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
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InfoIn 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 | 17:30Offline (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.
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 | 18:30#martyisdead (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Pavel Soukup
Czech Republic, 2019, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
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Don't look. Don't ask. Don't click. Marty (15) dies and his father looks at the remnants of his digital life. Why did he take part in horrific events? Why did he die? His whole life was ahead of him; now he's dead. All that is left are chilling videos shot shortly before his death. The grieving father puts together snippets of Marty's online life to reveal the circumstances of his tragic end. He embarks on a search that gradually unveils a complex picture of the last months of his son's life.
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 | 19:00The 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.
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 | 08:40Caught in the Net: Behind School (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák
Czech Republic, 2019, 64 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2
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Three actresses, 3 rooms, 10 days, and 2458 potential sexual predators who actively searched for and contacted "12-year-old girls" on the net. The film opens up the taboo subject of child abuse on the Internet and tells the captivating drama of 3 heroines, for whom participation in the experiment, from casting to personal meetings with predators under the supervision of security, becomes a crucial life experience. Predatory tactics are gradually turned against their masters: Hunters become the hunted. Special version suitable from the age of 12, even without an adult. 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 | 10:10Fritzi: 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, 5
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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).
Mon 07.09.2020 | 11:00Terezínské stíny (2020)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Miloš Zvěřina
Czech Republic, 2020, 13 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2
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A short film dedicated to the fate of Jewish children imprisoned in the Terezín ghetto (1941-1945). This story of hope and human belonging which can stand up to evil is intended primarily for children. Therefore, in its story and art form, it also uses a poetic abbreviation and hyperbole, which makes it possible to convey the most important messages to children through animation.
Mon 07.09.2020 | 11:00Transport R (2015)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Miloš Zvěřina
Czech Republic, 2015, 9 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2
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A poetic, but chilling film about hope and the human solidarity that can stand in the way of evil. The story of seven puppets that are exact replicas of those created by the child inmates of the Terezin ghetto takes place in train car prior to its journey to a concentration camp.
Mon 07.09.2020 | 13:30Fritzi: 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, 3
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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).
Mon 07.09.2020 | 18:30The Painted Bird (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Václav Marhoul
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, 2019, 169 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
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Jewish parents send their son to a relative in the countryside somewhere in Eastern Europe to protect their child from the holocaust. But when his aunt dies unexpectedly, he is forced to set out on a journey, fighting his way through a wild and hostile world in which only local rules, prejudices and superstitions apply. Post-war, however, he faces another struggle, one he’s not even aware of. A struggle with himself. A struggle for his soul, for his future…
Tue 08.09.2020 | 09:10Hungry 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
Score:
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).
Tue 08.09.2020 | 16:00Princess Stranded in Time (2020)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Petr Kubík
Czech Republic, 2020, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
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Princess Ellen knows about the curse put on her at birth by the witch Murien. It is to begin on Ellen's twentieth birthday, as soon as the sun goes down. However, the moment the last ray of sunlight disappears, the princess discovers that she has been trapped in time. Each time the curse is fulfilled, Ellena wakes up to her twentieth birthday and relives it all over again. In order to save the kingdom and herself, she must find courage and a pure heart and stand up to an ancient curse.
Wed 09.09.2020 | 15:00The Princess and Half the Kingdom (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Karel Janák
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2019, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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Honza kills the dragon, gains the princess and half the kingdom. But neither the princess nor her parents like him much. He doesn't know how to behave and his demeanor arouses outrage. The princess is enamored of King Egon, who had previously left her to the mercy of the dragon. Honza cancels the wedding and returns home, while the princess leaves with Egon to his kingdom, where she learns of his true nature… Can Honza save the princess again?
Wed 09.09.2020 | 15:00Invisible (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Jakub Šmíd
Czech Republic, 2019, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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Little Jirka is at a new school for the first time and is immediately unlucky. When his classmate Ema's backpack goes missing from the school playground, Jirka is the main suspect. He gets a magic mirror when he gives an unknown woman a snack. Jirka becomes invisible and it is up to him how he uses this ability.
Wed 09.09.2020 | 19:30Over 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?
Wed 09.09.2020 | 20:00Two 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.
Thu 10.09.2020 | 08:10Fritzi: 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
Score:
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).