Film programme 2020

Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser (2018)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Hiroaki Higashi

Japan, 2018, 8 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Public Security Section 9, headed by Major Motoko Kusanagi, must secure an important meeting place and clear it from a rumored terrorist threat.

Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser (2018)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Hiroaki Higashi

Japan, 2018, 8 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Public Security Section 9, headed by Major Motoko Kusanagi, must secure an important meeting place and clear it from a rumored terrorist threat.

Brainz VR Cinema: Kdo přežije?

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

, 0, 20 min

Projection place: University Centre U13

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Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Eric Caze

Germany, France, Belgium, 2019, 75 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2

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Vic dreams of going on an adventure with the Viking crew. But Halvar, his father thinks he is too frail to be part of such a dangerous journey. When Vic’s mother, Ylva, is accidentally turned into a golden statue by the magical sword of Loki, Halvar and his crew have no choice but to sail to the forges of Loki, beyond the end of the world, in order to destroy the sword and bring Ylva back to life. Reluctantly, Halvar takes Vic along on a trip filled with surprises and dangers.

Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker (1987)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Zdeněk Troška

Czech Republic, 1987, 87 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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This is a fairytale about a young apprentice shoemaker, Jíra, who builds himself some wings from soft leather. With these he frees princess Jasnenka from a tower of the king's castle, where the king had locked her in a futile effort to prevent the prophecy of an evil witch. In the end he also frees her from the power of the witch herself and from her daughter Cernava.

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.

The Bear (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Svyatoslav Ushakov

Russia, 2020, 14 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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The Bear (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Svyatoslav Ushakov

Russia, 2020, 14 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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To the Stars (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Gemma McGivern

Ireland, 2020, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Celebrating Ireland’s women trailblazers, Clara teaches us about her heroine, Dr Norah Patten, on the road to becoming an astronaut.

To the Stars (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Gemma McGivern

Ireland, 2020, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Celebrating Ireland’s women trailblazers, Clara teaches us about her heroine, Dr Norah Patten, on the road to becoming an astronaut.

About a Tree (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children, Neighbourhood

Directed by: Michaela Mašánová

Czech Republic, 2019, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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About a Tree (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children, Neighbourhood

Directed by: Michaela Mašánová

Czech Republic, 2019, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Coward Ghost (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Reyhane Kavosh

Iran, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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With everyone scared of him, a ghost walks sad and alone in a forest until he meets a little girl who is surprisingly not afraid of him.

Coward Ghost (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Reyhane Kavosh

Iran, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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With everyone scared of him, a ghost walks sad and alone in a forest until he meets a little girl who is surprisingly not afraid of him.

Florian (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Keshav Abrol, Lucas Londoño-Clayton, Pavel Loparev, Alicia Velasco

Spain, 2019, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Florian grows flowers from his beard. We watch as he goes about his morning routine, watering his potted plant and making himself some tea. BIOGRAPHY Keshav Abrol Keshav Abrol is an animator and interaction designer from India. He studied animation and visual effects in India. His passion for creating miniature worlds and puppet armatures brought him to BAU, Barcelona for the stop motion masters. Lucas Londoño-Clayton Lucas Londoño-Clayton is UK. He studied film and television production at London Metropolitan University and worked in television and theatre in London before moving to Colombia for 2 years to teach English. He now lives in Barcelona, continuing to create and tell unique stories on a miniature scale. Pavel Loparev Pavel Loparev was born in Russia. He worked as a news reporter. Later, he graduated from Marina Razbezhkina Documentary Film school (Moscow). Co-founder of “CATOUT” animation studio which specialises in social projects and illuminator.info – educational online project for parents of LGBTI teens. Alicia Velasco Alicia Velasco was born in Venezuela. She graduated in Digital Animation in Costa Rica, where she then worked for 4 years in the video/animation department of an American company. She studied sculpting, model making and prosthetics as part of Nahual Studio’s short course programme and was part of an art atelier directed by artist Max Rojas for 15 years, where she developed as a painter and wood carver.

Florian (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Keshav Abrol, Lucas Londoño-Clayton, Pavel Loparev, Alicia Velasco

Spain, 2019, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Florian grows flowers from his beard. We watch as he goes about his morning routine, watering his potted plant and making himself some tea. BIOGRAPHY Keshav Abrol Keshav Abrol is an animator and interaction designer from India. He studied animation and visual effects in India. His passion for creating miniature worlds and puppet armatures brought him to BAU, Barcelona for the stop motion masters. Lucas Londoño-Clayton Lucas Londoño-Clayton is UK. He studied film and television production at London Metropolitan University and worked in television and theatre in London before moving to Colombia for 2 years to teach English. He now lives in Barcelona, continuing to create and tell unique stories on a miniature scale. Pavel Loparev Pavel Loparev was born in Russia. He worked as a news reporter. Later, he graduated from Marina Razbezhkina Documentary Film school (Moscow). Co-founder of “CATOUT” animation studio which specialises in social projects and illuminator.info – educational online project for parents of LGBTI teens. Alicia Velasco Alicia Velasco was born in Venezuela. She graduated in Digital Animation in Costa Rica, where she then worked for 4 years in the video/animation department of an American company. She studied sculpting, model making and prosthetics as part of Nahual Studio’s short course programme and was part of an art atelier directed by artist Max Rojas for 15 years, where she developed as a painter and wood carver.