Film programme 2019

Apart (2018)

Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films

Directed by: Diana Cam Van Nguuyen

Czech Republic, 2018, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Three teens have lost a parent. Three friends with the same experience share their emotions. A portrait of young people having to grow up too early

(In)visible Worlds (2018)

Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films

Directed by: Zuzana Hudáčeková

Slovak Republic, United Kingdom, Austria, 2018, 21 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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What lies behind the stories of modern emigration in different countries of the European Union from the perspective of women - mothers working in nursing positions

(A)way (2018)

Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films

Directed by: Soňa Nôtová

Slovak Republic, 2018, 16 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A European girl and a Muslim boy. They both flee their homes for various reasons and meet in Greece. They both hope for a better future

VR Cinema: Alternation

Section: Virtual Reality

, 0, 18 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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How 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.

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.

Cleo - If I Could Turn Back Time (2019)

Section: Competition of European First Feature Films

Directed by: Erik Schmitt

Germany, 2019, 99 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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The imaginative Cleo feels a very special kind of affinity for her home town of Berlin. But her deepest desire is to be able to turn back time - with the aid of a magic clock which was stolen during a robbery in the 1920s and has been missing ever since. She hopes that the clock might help her undo the death of her parents. One day, she meets an adventurer, Paul, who is living on a houseboat and recently bought a treasure map at an auction. Cleo is bursting with tension might the map lead to the treasure she is dreaming of? Cleo and Paul set off together on an adventurous trip through the pulsating city. They meet crazy characters, lovable figures, Berlin myths and urban legends. When they arrive in Berlin's dark underground at the end of their quest, Cleo is confronted by the most important question of all: should she want to turn back time in the first place.

Afterlife (2018)

Section: Competition of European First Feature Films

Directed by: Willem Bosch

Netherlands, 2018, 93 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Sam is a very bright, very mature 14-year old girl. She´s a good student, disciplined and always on time. This is all the more impressive once you realize she juggles those responsibilities while caring for her little brothers. When her mother Vera passed away, Sam took up responsibility for the family, helping her dad out around the house. But when Sam has an accident on the way to school, she wakes up in a strange office across from someone claiming she´s dead. It was a truck, he says. He also tells her that her mother, Vera, is waiting for her here, on the other side. It´s a strange mixture of joy and sadness for Sam, being dead on the one hand, but getting to see her mom in return. Something she thought she would never do again. But Vera reluctantly decides that they must find a way to bring Sam back to life. But Sam has her own agenda. She´s taking her mother with her.

Giant Little Ones (2018)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Directed by: Keith Behrman

Canada, 2018, 94 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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A heartfelt and intimate coming-of-age story about friendship, self-discovery and the power of love without labels. Adolescents face enormous pressure to make life-defining decisions every day and they want to lock in their identities sooner than later. All of this pressure is exacerbated by physical and social changes. Franky is under more pressure than most. His life was altered when his father left his mother for a man. Franky is left confused and angry toward his father for breaking up the family. Things are further confused for Franky when his wild birthday party ends in a sexual encounter no one could have imagined, including his best friend and girlfriend. As Franky's world crumbles, he and his friends are forced to decide what kind of people they want to be.

Skull 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

Shelter (2010)

Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan

Directed by: Dragomir Sholev

Bulgaria, 2010, 88 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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While changing TV channels, making pickles and discussing politics, the parents of 12-year-old Rado have missed their son´s growing up. Now they cannot understand why, after disappearing for two days, he isn´t sorry for the nightmare he has caused them and why is he ready to run away from home with the first junkies he met on the street.

The Way I Spent the End of the World (2006)

Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan

Directed by: Cãtãlin Mitulescu

Romania, France, 2006, 106 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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It is 1989 in Bucharest - the last year of Ceausescu's dictatorship. Eva lives with her parents and her 7-year-old brother, Lalalilu. One day at school, Eva and her boyfriend accidentally break a bust of Ceausescu. They are forced to confess their crime before a disciplinary committee and Eva is expelled from school and transferred to a reformatory establishment. There she meets Andrei and decides to escape Romania with him. Lalalilu is convinced that Ceausescu is the main reason for Eva's decision to leave, so he devises a plan to kill the dictator.

Float Like a Butterfly (2018)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Carmel Winters

Ireland, 2018, 101 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Fifteen-year-old Frances lost her mother in a fight - the same fight which landed her father in jail for the last ten years. Like her idol Muhammad Ali, she wants to be The Greatest too. When her father gets out of jail, she feels that this is her chance, but he doesn't turn out to be the hero she remembers. Due to the conditions of his parole, he's forced to endure humiliation from the police sergeant. And to make up for lost time, he is resolute to make a man of his son and an obedient wife of his daughter. Now Frances must fight even for the right to fight.

Storm 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.

Indian Horse (2017)

Section: Discover & Explore: People

Directed by: Stephen Campanelli

Canada, 2017, 101 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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In the late 1950s Ontario, 8-year-old Saul Indian Horse is torn from his Ojibway family and committed to one of the notorious Catholic Residential Schools. In this oppressive environment, Saul is denied the freedom to speak his language or embrace his Indigenous heritage while he witnesses horrendous abuse at the hands of the very people entrusted with his care. Despite this, Saul finds salvation in the unlikeliest of places and favourite winter pastime - hockey. Fascinated by the game, he secretly teaches himself to play, developing a unique and rare skill.

Earth: 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.

VR Cinema: Crow

Section: Virtual Reality

, 0, 23 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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Taiki (2018)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Mirjam de With

Netherlands, 2018, 86 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Bruno does not want to go to Sweden with his parents and sister on holiday. He prefers to play games with his digital friend Taiki. But his mother thinks he's addicted and wants Bruno to learn that the real world is more exciting than the computer world. Even the tv-screens in the car remain off. During the much too long and boring drive, Bruno´s complaints force his parents put him out of the car. As a warning. Then Bruno decides to teach his parents a lesson. When they come back a little later to pick him up again, he disappears into the big Swedish forest.

Crow: The Legend (2019)

Section: Virtual Reality

Directed by: Eric Darnell

United States of America, 2019, 23 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13

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For reasons unknown, the Spirit of the Seasons brings Winter for the very first time. The once carefree animals realize that their very lives are in danger.

Am I a Wolf? (2018)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Amir Houshang Moein

Iran, 2018, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Students perform a puppet show at school called: The Wolf and the Kids. A mother goat and an angry wolf face off against each other. The wolf is defeated, but