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
Score:
InfoThe 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
Score:
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
Score:
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 | 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
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.
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
Score:
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 | 14:00Home (2009)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
France, 2009, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
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
Score:
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.
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 | 18:00A Plastic Ocean (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Craig Leeson
Hong Kong, 2016, 102 min
Projection place: U18
Score:
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.
Tue 28.05.2019 | 09:00Born in China (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Chuan Lu
United States of America, 2016, 79 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
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.
Tue 28.05.2019 | 11:00Seasons (2015)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
France, 2015, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
The story of a forest - not a tropical forest with exotic wildlife, but the well-known forest that is behind the barn, which pulses with surprisingly rich life. With state-of-the-art technology and unique methods, the filmmakers have four decades of footage at locations across Europe; they often even lived in the woods with watched wild animals in order to truly tell the story of the forest from the ice age to the present and capture the exciting cycle of life within it.
Tue 28.05.2019 | 15:30Amazonia (2013)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Thierry Ragobert
France, Brazil, 2013, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
A 3D odyssey into the world´s biggest rainforest: the Amazon Forest. After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle. Unprepared, the little monkey feels helpless with this sudden freedom. Facing a new world in which dense and luxuriant vegetation covers everything, Saï has to find his way and protect himself from the traps Nature has laid out. Saï soon understands that finding fellow capuchin monkeys and being adopted by them may be his only hope for survival.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 15:30Born in China (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Chuan Lu
United States of America, 2016, 79 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
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.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 16:00Jane (2017)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Brett Morgen
United States of America, 2017, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
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.
Thu 30.05.2019 | 09:00Amazonia (2013)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Thierry Ragobert
France, Brazil, 2013, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
A 3D odyssey into the world´s biggest rainforest: the Amazon Forest. After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle. Unprepared, the little monkey feels helpless with this sudden freedom. Facing a new world in which dense and luxuriant vegetation covers everything, Saï has to find his way and protect himself from the traps Nature has laid out. Saï soon understands that finding fellow capuchin monkeys and being adopted by them may be his only hope for survival.
Thu 30.05.2019 | 09:10Seasons (2015)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
France, 2015, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
The story of a forest - not a tropical forest with exotic wildlife, but the well-known forest that is behind the barn, which pulses with surprisingly rich life. With state-of-the-art technology and unique methods, the filmmakers have four decades of footage at locations across Europe; they often even lived in the woods with watched wild animals in order to truly tell the story of the forest from the ice age to the present and capture the exciting cycle of life within it.
Thu 30.05.2019 | 14:30Kamchatka Bears. Life Begins (2018)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Irina Zhuravleva, Vladislav Grishin
Russia, 2018, 55 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
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 31.05.2019 | 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
Score:
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 31.05.2019 | 10:30A Plastic Ocean (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Craig Leeson
Hong Kong, 2016, 102 min
Projection place: U18
Score:
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.