Film programme 2022

Clap (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Keisuke Itoh

Japan, 2021, 13 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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How can clapping give someone confidence? In a gentle interactive story, the audience helps by clapping to encourage the little boy on his journey to becoming a respected dancer.

Brainz VR Cinema (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

International, 2021, 181 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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Lucy Wanted (2022)

Section: World Childrens Film Panorama

Directed by: Till Endemann

Germany, 2022, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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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!

The Pack (2020)

Section: Top Teen Ten

Directed by: Tomáš Polenský

Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovak Republic, 2020, 94 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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Ice skates cut the ice. Silhouettes of hockey players swirl in the spray of the frost, and sharp scratches remain on the ice behind them. Talented goalkeeper David (16) is joining a new team. He will do everything in his power to make a name for himself in the Wolves hockey team. But the position of the current goalkeeper Miky (16) seems unshakable. In addition, Miky is the son of a coach. David really doesn't fit in with the Wolves. Maybe it's the small plastic box that pumps insulin into his body. But David will not be defeated by diabetes. He is an outsider in the team and faces an avalanche of bullying. Those who do not attack also do no not help. David tries to fight, but the result is even worse. Pushes, injuries and humiliations pile on each other like the spiral scars of tracks engraved by ice skates. What will David do?

Animal (2021)

Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience

Directed by: Cyril Dion

France, 2021, 105 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Bella and Vipulan, both 16, are of a generation that believes its future is in danger. Due to climate change and a 6th mass extinction, the world may be uninhabitable in 50 years. Even as they sound the alarm, nothing happens. So they decide to tackle the heart of the problem, which is man's relationship with all life. In the course of their journey, they realise how deeply intertwined humans are with all living species. By protecting them, we save ourselves. Humans thought they could cut themselves off from nature, but they are part of it. After all, man is also an Animal.

The Singing Shadows (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Louna Pette, Srushti Kakade, Myrtil Lapierre, Manon Bernard-Vigne, Marine Guarnaccia, Astride Laouet

France, 2021, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Wachiwi and her little brother Peopeo live alone within a fenced garden. Peopeo dreams of novelty, while Wachiwi keeps them from danger.

Birth (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Roberto Valle

Spain, 2021, 9 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Carlos is a little boy who has just received some amazing news: his mother is pregnant with a baby boy. His whole world will change.

Forgive (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Alžbeta Mačáková Mišejková

Czech Republic, 2022, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Two girls play with a ball. After a petty quarrel, they get angry with each other, and their umbrage makes them inflate like balloons.

Swop - Dentist (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Job, Joris & Marieke -

Netherlands, 2022, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Not wanting to go to the dentist, Sef tricks Wesley into swapping heads with him. Now Wesley must go to Sef’s dental appointment.

Piece of Art (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch

Netherlands, 2022, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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A clumsy burglar breaks into a museum and breaks more than he wants, and as he tries to escape, he does the same with the stolen painting.

Birth and Other Animations

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

International, 0, 36 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Maika (2022)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category

Directed by: Ham Tran

Vietnam, 2022, 105 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1

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Things could be better for 8-year-old Hung, who is grieving the loss of his mother, who died a year ago. His relationship with his father is strained, his best friend is moving away, and to top it all off, a greedy landlord is bullying his father to force them out of their apartment. He finds solace by watching the night sky from the roof of his apartment building. One night, he witnesses a meteor shower and an errant falling star that lands in the nearby countryside. He investigates, but instead of finding a fallen star, he meets a new friend, and he decides to do everything he can to help her. MAIKA is inspired by the 1978 children’s TV show "Spadla z oblakov" that became extremely popular on constant reruns in Vietnam in the early '90s. With gorgeous scenery, a fast-paced narrative, and charismatic performances, this Vietnamese sci-fi film for kids is a fun-filled adventure that touches on universal themes of friendship, family, and compassion.

Comedy Queen (2022)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category, Patron of Children Audience Award

Directed by: Sanna Lenken

Sweden, 2022, 94 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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The story of 13-year-old Sasha, who, despite her immense sorrow, refuses to mourn her dead mother. She secretly writes a list of everything she must do to survive: shave her hair, stop reading books, say no to the world's cutest puppy and, above all, become a stand-up comedian to make everyone laugh, especially her father, who secretly cries in the shower when he thinks no one can hear him.

Beanie (2022)

Section: World Childrens Film Panorama

Directed by: Slobodan Maksimović

Slovenia, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Croatia, 2022, 86 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Erik is a 9-year-old boy living in a youth home due to his problematic parents. Beanie is his nickname. His only wish is to go home for Christmas. Instead, he gets to spend the holiday with a wealthy family and their 7-year-old daughter Lučka, who wishes for a puppy and a sister. In the middle of the night, Erik and Lučka encounter Santa in the family’s living room. They hide in his car, but Santa dumps them in the middle of the city. They embark on an extraordinary adventure…

The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin (2022)

Section: World Childrens Film Panorama

Directed by: Ira Carpelan

Finland, Poland, 2022, 72 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A beautiful summer’s day in the Moominvalley. When a wasp stings Moomintroll’s tail, he gets sick and loses his tail-tassel. A doctor prescribes medicine for Moomintroll, but nothing seems to help. Eventually Moominmamma decides to look for Grandma's old recipe for decoction, which should help against this particular condition. Moomintroll lies in bed sad. To cheer him up, Pappa tells Moomintroll storied about his adventurous youth.

Beanie (2022)

Section: World Childrens Film Panorama

Directed by: Slobodan Maksimović

Slovenia, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Croatia, 2022, 86 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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Erik is a 9-year-old boy living in a youth home due to his problematic parents. Beanie is his nickname. His only wish is to go home for Christmas. Instead, he gets to spend the holiday with a wealthy family and their 7-year-old daughter Lučka, who wishes for a puppy and a sister. In the middle of the night, Erik and Lučka encounter Santa in the family’s living room. They hide in his car, but Santa dumps them in the middle of the city. They embark on an extraordinary adventure…

First-time Voters 2021 (2022)

Section: New Czech Film and TV Programmes

Directed by: Markéta Ekrt Válková

Czech Republic, 2022, 53 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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The development and shaping of the political views of several young people from different social backgrounds and schools – apprentice school kids to private high school students – just before the elections in autumn 2021 in relation to their social environments. Young people hold political stances across the political spectrum, from ANO to SPOLU to PirSTAN. It is thus a collective portrait of one generation, its ideas about adulthood, the future, and state of our society.

Singo (2022)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category

Directed by: Alireza Mohammadi

Iran, 2022, 82 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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From the first scene, it's clear that our hero, Shafa, is no ordinary girl. She races motorcycles, defends weaker friends, and saves animals from danger. Shafa lives with her father and two siblings on the island of Singo, a fishing community with strict rules. It is ruled by a local rich man who thinks money can buy everyone and everything. One day, Shafi's dad catches some very rare crabs, called horseshoe crabs, whose blood is worth a lot of money. The profit from their sale is to be distributed among all the island's inhabitants. But Shafa feels bad for the animals and releases them into the sea at night. Anger and blame fall on her father and the whole family faces the unpleasant consequences. The brave girl, however, refuses to be cast out by the locals. She sets out for a nearby island where rare crabs are said to live to save her loved ones from impending disaster.

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

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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.

Life without Sara Amat (2019)

Section: Top Teen Ten

Directed by: Laura Jou

Spain, 2019, 75 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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Pep, a 13-year-old boy, is completely in love with Sara Amat, a girl from her grandparents' village. One summer night, Sara disappears, but Pep later finds her hidden in his own room. That's when the young woman explains that she has run away from home and asks to stay for a few days. Although Pep knows that the whole town is looking for her, he becomes her protector. Consequently, the boy is forced to live a double life: he must lie to everyone while satisfying Sara's demands, which puts him to the test and makes him mature before the summer's end.