Film programme 2020

Anthropocene VR (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Nicholas De Pencier, Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky

Canada, 2019, 18 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Three immersive stories present 3 human activities: the ivory trade, the topping of a landfill in Africa, and the mining of Italian marble.

Anthropocene VR (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Nicholas De Pencier, Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky

Canada, 2019, 18 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Three immersive stories present 3 human activities: the ivory trade, the topping of a landfill in Africa, and the mining of Italian marble.

The Pack (2020)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Directed by: Tomáš Polenský

Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovak Republic, 2020, 94 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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Ice skates cut the ice. Silhouettes of hockey players swirl in the spray of the frost, and sharp scratches remain on the ice behind them. Talented goalkeeper David (16) is joining a new team. He will do everything in his power to make a name for himself in the Wolves hockey team. But the position of the current goalkeeper Miky (16) seems unshakable. In addition, Miky is the son of a coach. David really doesn't fit in with the Wolves. Maybe it's the small plastic box that pumps insulin into his body. But David will not be defeated by diabetes. He is an outsider in the team and faces an avalanche of bullying. Those who do not attack also do no not help. David tries to fight, but the result is even worse. Pushes, injuries and humiliations pile on each other like the spiral scars of tracks engraved by ice skates. What will David do?

Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (2019)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Ralf Kukula, Matthias Bruhn

Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, 2019, 87 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5

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Leipzig 1989. Twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly takes care of Sputnik, the dog of her best friend Sophie, who's gone on vacation with her mother to Hungary. At the beginning of the school year, however, Sophie does not return to school… like many others, she fled to the West with her mother. Fritzi bravely sets out to find her friend – she wants to return Sputnik to Sophia. She thus witnesses turbulent events that change the future of the whole country. BIOGRAPHY Graduated in animation from the Konrad Wolf Film and TV Academy in Potsdam. He worked in the Dresden animation studio Defa, later independently as a producer and director. From his animated movies we'll mention The Sandpixies (Die Sandmanzen, 2006 - 2013), and short films Hansel & Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel, 2012), and Fred & Anabel (2014).

Space Buddies (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ethan Shaftel

United States of America, 2019, 6 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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It takes a special team of astronauts to survive the 9-month voyage to Mars without killing each other. This team’s not that special…

Space Buddies (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ethan Shaftel

United States of America, 2019, 6 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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It takes a special team of astronauts to survive the 9-month voyage to Mars without killing each other. This team’s not that special…

Summer Rebels (2020)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children

Directed by: Martina Saková

Germany, Slovak Republic, 2020, 92 min

Projection place: Congress Centre

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Eleven-year old Jonas expects to go fishing, riding in a truck, and rowing down the crystal streams of Slovakia for the holiday. But there hasn’t been much contact with the Slovak side of his family since his father died. And Jonas´s mother Beate decides that instead of going to Slovakia like they used to do with the boy’s dad, they should enjoy the healthy sea climate at Aunt Anne’s. Jonas is stunned. He promptly packs his bags and sets off, on his own, to visit his cool grandpa Bernard in Slovakia. When he arrives, everything seems to be the same as ever, but without a wife or job, grandpa is not in the best of moods. Jonas knows that something must be done, and it’s all up to him to do it! He teams up with Alex, a tomboy who becomes his best friend, and together they develop a series of criminally good ideas.

Kaiju Confidental (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ethan Shaftel

United States of America, 2019, 6 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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An immersive VR comedy about big creatures and small slights. Grigon is not the biggest Kaiju on the block, but he’s the most neurotic.

Kaiju Confidental (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ethan Shaftel

United States of America, 2019, 6 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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An immersive VR comedy about big creatures and small slights. Grigon is not the biggest Kaiju on the block, but he’s the most neurotic.

Apple Tree Man (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Alla Vartanyan

Russia, 2020, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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In some parts of England and Scotland, the oldest apple tree in the garden is considered to hold a spirit called the Apple Tree Man.

Apple Tree Man (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Alla Vartanyan

Russia, 2020, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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In some parts of England and Scotland, the oldest apple tree in the garden is considered to hold a spirit called the Apple Tree Man.

The Bird & the Whale (2018)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Carol Freeman

Ireland, 2018, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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When a whale explores a shipwreck, he discovers its sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea.

The Bird & the Whale (2018)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Carol Freeman

Ireland, 2018, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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When a whale explores a shipwreck, he discovers its sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea.

Toc (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Aitor Herrero

Spain, 2020, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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Toc, a prehistoric man with obsessive compulsive disorder will live a love story so exciting that it will be remembered till today.

Toc (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Aitor Herrero

Spain, 2020, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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Toc, a prehistoric man with obsessive compulsive disorder will live a love story so exciting that it will be remembered till today.

Hannibal the Elephant and other animations

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

, 0, 55 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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Maïja (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Arthur Nollet, Maxime Faraud, Mégane Hirth, Emma Versini, Julien Chen, Pauline Charpentier

France, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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In the Nordic Islands, Maïja, a litlle girl, waits for the return of her seafaring father. But the weather worsens and her father isn’t back.

Maïja (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Arthur Nollet, Maxime Faraud, Mégane Hirth, Emma Versini, Julien Chen, Pauline Charpentier

France, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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In the Nordic Islands, Maïja, a litlle girl, waits for the return of her seafaring father. But the weather worsens and her father isn’t back.

Grizzy and the Lemmings - Game Madness (2018)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Victor Moulin

France, 2018, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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The Lemmings play with poseable figurines of wild animals. Grizzy does not like that the bear figurine has been put inside a little cage.

Grizzy and the Lemmings - Game Madness (2018)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Victor Moulin

France, 2018, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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The Lemmings play with poseable figurines of wild animals. Grizzy does not like that the bear figurine has been put inside a little cage.