Film programme 2020

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 Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)

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

Directed by: Karel Zeman

Czechoslovakia, 1958, 81 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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The villainous adventurer Artigas made his fortune stealing undersea treasure and now he's kidnapped Professor Roch, discoverer of a super explosive, and intends to use his invention for world domination. But the professor's young assistant, Engineer Hart, wants to thwart the villain's plans at any cost. He rescues mankind and wins the love of the professor's charming daughter Jana

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.

The Dazzled (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Sarah Suco

France, 2019, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5

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Camille, 12, passionate about circus, is the eldest of a large family. One day, her parents enter a religious community based on sharing and solidarity in which they fully invest. The girl must accept a way of living that questions her desires and her own torments. Gradually, indoctrination becomes sectarian. Camille will have to fight to assert her freedom and save her brothers and sisters.

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.

Offline (2020)

Section: Czech Films and TV Production

Directed by: Pavel Michalik

Czech Republic, 2020, 30 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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Four teenagers, everyday life, school, work and a week-long offline challenge. What do the lives of today's teenagers look like when they find themselves without an internet connection? In addition to disconnecting, they were to record their feelings and experiences in a video diary. Without the Internet, without music, without movies and series, and without any communication with the world around them, life can turn upside down.

The Prince´s Voyage (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Jean-François Laguionie, Xavier Picard

France, Luxembourg, 2019, 100 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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An old monkey prince runs aground on an unknown shore. Injured and lost, he is found by 12-year-old monkey boy Tom, and taken in by his parents, a couple of scientists who were banished from their community because they believe in the existence of other monkey civilisations. With Tom's help, the Prince discovers a society he knows nothing about, while Tom’s parents decide to use him to prove that their theory was indeed correct... BIOGRAPHY Jean-François Laguionie is an important personality of the French animation school, after making many short films and founding the La Fabrique animation studio, he made his feature film debut with Gwen, or The Book of Sand (Gwen, le livre de sable, 1985). Xavier Picard is french animated film director. He co-directed, e.g., Muumit Rivieralla (2014), Le Voyage du Prince (2019).

H is for Happiness (2019)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children

Directed by: John Sheedy

Australia, 2019, 96 min

Projection place: Congress Centre

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Young Candice Phee finds herself on an adventurous mission when, as part of a school project, she resolves to become a peacemaker in her quarrelsome, grief-ridden family. She is doggedly enthusiastic – and often unintentionally comical – as she devotes herself to making others happy. Her new schoolmate Douglas Benson believes that he has come from another dimension, but he turns out to be an unexpected ally and an ardent admirer. Based on Barry Jonsberg's novel “My Life as an Alphabet”, theatre director John Sheedy's film adaptation portrays all the colourful facets of life between a fantastical, magical forest and small-town conservatism. From A to Z.

Kuessipan (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Myriam Verreault

Canada, 2019, 117 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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Two girls grow up as best friends in an Innu community. While Mikuan has a loving family, Shaniss is picking up the pieces of her shattered childhood. As children, they promised each other to stick together no matter what. But as they’re about to turn 17, their friendship is shaken when Mikuan falls for a white boy and starts dreaming of leaving the reserve that’s now too small for her dreams.

Metropolis (1926)

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

Directed by: Fritz Lang

Germany, 1926, 148 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5

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Metropolis: city of the future, technological marvel, and symbol of progress. In 2027, riots break out between dissatisfied workers and the wealthy living in luxury. Frederick, the ruler's son, learns firsthand the inhuman conditions on which his father's city stands, and falls in love with Mary, who preaches to the workers about a better world. However, Maria is captured by a mad scientist who creates a robot copy of her. The city's destruction is nigh…

Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)

Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films

Directed by: Simon Bird

United Kingdom, 2019, 86 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6

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Sue (52), works in a library. Daniel (15), eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father’s new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together. Over the course of one long summer, an epic war of wills rages in the unassuming battleground of their suburban home as Sue and Daniel reckon with private tragedies – and pursue their personal passions.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

Section: Open-Air Cinema

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

United Kingdom, United States of America, China, 2019, 161 min

Projection place: Open Air Cinema

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Here Are the Young Men (2020)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Eoin Macken

Ireland, 2020, 96 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Dublin teenagers Matthew, the free-spirited Jen, nihilistic Rez, and the deranged Kearney, leave school to a social vacuum of drinking and drugs, falling into shocking acts of transgression.

Beauty and the Monster (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Natalia Darvina

Belarus, 2019, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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The little frog Apollo has earned the respect of her relatives, as he is handsome and has a bold and noble heart. Suddenly a huge Loch Ness Monster appears ... It is unhappy, because it is very large and no one loves it...

Beauty and the Monster (2019)

Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

Directed by: Natalia Darvina

Belarus, 2019, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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The little frog Apollo has earned the respect of her relatives, as he is handsome and has a bold and noble heart. Suddenly a huge Loch Ness Monster appears ... It is unhappy, because it is very large and no one loves it...