Film programme 2020

Different (2019)

Section: Zlin Dog - International Competition of Student Films

Directed by: Lucie Amherdt, Joanna Charpentier, Ananda Gay, Samantha Pioch, Axel Méchin

France, 2019, 2 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Being "different" brings obstacles. And the film's main character deals with them radically in his own way.

Different (2019)

Section: Zlin Dog - International Competition of Student Films

Directed by: Lucie Amherdt, Joanna Charpentier, Ananda Gay, Samantha Pioch, Axel Méchin

France, 2019, 2 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Being "different" brings obstacles. And the film's main character deals with them radically in his own way.

Cante (2019)

Section: Zlin Dog - International Competition of Student Films

Directed by: Teresa Baroet

Estonia, 2019, 5 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Modernity clashes with traditions and roots of the past. Accompanied by traditional Spanish songs, the hero copes with his own existence.

Cante (2019)

Section: Zlin Dog - International Competition of Student Films

Directed by: Teresa Baroet

Estonia, 2019, 5 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Modernity clashes with traditions and roots of the past. Accompanied by traditional Spanish songs, the hero copes with his own existence.

The Lake (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Nyasha Kadandara

Chad, Kenya, Zimbabwe, 2019, 10 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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With 90% of her water gone, you must save the oasis of the Sahel, Lake Chad. Play the lake herself, a pastoralist, and a fisherman.

The Lake (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Nyasha Kadandara

Chad, Kenya, Zimbabwe, 2019, 10 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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With 90% of her water gone, you must save the oasis of the Sahel, Lake Chad. Play the lake herself, a pastoralist, and a fisherman.

Brainz VR Cinema: Planeta v ohrožení

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

, 0, 28 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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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.

Adventurer in Film Karel Zeman (2015)

Section: 2020: Back to the Future-The Magic of Film Tricks

Directed by: Tomáš Hodan

Czech Republic, 2015, 105 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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The life, work and significance of a classic of world film: Karel Zeman. He created worlds full of secrets and adventures based purely on his own imagination. The film reveals the inspiring source of his work, his worldwide acclaim and the creative workshop of this pioneer of film tricks. The number of festival awards, audience acclaim abroad, the number of publications and the filmmakers who've named him as a source of inspiration, show that Karel Zeman was one of the most successful and most prized Czech filmmakers in the world.

The Abandoned Deity (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Kao Yi-Chun

Taiwan, 2019, 0 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Gambling affected Taiwan greatly in the 1980s. You experience the changes in religious beliefs from a deity statue’s viewpoint.

The Abandoned Deity (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Kao Yi-Chun

Taiwan, 2019, 0 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Gambling affected Taiwan greatly in the 1980s. You experience the changes in religious beliefs from a deity statue’s viewpoint.

Into the Beat (2020)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Directed by: Stefan Westerwelle

Germany, 2020, 101 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5

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Katya is an outstanding ballet talent. She trains hard for auditions at the New York Ballet Academy and has a good chance of getting a scholarship. But when she meets a group of street dancers, a whole new world opens up to her; unlike classical ballet, urban dance is free and explosive, without rules. Katya's heart catches fire for the new style, where she can express all her emotions – and for the introverted Marlon, a gifted hip-hop dancer. He recognizes her dancing potential and asks her to participate in an audition with him for the world-famous street dance crew Sonic Tigers. Katya dives into a never before experienced attitude to a life of light-heartedness, community and spontaneity. She knows that she cannot go back to dancing ballet. But her father Victor, a famous ballet star, has a different opinion.

Brainz VR Cinema: Známí neznámí

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

, 0, 19 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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4Feet: Blind Date (2018)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Maria Belen Poncio, Damian Turkieh

Argentina, 2018, 19 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Juana, an 18-year-old girl in a wheelchair, is anxious to explore her sexuality. She’s going on a blind date and needs your help.

4Feet: Blind Date (2018)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Maria Belen Poncio, Damian Turkieh

Argentina, 2018, 19 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Juana, an 18-year-old girl in a wheelchair, is anxious to explore her sexuality. She’s going on a blind date and needs your help.

Nevia (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.

The 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

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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).

The Abstainer (2019)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: David Vigner

Czech Republic, 2019, 83 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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Adam had his life ahead of him; all that was left was to finish his exams and apply to university. To fight off boredom and to feel relaxed and funny, he turned to alcohol. Then came the trouble. Now at a rehabilitation centre for alcoholics, he initially defies the strict regime here. His views of the treatment and himself change only thanks to an empathetic therapist. The inhospitable environment becomes a place of self-reflection on an event that irreversibly changed Adam's life.

Just Kids (2020)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Christophe Blanc

France, Switzerland, 2020, 104 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5

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Jack (19), Lisa (17), and Mathis (10), abruptly become orphans. Each sibling reacts differently to the family tragedy. Lisa spreads her wings. Jack, having just come of age is appointed as his brother’s guardian by court decision. A new life begins. But how does someone just barely out of adolescence himself become responsible for a child? And how does one construct a future when the past has become a dangerous obsession? Fortunately, youth’s strength and energy can work miracles…