Film programme 2020

S P A C E S (2019)

Section: Zlin Dog - International Competition of Student Films, Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Nora Štrbová

Czech Republic, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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A reflection of the director's perception of her brother's brain disease. What is it like to forget your way to bed at night?

Leaf (2020)

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

Directed by: Aliona Baranova

Czech Republic, 2020, 6 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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A little girl gives a sailor an autumn leaf, which makes him homesick. He then journeys home to meet his old parents. What will he find there?

Kiruna - A Brand New World (2019)

Section: Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Greta Stocklassa

Czech Republic, 2019, 87 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Built over an iron deposit, Kiruna, a collapsing Swedish mining town, is to be moved 3 km to the east. Is it possible to plan an ideal world?

Kiruna - A Brand New World (2019)

Section: Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Greta Stocklassa

Czech Republic, 2019, 87 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Built over an iron deposit, Kiruna, a collapsing Swedish mining town, is to be moved 3 km to the east. Is it possible to plan an ideal world?

Touching (2020)

Section: Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Dominik György

Czech Republic, 2020, 39 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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A secret lays behind the door of two brothers' room. The older Marek realizes, as a teen, he has crossed the line of brotherly love, which the younger David does not understand…

Episode 11 (2019)

Section: Zlin Dog - International Competition of Student Films, Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Viktor Svoboda

Czech Republic, 2019, 9 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Space hero Hart is captured by enemy robots. His son loses an arm in the attack, but he must save his father from their metal claws.

D2: Train to the End of the World (2020)

Section: Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Petr Babinec

Czech Republic, 2020, 77 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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A roadmovie about a dangerous trip, fear of the unknown, people, friendship, and infinitely long tracks.

D2: Train to the End of the World (2020)

Section: Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Petr Babinec

Czech Republic, 2020, 77 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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A roadmovie about a dangerous trip, fear of the unknown, people, friendship, and infinitely long tracks.

At the End of the World (2020)

Section: Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Martin Kukal

Czech Republic, 2020, 10 min

Projection place: Educational Complex UTB U18

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Karla runs a shop at the end of the world. Stranger and stranger customers come to Karla and she always sells whatever each creature needs.

The Wolves (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Samuel Kishi Leopo

Mexico, 2019, 95 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Along with their mother Lucia, the brothers Max and Leo have just crossed the border from Mexico into the United States in search of a better life. But it is not easy for them to gain a foothold in their new home country. While waiting for Lucia to return from work, the kids build an imaginary universe with their drawings and think about mom's promise of going to “Disneyland”, their land of dreams.

Five Star Existence (2011)

Section: 2020: Back to the Future-Science Is Science

Directed by: Sonja Linden

Finland, Sweden, 2011, 90 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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A personal and sensitive quest to the core of the modern information society, where technology and human being get more and more entwined. It explores our society being on the verge of turning ubiquitous – a wireless society, where the laws of time, space and distance are revolutionizing the concept of liaison. Do the consequences of the technological revolution increase our freedom or do they limit us?

Over the Hills (2019)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Martin Mareček

Czech Republic, 2019, 76 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5

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Distance – 2,852 kilometers between Brno and Divějev, between East and West, between father and son. So far. So close. Vít and his son Gríša set out on a long journey to Russia before the end of the holidays. As soon as he gets in the car, his son puts on his headphones and his father dives into his memories. Even so, they cannot escape each other. However, there is one possibility that can bring them closer together – a joint quest. But what are they really looking for?

Two Roads (2019)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Radovan Síbrt

Czech Republic, 2019, 80 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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The band The Tap Tap is made up of members from the Jedlička Institute – people with different diagnoses, different personalities, and peculiar senses of humor. They are united by the joy of music and their work in the orchestra founded over 20 years ago by the bandleader Šimon Ornest. With a strict hand and with great energy and understanding, he leads his musicians to establish themselves in the music world. But he is also their support and a friend.

Knives Out (2019)

Section: Open-Air Cinema

Directed by: Rian Johnson

United States of America, 2019, 131 min

Projection place: Open Air Cinema

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D2: Train to the End of the World (2020)

Section: Zpětný pohled

Directed by: Petr Babinec

Czech Republic, 2020, 77 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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A roadmovie about a dangerous trip, fear of the unknown, people, friendship, and infinitely long tracks.

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, 1

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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).

Ella Bella Bingo (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Frank Mosvold, Atle Blakseth

Norway, 2019, 80 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2

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Ella Bella Bingo is organizing a circus for her best friend Henry, as he has never been to a circus before. She is very excited and looks forward to being the main attraction. She is going to show everyone her fantastic magic trick. She is going to make Henry disappear. But when a new cool kid moves into the neighborhood, Ella Bella feels her friendship with Henry is threatened. And after she demands that Henry choose between her and the new boy, Henry disappears for real. BIOGRAPHY Frank Mosvold left Norway for an education in the USA, where he studied economics and film production. He's made short feature films and also focused on animated TV series, e.g. Hubert (2005–2009) and Ella Bella Bingo (2009–2015), which he co-directed, just as he did the feature film of the same name (2020). Atle Blakseth is a director from Norway. He studied animation in Volda. He was involved in the making of many animated commercials, short and feature films. He co-directed films such as Pappa (2018) and Ella Bella Bingo (Elleville Elfrid, 2020).

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…

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.