most admired conservationists. Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives for over 50 years, this is the story of Jane, a woman whose chimpanzee research challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her time and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
VR Cinema: Alternation
Section: Virtual Reality
, 0, 18 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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