Fri 04.09.2020 | 08:10Operation Mummy (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Grethe Bøe
Norway, 2019, 77 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 1
Score:
InfoThe local museum is planning an exhibit on ancient Egypt, and the crowning attraction will be a several-thousand-year-old mummy. But during the preparations a series of accidents occur. Could the rumors be true – is the mummy cursed? Or is someone out to sabotage the exhibit? This means a new case for the child detectives Tiril and Oliver.
Fri 04.09.2020 | 09:40Underage Engineers (2020)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience
Directed by: Aleksandra Skowron, Hanna Polak
Poland, 2020, 52 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4
Score:
An observational story about how a particular person can dramatically change the lives of a typical teenager – and how such an adult can also change under the influence of his pupils. This is a film about transformation, discovering passion, and forever having a positive impact on a child's approach to learning and life... All the protagonists have been observed for three years through the ages 12-15, at the most important moment in their development. And in so many ways their development has been atypical. During their very first lesson they heard that they should throw away their textbooks. Then it got even stranger, with 12-year-olds from a small Polish town attempting to build satellite sail test models, inspired by a group of professional engineers...
Fri 04.09.2020 | 10:00The Greatest Gift (2020)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Marta Gerlíková, Daria Hrubá
Czech Republic, 2020, 93 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
Score:
In ancient times, our land was ruled by pagan gods and goddesses. But what happens when they start getting involved in people's lives and vice versa? Will Morena, the goddess of winter, win, or will she be defeated by the goddesses of spring, summer and autumn? Will the supreme god Svarog find out about Morena's spree in time and return the seasons to equilibrium? In the end, Morena is stopped with the help of a Wallachian girl who has a gift even Morena's magic cannot beat! BIOGRAPHY Marta Santovjáková Gerlíková Worked in regional TV. She co-directed the TV series Folklorika (2007), later the feature films Grandpa (Děda, 2016), That Time Together (Tehdy spolu, 2017) and the fairy tale The Greatest Gift (Největší dar, 2020). Daria Hrubá She co-directed the TV series Folklorika (2007) and the feature fairy tale The Greatest Gift (Největší dar, 2020). She independently made a short TV film Jura Petrů (2006).
Fri 04.09.2020 | 14:30Cleo (2019)
Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Eva Cools
Belgium, 2019, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5
Score:
Six months after surviving the car accident that killed her parents, Cleo is only just beginning to feel like herself again. The 17-year-old — who now lives with her grandmother along with her 7-year-old brother Bruno — is ready to revisit her favorite haunt, Club 7, for drinking and dancing with friends. For the first time, she seems to find an escape from her sorrow. So when a mysterious loner named Leos rescues her from a bar fight, Cleo doesn’t tell him about her parents. She merely mentions that she hates cars when he reveals he is an auto mechanic. Although Leos is over ten years older than Cleo, the two become friends, and, perhaps naively, Cleo hopes the relationship will become romantic. But the brooding Leos, who curiously doesn’t carry a cell phone, is dealing with his own troubled past.
Fri 04.09.2020 | 15:00The House of Us (2019)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Ga-eun YOON
South Korea, 2019, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
Score:
During her fifth-grade summer break, Hana wishes to go on a family trip with her mom, dad, and her junior high brother, Chan. Although the family argues every day, Hana believes everything will be like how it used to be if she could take her family on a vacation, just like the happy family trip picture taken when she was younger. At the same time, Hana meets Yoo-mi and her younger sister Yoo-jin -- each nine and seven years old-- whose parents are always out of town, struggling to make ends meet. As Hana struggles to rebuild her family relationship, Yoo-mi and her sister struggle to secure their home from their landlord who is trying to kick them out. By providing emotional support to each other, Hana, Yoo-mi and Yoo-jin try even harder to save their homes.
Fri 04.09.2020 | 15:30Awlad (2020)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience
Directed by: Cosimo Caridi, Ane Irazabal
Spain, Italy, 2020, 65 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2
Score:
The story of four refugee children in four different countries describing their daily struggle to obtain a formal education. A quarter of the global population of school age live in war zones or disaster areas. Fewer than one in four under-age refugees attends secondary school. Only one in twenty enrolls in university. Less than two per cent of global humanitarian aid is spent on education. BIOGRAPHY Journalists working in crisis areas. They mainly cover issues related to migration and refugees, focusing on women's rights and children's education. They co-directed their first documentary, Awlad (2019).
Sat 05.09.2020 | 10:00The Greatest Gift (2020)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Marta Gerlíková, Daria Hrubá
Czech Republic, 2020, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 1
Score:
In ancient times, our land was ruled by pagan gods and goddesses. But what happens when they start getting involved in people's lives and vice versa? Will Morena, the goddess of winter, win, or will she be defeated by the goddesses of spring, summer and autumn? Will the supreme god Svarog find out about Morena's spree in time and return the seasons to equilibrium? In the end, Morena is stopped with the help of a Wallachian girl who has a gift even Morena's magic cannot beat! BIOGRAPHY Marta Santovjáková Gerlíková Worked in regional TV. She co-directed the TV series Folklorika (2007), later the feature films Grandpa (Děda, 2016), That Time Together (Tehdy spolu, 2017) and the fairy tale The Greatest Gift (Největší dar, 2020). Daria Hrubá She co-directed the TV series Folklorika (2007) and the feature fairy tale The Greatest Gift (Největší dar, 2020). She independently made a short TV film Jura Petrů (2006).
Sat 05.09.2020 | 13:00The Sweeties (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Francesco Ghiaco
Italy, 2019, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2
Score:
Mariagrazia, Chiara and Letizia are far from being confident in their bodies. Most of the times they would just like to be invisible. But when a video showing them in their swimsuits surfaces online, their worst nightmare becomes reality. Two possibilities now lie ahead: disappearing forever or diving into a mad mission – becoming synchronized swimming champions.
Sat 05.09.2020 | 20:00All for My Mother (2019)
Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Małgorzata Imielska
Poland, 2019, 103 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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Ola is a 17-year-old girl with boyish moves, hair falling over her big blue eyes all the time, bitten nails, and arms covered in scars from self-mutilation. Because she has run away from an orphanage too many times, the court has placed her at a youth detention centre. She’s got no fancy clothes or expensive phone. Unlike the other girls, she refuses to provide any sexual services to the caretaker in exchange for cigarettes or small sums of money. The only thing she wants is to get her mother back. The girl is an ardent athlete. She believes that once she starts being successful at sports events, her mother will find her. But because she is so “separate” from the world, she becomes a victim of violence.
Sun 06.09.2020 | 10:00Summer Rebels (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Martina Saková
Germany, Slovak Republic, 2020, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 1
Score:
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.
Sun 06.09.2020 | 10:45Hungry Bear Tales (2020)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Kateřina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová
Czech Republic, 2020, 45 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
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Two bears, big Nedvyed and little Mishka. undertake the craziest of adventures in order to fill their eternally hungry bellies as easily as possible. They cook or taste truffles together, in the summer they celebrate Christmas, which they sleep through every winter. And they even host a huge feast for bears from all over the world. Do you want to know how they actually met and how they solve their quarrels? Hooray for the bears! BIOGRAPHY They both studied animation at FAMU. Karhánek's films The New Species (Nový druh, 2014) and Fruits of Clouds (Plody mraků, 2017) gained worldwide recognition, as did the films Swimming Pool (2010) and Mythopolis (2013) from the Májová workshop. Together they directed the short films Blueberry Hunt (Hurá na borůvky!, 2017), Truffles! (Na lanýže!, 2019), and Hooray! Fairy Tales! (Hurá na pohádky!, 2019).
Sun 06.09.2020 | 15:30Operation Mummy (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Grethe Bøe
Norway, 2019, 77 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2
Score:
The local museum is planning an exhibit on ancient Egypt, and the crowning attraction will be a several-thousand-year-old mummy. But during the preparations a series of accidents occur. Could the rumors be true – is the mummy cursed? Or is someone out to sabotage the exhibit? This means a new case for the child detectives Tiril and Oliver.
Sun 06.09.2020 | 16:00Off Sides (2019)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience
Directed by: Tomáš Bojar, Rozálie Kohoutová
Czech Republic, 2019, 75 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
Score:
In the summer of 2017, young hockey players from Náchod in East Bohemia went to faraway Morocco, where they experienced the most fun training camp of their careers. They came not only to play hockey, but also to get to know the local people and their way of life up close. A few months later, the hockey players from Salé, Morocco, headed to the Czech Republic to experience the same thing in reverse. The result is a lively dialogue between two different cultures, full of various little surprises and liberating humor. Did the Czechs learn to bargain in Morocco? Did the hockey superpower confirm that reputation? Did Moroccans get halal meat in Bohemia? Did they understand what offside means? BIOGRAPHY Pojar studied political philosophy, law and ethics at Charles University. He co-directed the film FC Roma (2016) and the TV series The Magnificent Five (Pět statečných, 2018); he himself made the film Breaking News (Mimořádná zpráva, 2018). Kohoutová studied Romani studies and graduated from FAMU. She has collaborated on many TV series, such as Jenica & Perla (2015) and CzechTek (2017).
Sun 06.09.2020 | 17:30Nevia (2019)
Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Nunzia De stefano
Italy, 2019, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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Nevia is 17 and lives in the suburbs of Naples with her beloved little sister Enza, their aunt Lucia, and their grandmother Nana. She is a stubborn teenager determined to get from life much more than fate has planned for her, but it’s hard to be a girl in a place where only men can make the rules. Apparently, there is no option but to make ends meet with little illegal jobs. Then one day, a circus comes to town, changing everything in Nevia’s life and giving her new hope.
Sun 06.09.2020 | 18:30The Matrix (1999)
Section: 2020: Back to the Future-The Magic of Film Tricks
Directed by: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
United States of America, 1999, 136 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
Score:
Imagine that your present is the past and the future is happening now. Thomas Anderson is a young man trying to survive in the hustle and bustle of a modern big city. One day, he faces a terrible nightmare. It seems that he has been entered into a computer as data against his will, and everything he has known is just a whirlwind of data within circuit boards. BIOGRAPHY A creative unit from the USA. Their debut was the thriller Bound (1996), and the sci-fi Matrix (1999) was a worldwide hit, which was followed by the films Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions (both 2003). The duo also co-directed, e.g., the drama Cloud Atlas (2012).
Sun 06.09.2020 | 20:00Diva of Finland (2019)
Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Maria Veijalainen
Finland, 2019, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
Score:
As Henna turns 18, she is anxious. She’s fed up with her small rural town in Northern Finland and the future seems scary. But now that she’s 18 there’s light at the end of the tunnel. After this last winter she can move away from the small town and start her own life. But something else happens on her birthday; a new girl moves right next door, and she’s about to mix things up. The girl, Silja is from a big city in Southern Finland. She seems to excel in everything Henna wants to be good at, plus she charms everyone around Henna, especially her best friends, a pair of twins called Iris and Ii. As Silja steals Henna’s spotlight, Henna is struck by a wave of vicious envy, and envy makes Henna obsessive about Silja, which may lead to her own downfall.
Sun 06.09.2020 | 21:00Caught in the Net (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák
Czech Republic, 2019, 100 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
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Three actresses, three rooms, ten days, and 2458 potential sexual predators actively searching for and contacting "12-year-old girls" on the net. This experiment opens up the taboo subject of Internet child abuse and tells the captivating drama of three heroines whose participation in the experiment, from casting to personal meetings with predators under the supervision of security, becomes a crucial life experience. In this experiment hunters become the hunted. BIOGRAPHY Barbora Chalupová is a Czech documentary filmmaker. She co-directed the TV series Czech Journal (2017, 2019), and during her studies she shot films such as Arms Ready (2016), and Portrait of Lubor D (2018). Vít Klusák is a well-known Czech documentary filmmaker and producer. Among his films, we can mention, e.g. The Czech Dream (2004), All for the Good of the World and Nosovice! (2010), The White World According to Daliborek (2017), and several episodes for the Czech Journal TV series, e.g. Matrix AB (2015).
Mon 07.09.2020 | 08:10Jackie & Oopjen (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Annemarie van de Mond
Netherlands, 2020, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 1
Score:
With her mother working there, Jackie (12) has made the Rijksmuseum her second home. While wandering around after hours, Oopjen Coppit (from Rembrandt’s famous painting) suddenly appears in front of her; she’s looking for her long-lost sister. Jackie, used to solving other people’s problems, decides to help her look for her sister. For Oopjen, a woman from the Golden Age, the 21st century is a big adventure and Jackie finally gains a real friend: a true BFF.
Mon 07.09.2020 | 10:30Summer Rebels (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Martina Saková
Germany, Slovak Republic, 2020, 92 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
Score:
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.
Mon 07.09.2020 | 14:30Underage Engineers (2020)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience
Directed by: Aleksandra Skowron, Hanna Polak
Poland, 2020, 52 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5
Score:
An observational story about how a particular person can dramatically change the lives of a typical teenager – and how such an adult can also change under the influence of his pupils. This is a film about transformation, discovering passion, and forever having a positive impact on a child's approach to learning and life... All the protagonists have been observed for three years through the ages 12-15, at the most important moment in their development. And in so many ways their development has been atypical. During their very first lesson they heard that they should throw away their textbooks. Then it got even stranger, with 12-year-olds from a small Polish town attempting to build satellite sail test models, inspired by a group of professional engineers...