Film programme 2020

Wolves in the Walls (2018)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Pete Billington

United States of America, 2018, 20 min

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When 8-year old Lucy’s imagination proves to be a reality, you must help her find what’s hiding inside the walls of her house.

The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: James Hunt

Sweden, 2019, 90 min

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Help your grandfather solve the mystery of the stolen pets by exploring wonderful miniature worlds crafted from the ground up for VR.

Symphony of Noise VR (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Michaela Pnacekova

Germany, United Kingdom, 2019, 15 min

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Immerse yourself in the world of exploration of sonic landscapes. Make, hear, see and feel sound in a way not possible before.

Memoria: Stories of La Garma (2018)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Rafael Pavón

Spain, 2018, 10 min

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When a group of hunters returned to their shelter 16,000 years ago, the entrance collapsed, preserving everything untouched. Until today.

Feather (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Keisuke Itoh

Japan, 2019, 12 min

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A small doll lives in a doll house dreaming of becoming a ballet dancer. You must encourage her to fulfill her dream.

Bonfire (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Eric Darnell

United States of America, 2019, 15 min

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Something’s lurking in the jungle on the planet you’ve crashed on. All you have to survive are a bonfire, a robot and a limited supply of food.

The Line (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ricardo Laganaro

Brazil, 2019, 12 min

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A virtual scale model of 1940s São Paulo. Two figurines become romantically involved. The two were literally made for one another…

Operation Mummy (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Grethe Bøe

Norway, 2019, 77 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 1

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The local museum is planning an exhibit on ancient Egypt, and the crowning attraction will be a several-thousand-year-old mummy. But during the preparations a series of accidents occur. Could the rumors be true – is the mummy cursed? Or is someone out to sabotage the exhibit? This means a new case for the child detectives Tiril and Oliver.

Inventing Tomorrow (2018)

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

Directed by: Laura Nix

United States of America, 2018, 87 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 2

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Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

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.

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.

Ella Bella Bingo (2019)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Frank Mosvold, Atle Blakseth

Norway, 2019, 80 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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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).

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.

Underage Engineers (2020)

Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience

Directed by: Aleksandra Skowron, Hanna Polak

Poland, 2020, 52 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 4

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An observational story about how a particular person can dramatically change the lives of a typical teenager – and how such an adult can also change under the influence of his pupils. This is a film about transformation, discovering passion, and forever having a positive impact on a child's approach to learning and life... All the protagonists have been observed for three years through the ages 12-15, at the most important moment in their development. And in so many ways their development has been atypical. During their very first lesson they heard that they should throw away their textbooks. Then it got even stranger, with 12-year-olds from a small Polish town attempting to build satellite sail test models, inspired by a group of professional engineers...

The 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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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).

Team Marco (2020)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Julio Vincent Gambuto

United States of America, 2020, 92 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5

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Screen time alert! Marco, 11, is obsessed with his electronics and hardly leaves the house. But when his grandfather moves in, Marco’s life is turned upside-down and he’s forced to… go play outside. His grandfather introduces him to bocce — the world’s oldest game — and to the neighborhood crew of old Italian men who play daily at the local court. Here, Marco makes connections to people “in real life” and forms a team of neighborhood kids to take on his grandfather and his pals.

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…