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
Score:
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 | 09:40Zip and Zap and the Captain´s Island (2016)
Section: Literature in Film - Comic Book Paradise
Directed by: Oskar Santos
Spain, 2016, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
Score:
This Christmas, naughty twins Zip and Zap have taken their old tricks too far. Their punishment will be a business trip with their parents to a distant island. But a terrifying storm rolls in and they never reach their destination. Seeking shelter, they find an enormous Victorian mansion which just happens to be a children’s home run by the apparently friendly Miss Pam, but nothing is as it seems…
Thu 09.09.2021 | 15:30Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Section: Literature in Film - Young Academy
Directed by: Tim Burton
United States of America, 2016, 128 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
Score:
When his beloved grandfather leaves Jake (16) clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers – and their terrifying enemies. Ultimately, Jake discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 08:10Dragon Girl (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Katarina Launing
Norway, Netherlands, Czech Republic, 2020, 82 min
Projection place: Kongresové centrum
Score:
Christmas is just around the corner in the little village Borington and everyone is preparing for the holidays – everyone except for 10-year-old refugee Sara. Afraid of having to leave the country, she constantly hides from the police and takes refuge in vacant houses. One day, everything changes when she has an incredible encounter. A shy animal has lost its way and crashes into the very same house. She can hardly believe her own eyes when she realizes it is a dragon. When the aspiring YouTube star Mortimer (10) comes to his neighbor’s house and finds them, Sara and her new friend seem to be in danger… Can the three outsiders overcome their fears and team up?
Fri 10.09.2021 | 08:40Twigson and the Sea Monster (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Tove Undheim
Norway, 2020, 71 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
Score:
The new adventures of Twigson and Junior. This time, they travel on holiday with Aunt Thea to Summer Island where they make a new friend, Eddy. It is rumored that a sea worm has been observed in the fjord, and it will not be long before the energetic sea worm expert Blegen shows up, with his strange devices and instruments. It will be an exciting summer holiday with friendship put to the test in the hunt for the mysterious sea worm.
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
Score:
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…
Fri 10.09.2021 | 15:30The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Woflgang Petersen
United States of America, Germany, 1984, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
Score:
Bastian Bux, a quiet boy who loves to read, is accosted by bullies on his way to school. He hides in a bookstore, interrupting the grumpy bookseller, Mr. Koreander. Bastian asks about one of the books he sees, but Mr. Koreander warns him it is "not safe". Nevertheless, Bastian "borrows" the book, leaving a note promising to return it, and races towards school. He then hides in the school's attic to begin reading The Neverending Story.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 16:00Wolfwalkers (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore
Ireland, United States of America, 2020, 102 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
Score:
In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the Wolfwalkers and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 09:30Dragon Girl (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Katarina Launing
Norway, Netherlands, Czech Republic, 2020, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
Score:
Christmas is just around the corner in the little village Borington and everyone is preparing for the holidays – everyone except for 10-year-old refugee Sara. Afraid of having to leave the country, she constantly hides from the police and takes refuge in vacant houses. One day, everything changes when she has an incredible encounter. A shy animal has lost its way and crashes into the very same house. She can hardly believe her own eyes when she realizes it is a dragon. When the aspiring YouTube star Mortimer (10) comes to his neighbor’s house and finds them, Sara and her new friend seem to be in danger… Can the three outsiders overcome their fears and team up?
Sat 11.09.2021 | 13:30The Ogglies - Welcome to Smelliville (2020)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Jens Møller, Toby Genkel
Germany, 2020, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
Score:
The Ogglies are looking for a new home. They end up in Smelliville, a beautiful and peaceful village. Unfortunately, Smelliville has a stinky problem: The local garbage dump is spoiling the place. Something must happen! Max, son of the mayor and his ambitious wife, secretly hopes to solve the stinky problem with a crazy machine, but when Max meets the Ogglies on the rubbish dump, it becomes clear what the Ogglies might mean for Smelliville: they eat garbage!
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 | 13:00Ruby Red (2013)
Section: Literature in Film - Young Academy
Directed by: Felix Fuchssteiner
Germany, 2013, 122 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
Score:
Gwendolyn Shepherd (16) is from a family shrouded in many secrets. These involve a special gene that allows you to travel through time. No one doubts that her cousin Charlotte has it. When Gwen suddenly finds herself in London at the end of the 19th century, she discovers that she has it. To clarify the greatest secret of her family history, she makes friends with Charlotte's friend Gideon of Villiers. She thus learns that it is not good to fall in love with someone in another time...
Mon 13.09.2021 | 08:10The Ogglies - Welcome to Smelliville (2020)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Jens Møller, Toby Genkel
Germany, 2020, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
Score:
The Ogglies are looking for a new home. They end up in Smelliville, a beautiful and peaceful village. Unfortunately, Smelliville has a stinky problem: The local garbage dump is spoiling the place. Something must happen! Max, son of the mayor and his ambitious wife, secretly hopes to solve the stinky problem with a crazy machine, but when Max meets the Ogglies on the rubbish dump, it becomes clear what the Ogglies might mean for Smelliville: they eat garbage!
Mon 13.09.2021 | 13:30Twigson and the Sea Monster (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Tove Undheim
Norway, 2020, 71 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
Score:
The new adventures of Twigson and Junior. This time, they travel on holiday with Aunt Thea to Summer Island where they make a new friend, Eddy. It is rumored that a sea worm has been observed in the fjord, and it will not be long before the energetic sea worm expert Blegen shows up, with his strange devices and instruments. It will be an exciting summer holiday with friendship put to the test in the hunt for the mysterious sea worm.
Mon 13.09.2021 | 15:00Wolfwalkers (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore
Ireland, United States of America, 2020, 102 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
Score:
In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the Wolfwalkers and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Tue 14.09.2021 | 08:40Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Olle Hellbom
Sweden, Germany, 1970, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
Score:
While their parents are on vacation, siblings Tommy and Annika spend time with their great friend Pippi Long Stockings at her Villa Villekulla. One day, Pippi finds a bottle with a letter from her father Captain Ephraim, warning about his capture by a band of evil pirates in their castle on the island of Porto Piluse, so they can find the secret location of his treasure. Pippi, Tommy and Annika set out for Porto Piluse to save Pippi's father before he has to reveal where the treasure is.
Tue 14.09.2021 | 09:10Sihja, the Rebel Fairy (2021)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Marja Pyykkö
Finland, Netherlands, Norway, 2021, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
Score:
When Sihja, a young, charming and outrageous fairy leaves her forest home for the city, she makes a new friend named Alfred (11) and comes to love the city and orderly habits that humans have. But when a smelly factory turns out to be the culprit for the death of many birds, Sihja reveals her uncontrolled fairy powers, scaring the city folk. Alfred and Sihja must find out what is threatening nature to prevent an environmental disaster and Sihja must learn to control her powers...
Tue 14.09.2021 | 10:10Little Vampire (2020)
Section: Literature in Film - Comic Book Paradise
Directed by: Joann Sfar
France, Belgium, 2020, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
Score:
Little Vampire has been 10 years old for the last 300 years. Despite living in a haunted house with a merry group of monsters, he is bored to death... His dream? Going to school to meet other kids. Accompanied by his trusted bulldog Phantomato, Little Vampire secretly sneaks out on a quest for new friends. He soon meets a human boy, Michael, but their friendship catches the attention of the terrifying Gibbus, an old enemy of the Little Vampire and his family...
Tue 14.09.2021 | 15:30Nahuel and the Magic Book (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Germán Acuña
Brazil, Chile, 2020, 98 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
Score:
Nahuel lives with his father in a fishing town, yet he has a deep fear of the sea. One day, he finds a magical book that seems to be the solution to this problem, but a dark wizard is after it and captures Nahuel’s father. This is where his fantastic adventure begins: to rescue his father while overcoming his deepest fears.
Tue 14.09.2021 | 17:30Pinocchio (2019)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Matteo Garrone
France, Italy, United Kingdom, 2019, 125 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
Score:
Geppetto, an old woodcarver creates a puppet. But something magical happens – the cheeky puppet begins to talk and can walk, run and eat like any young boy. Geppetto calls him Pinocchio, and brings him up as his son. But Pinocchio finds it hard to be good. Easily led astray, he tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits through a fantastical world full of imaginative creatures, as he tries to become a real boy.