Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Directed by: Yaniv Raz
United States of America, 2021, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
James Whitman (16) struggles to overcome anxiety and depression by seeking advice from Dr. Bird. In his magical realism inspired world, James goes on a whimsical, but emotionally charged search to solve the mystery of the disappearance of his sister after an altercation with their parents. While James struggles to connect with his parents, he deals with the intense social anxiety of high school life while navigating his first love with a precocious girl from school.
The Seekers: Thrill Night (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Philip Th. Pedersen
Denmark, 2021, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
On Halloween, estranged friends Asger and Esther are forced by their parents to celebrate it together. But when Asger’s sister Petra disappears without a trace, the two must work together to rescue a kidnapped sister, while Petra herself battles the thieves that took her.
The Seekers: Thrill Night (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Philip Th. Pedersen
Denmark, 2021, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
Score:
On Halloween, estranged friends Asger and Esther are forced by their parents to celebrate it together. But when Asger’s sister Petra disappears without a trace, the two must work together to rescue a kidnapped sister, while Petra herself battles the thieves that took her.
Gaja's World - This is My Planet! (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Peter Bratuša
Slovenia, 2022, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Being from a separated family, Gaja (14) confronts her envious classmates, experiences social network identity theft, and learns about true friendship. Aimed at teenagers as well as parents, this dynamic story is full of humor, emotion, and suspense and revolves around common problems, parental separation, and the dangers of the internet.
My Brothers Dream Awake (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category
Directed by: Claudia Huaiquimilla
Chile, 2021, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Ángel and his younger brother Franco have been incarcerated in a juvenile prison for a year. Despite the difficulties, they have formed a solid group of friends with whom they spend their days sharing dreams of freedom. Everything changes when the arrival of a rebellious young man offers a possible escape: the only door to make those dreams come true. Inspired by many true events.
Lucy Wanted (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Till Endemann
Germany, 2022, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Happy-go-lucky, loveable Lucy (10) has decided to rob a bank. A few weeks ago, she wouldn’t even have jaywalked, but the ice cream machine broke down and without money they will have to close the family-owned ice cream parlour. This calls for extreme measures!
Detective Bruno (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Magdalena Nieć, Mariusz Palej
Poland, 2022, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
An 8-year-old orphan Oscar enlists the help of his greatest hero – the arrogant and obnoxious TV detective Bruno – to help him crack the clues for a mysterious treasure hunt created for his birthday by his late parents. On their adventure across Warsaw, they solve the clues and some truths about themselves.
Lucy Wanted (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Till Endemann
Germany, 2022, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
Happy-go-lucky, loveable Lucy (10) has decided to rob a bank. A few weeks ago, she wouldn’t even have jaywalked, but the ice cream machine broke down and without money they will have to close the family-owned ice cream parlour. This calls for extreme measures!
Charlie Cooper - the Egg Mystery (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Mans van den Berg
Netherlands, 2021, 80 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Charlie Cooper, a fierce girl with a lively imagination, is the youngest of the mysterious Cooper family – all sailors by trade. The Cooper adventures are so outrageous that nobody believes they truly happened. When the city falls under the spell of a strange egg, Charlie is convinced it is a special egg that will only hatch on a hidden island and decides to make the hair-raising journey to the island herself.
Gaja's World - This is My Planet! (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Peter Bratuša
Slovenia, 2022, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
Being from a separated family, Gaja (14) confronts her envious classmates, experiences social network identity theft, and learns about true friendship. Aimed at teenagers as well as parents, this dynamic story is full of humor, emotion, and suspense and revolves around common problems, parental separation, and the dangers of the internet.
Charlie Cooper - the Egg Mystery (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Mans van den Berg
Netherlands, 2021, 80 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Charlie Cooper, a fierce girl with a lively imagination, is the youngest of the mysterious Cooper family – all sailors by trade. The Cooper adventures are so outrageous that nobody believes they truly happened. When the city falls under the spell of a strange egg, Charlie is convinced it is a special egg that will only hatch on a hidden island and decides to make the hair-raising journey to the island herself.
The Seekers: Thrill Night (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Philip Th. Pedersen
Denmark, 2021, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
On Halloween, estranged friends Asger and Esther are forced by their parents to celebrate it together. But when Asger’s sister Petra disappears without a trace, the two must work together to rescue a kidnapped sister, while Petra herself battles the thieves that took her.
Social Suicide (2015)
Section: Top Teen Ten
Directed by: Bruce Webb
United Kingdom, 2015, 92 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
Score:
A teen thriller about the devastating impact of one wrong post - loosely based on Romeo and Juliet. After a scared boy is arrested for the murder of two teenagers, he must convince the police of his innocence so that he can save his best friend from dying. However, his story is brought into question by his own internet history, the half-truths posted by concerned teenagers and messages beyond the dead from the victims themselves. When the police realize that one boy is willing to do anything for internet fame, even die, the stakes are raised in this nail-biting race-against-the-clock thriller
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Directed by: Yaniv Raz
United States of America, 2021, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
James Whitman (16) struggles to overcome anxiety and depression by seeking advice from Dr. Bird. In his magical realism inspired world, James goes on a whimsical, but emotionally charged search to solve the mystery of the disappearance of his sister after an altercation with their parents. While James struggles to connect with his parents, he deals with the intense social anxiety of high school life while navigating his first love with a precocious girl from school.
TBH (2022)
Section: New Czech Film and TV Programmes
Directed by: Lucia Kajánková
Czech Republic, 2022, 138 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
The abbreviation TBH in Czech online slang represents the phrase "to be honest". A web series shows the search for boundaries in the painful world of adolescence and manipulative social networks and describes how a shooting attack forever changes the lives of several Brno high school students. What will change after the attack in a community where the cruel rules have been determined by the strong boys from the floorball team and their angry fans – a girl group that calls itself Bitchez?
Lucy Wanted (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Till Endemann
Germany, 2022, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
Happy-go-lucky, loveable Lucy (10) has decided to rob a bank. A few weeks ago, she wouldn’t even have jaywalked, but the ice cream machine broke down and without money they will have to close the family-owned ice cream parlour. This calls for extreme measures!
Gaja's World - This is My Planet! (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Peter Bratuša
Slovenia, 2022, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
Being from a separated family, Gaja (14) confronts her envious classmates, experiences social network identity theft, and learns about true friendship. Aimed at teenagers as well as parents, this dynamic story is full of humor, emotion, and suspense and revolves around common problems, parental separation, and the dangers of the internet.
The Seekers: Thrill Night (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Philip Th. Pedersen
Denmark, 2021, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
On Halloween, estranged friends Asger and Esther are forced by their parents to celebrate it together. But when Asger’s sister Petra disappears without a trace, the two must work together to rescue a kidnapped sister, while Petra herself battles the thieves that took her.
My Brothers Dream Awake (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category
Directed by: Claudia Huaiquimilla
Chile, 2021, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
Ángel and his younger brother Franco have been incarcerated in a juvenile prison for a year. Despite the difficulties, they have formed a solid group of friends with whom they spend their days sharing dreams of freedom. Everything changes when the arrival of a rebellious young man offers a possible escape: the only door to make those dreams come true. Inspired by many true events.