Film programme 2021

Aripi (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Dmitri Voloshin

Moldavia, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Standing on a roof with cardboard wings on his back, a young boy jumps, going on an adventure among meteorites in an astronaut drama.

Sihja, the Rebel Fairy (2021)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Marja Pyykkö

Finland, Netherlands, Norway, 2021, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3

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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...

I´m Still on Fire (2021)

Section: New Czech Films and TV Programmes

Directed by: Hana Pinkavová

Czech Republic, 2021, 86 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4

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Stories of talent and uniqueness. Childhood naivety confronts the hard world of adults. Existential troubles, hopelessness, failure, the search for new hope, health problems, defiance – these and more are coped with by the sibling dance duo Martin and Tomáš Marek, world-renowned photographer, hydrobiologist, climber, popularizer of science, filmmaker and writer Petr Jan Juračka, and former TV child star and graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston Jakub Třasák.

In the Land of the Flabby Schnook (2020)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Francis Gelinas

Canada, 2020, 6 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Little siblings must go to sleep, but the younger one is afraid of the dark. His sister takes him on a pilgrimage to deal with the nightmares.

Lutaw (2020)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Samantha Quick

United States of America, 2020, 8 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Geramy and Isko live on a deserted Philippine island. To get across the sea to the mainland to school, they have to build their own ship.

Brainz VR Cinema: 2. pásmo 10+ a 12+

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

, 0, 14 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Little 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

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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...

My Very Own Circus (2020)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Miryam Bouchard

Canada, 2020, 100 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6

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Born into a circus family, 12-year-old Laura has spent much of her young life on tour with her single father, Bill, a professional clown. But, secretly, she longs for a less hectic life. It’s thanks to her new teacher, who recognizes her academic potential, that Laura gets to fulfill her dream: attendance at a private high school… Can free spirit Bill accept that the apple of his eye has fallen so far from the paternal tree?

Gr8ness (2020)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Michael Ilako, Isa Paul Mohamed

South Africa, 2020, 7 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Ethan could give up on school and become homeless. Instead, he stepped out of line, started skating and composed his own rap music.

Life Giver (2020)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Petter Lindblad, Alexander Rönnberg

Sweden, 2020, 12 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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It's 2068 and it’s not long until the end of the Earth. Humanity must escape to another planet. But the escape rockets are not for everyone.

Brainz VR Cinema: 3. pásmo 15+

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

, 0, 19 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Upstander (2020)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Van Phan

United States of America, 2020, 9 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Using backpacks instead of children, we are immersed in a school environment where we can see a child’s day and the effects of bullying.

The Christmas Star (2020)

Section: New Czech Films and TV Programmes

Directed by: Karel Janák

Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, 2020, 92 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2

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Secretly in love, Václav watches the princess every night as she skates on a frozen lake. One day, the star Denička, the bride of the radiant Sirius, knocked to the ground by the jealous Proxima, appears at his house. A star on earth fades; only pure love can give it strength. When Denička sees that Václav loves the princess, she decides to help their love and thus save herself. But Proxima is not done, she will do anything to shine next to Sirius instead of Denička.

Brainz VR Cinema: 1. pásmo 6+ a 8+

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

, 0, 17 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Aripi (2019)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Dmitri Voloshin

Moldavia, 2019, 8 min

Projection place: Univerzitní centrum U13

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Standing on a roof with cardboard wings on his back, a young boy jumps, going on an adventure among meteorites in an astronaut drama.

Them (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Sunitha Sangaré

Switzerland, 2021, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3

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Eugene and his daughter Lavey move from place to place. He loves his daughter, but he has problems with her gradual metamorphosis.

Home (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Kinga Rofusz

Hungary, 2020, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3

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Home is more than a place to live. It is also the warm feelings associated with it, and these feelings are passed on the next generation.

Umbrellas (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Jose Prats, Alvaro Robles

France, Spain, 2020, 12 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3

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In a faraway land where the rain never stops, a 6-year-old spends her days playing carelessly under the "umbrella-beard" of her father.

Nestling (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Marat Narimanov

Russia, 2020, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3

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The story of the friendship between a lonely old man and a helpless nestling who face a group of ignorant boys from the same neighborhood.

Cuckoo (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Daniela Hýbnerová

Czech Republic, 2020, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3

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An animated documentary that humorously shows how a cuckoo can lay eggs in other people's nests.