Thu 09.09.2021 | 08:40Martin and the Magical Forest (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Petr Oukropec
Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, 2021, 80 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
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InfoMartin (or "Mazel") is addicted to his phone; nature and the forest are anathema to him. He has to go to a camp in the woods where phones are forbidden; he's never experienced anything like it. There’s a big camp game every team wants to win, but Mazel lacks the skills to win. One night, he discovers that the forest is full of mysterious magical creatures and the forest creatures need a few of Mazel's things in order stop the nearby miners and their test drillings. Helping Mazel, they turn him into an experienced woodsman, leading his team to victory. But it is not advisable to play too much with ancient forest creatures; water disappears from the forest, tensions with the miners grows, and people become suspicious of Mazel. An inconspicuous camp adventure leads to a finale where the fighting creatures of the forest stop hiding.
Thu 09.09.2021 | 15:00The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Christian Theede
Germany, 2020, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
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An unbeatable team of five teenage friends, the “Peppercorns” detective gang, unites to find out who is behind the kidnapping of a missing oceanographer who has discovered a means of getting rid of plastic waste in the ocean, and who has made some enemies. One shady garbage dealer seems to have no scruples. A race against time begins to save her life and their future.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 09:10Girls for Future (2021)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience
Directed by: Irja von Bernstorff
Australia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Senegal, 2021, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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An inspiring story about 4 young front line activists, aged 11 to 14, from Indonesia, Senegal, India, and Australia. They represent the voice of a new generation directly affected by climate crisis and environmental degradation at their doorsteps. Senegal stands for the global water crisis, Indonesia for plastic waste pollution, India for the agricultural crisis, and in Australia we witness the fatal destruction in the oceans and on land through climate change. All of the girls have the resilience and courage to fight back and the power to imagine a better future for all of us.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 15:00Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Section: Literature in Film - Comic Book Paradise
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Japan, 1984, 117 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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A thousand years after a global war upset the balance of the ecosystem and human settlements are scattered along the Toxic Jungle, a toxic forest full of gigantic insect creatures, Princess Nausicaä from the Valley of the Wind discovers beauty in the forbidden area and learns to understand its ecological laws. Meanwhile, tensions are rising between the two most powerful states; they will soon go into open war over a weapon from the time of the global war…
Sun 12.09.2021 | 09:30Martin and the Magical Forest (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Petr Oukropec
Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, 2021, 80 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
Score:
Martin (or "Mazel") is addicted to his phone; nature and the forest are anathema to him. He has to go to a camp in the woods where phones are forbidden; he's never experienced anything like it. There’s a big camp game every team wants to win, but Mazel lacks the skills to win. One night, he discovers that the forest is full of mysterious magical creatures and the forest creatures need a few of Mazel's things in order stop the nearby miners and their test drillings. Helping Mazel, they turn him into an experienced woodsman, leading his team to victory. But it is not advisable to play too much with ancient forest creatures; water disappears from the forest, tensions with the miners grows, and people become suspicious of Mazel. An inconspicuous camp adventure leads to a finale where the fighting creatures of the forest stop hiding.
Sun 12.09.2021 | 13:30Trash (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Luca Della Grotta, Francesco Dafano
Italy, 2020, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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Boxes, bottles, cans. Garbage. Abandoned everywhere. Ignored by everyone. Inert. Until nightfall. Slim is an old cardboard box. Resigned to his fate, he does not believe in the legend of the Magic Pyramid: a magical place where it’s possible for all garbage to be Carriers again, useful to themselves and others. His life changes when a small box, Spark, interrupts his routine. Spark involves Slim and his pal Bubbles in an adventure which will take him to a place where he belongs, a toy store. But someone is looking for Spark: the discarded Kudo, lord of the landfill. Kudo’s gang pursues the group until they capture him. After an epic battle Slim saves Spark and they are able to find the Magic Pyramid. At its feet their destiny is fulfilled, they are given a second chance: another life.
Tue 14.09.2021 | 08:10The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Christian Theede
Germany, 2020, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
Score:
An unbeatable team of five teenage friends, the “Peppercorns” detective gang, unites to find out who is behind the kidnapping of a missing oceanographer who has discovered a means of getting rid of plastic waste in the ocean, and who has made some enemies. One shady garbage dealer seems to have no scruples. A race against time begins to save her life and their future.