Tue 31.05.2022 | 09:00Genesis (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Jörg Courtial
Germany, 2021, 13 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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InfoIf we wanted to depict the 4.7 billion years of our planet's history as one day (24 hours), humanity would be created in this model at the last second. An engaging animated documentary telling Earth's history in an unconventional way - pointing to the transience of time and human existence.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 09:00Clap (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.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 09:00Brainz VR Cinema (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
International, 2021, 181 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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Tue 31.05.2022 | 09:10Gaja'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
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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.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 09:30Dating Amber (2020)
Section: Top Teen Ten
Directed by: David Freyne
Ireland, 2020, 92 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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Set-in Ireland during the mid-90s, Eddie and Amber (both 17) are in the closet about their sexuality and decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. However, their ‘ideal’ arrangement begins to fall apart, forcing Eddie deeper into denial as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 09:40How not to Marry a Princess (2021)
Section: New Czech Film and TV Programmes
Directed by: Karel Janák
Czech Republic, 2021, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Fates come to the castle with predictions as to the future of little Prince Leopold. Leopold is to marry Josephine, daughter of the neighboring king. But it's hate at first sight and they look for a way to stop their wedding. They steal magical watches from the Fates, which take them back to the time of the Prince's birth and they prevent his divinations. Upon their return, they realize what they've done to themselves and to the kingdom.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 10:10How I Learned to Fly (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Radivoje Andrec
Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovak Republic, 2022, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Adventurous and funny Sofija is forced to spend her vacation with her overbearing grandmother Maria, on an island in Croatia. It’s not the ideal summer experience she had hoped for, but with the help of her warmhearted old aunt Luce and her charming cousin, Sofija overcomes her initial boredom. She makes new friends and together they explore everything the summer on the island has to offer: sparkling sun, fun in the water, lots of ice cream, and her first kiss. But her carefree time comes to an abrupt end when beloved Luce has to be taken to hospital, leaving Sofija with a pair of family members she’d never met. Nevertheless, in the wake of tragedy, the family overcomes old traumas and when Sofija returns home, she realizes that revealing painful secrets is challenging but very liberating.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 10:40Charlie 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.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 10:45The Seekers: Thrill Night (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Philip Th. Pedersen
Denmark, 2021, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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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.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:00Dragon Princess (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Anthony Roux, Jean-Jacques Denis
France, 2021, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Once upon a time, there was a dragon that lived in a cave full of gold. The cave was well hidden from people, whom the mighty dragon hated from the bottom of his soul. The treasure was his joy and pleasure, but he had no one to share it with. That's why he went to a witch for help. He wanted some offspring. The witch was happy to help him, but she had one condition: If he gets angry, the witch will come for his second favorite thing. The dragon agrees to this stupid condition, and he gets eggs which hatch 3 dragon offspring. One of them looks like a human girl. The dragon names her Bristle. She grows up next to her dragon siblings and enjoys the love of her dragon father, whom she loves unconditionally. When she saves the life of a princess from the castle in the forest, the dragon gets angry, the witch comes, and Bristle learns that she is the dragon’s second favorite thing. She decides to leave her father and enters the world of people, experiencing not only anger and resentment, but also friendship and solidarity.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30My Name is Fear (2021)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children, Neighbourhood
Directed by: Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez
Germany, 2021, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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The fear that lives in your head wants to give an interview. Maybe you and Fear can become friends, or maybe there is a reason to fear Fear.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30Papa is Big, I am Small (2021)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Anya Ru, Masha Rumyantseva
Italy, 2021, 3 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A little girl sees off her sailor father who is going on a long journey. Her young imagination will brighten up the long wait.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30Bristles and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
International, 0, 36 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30Mouse House (2021)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Timon Leder
Slovenia, 2021, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A bulky mouse finds himself trapped within a cheese wheel while his itsy brother is left to fend for himself.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30 Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30 Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30Hush Hush Little Bear (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Māra Liniņa
Latvia, 2022, 5 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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While the bear parents are away looking for berries and honey, the baby bears stay at home with the sheep.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:30Bristles (2022)
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Directed by: Quentin Haberham
Netherlands, 2022, 2 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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The most beautiful brush in the jar suddenly dries out and does everything it can to save its beautiful bristles.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 14:30One Classroom (2022)
Section: New Czech Film and TV Programmes
Directed by: Petr Hátle
Czech Republic, 2022, 53 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Venezuelan Grecia, Vietnamese Linda, and Ukrainian Andrei are students of the inclusive META school, supporting the integration of young migrants into Czech society. Their families came to the Czech Republic under different circumstances; each has different ideas about their future. The boxer Andrej wants to become independent ASAP, the artistically-gifted Grecia would like to get into a secondary art school, and Linda is still looking for her own path to education and a career.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 15:00Brotherhood (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Francesco Montagner
Czech Republic, Italy, 2021, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Jabir, Usama and Useir are three young Bosnian brothers born into a pastoral family. They grew up in the shadow of their father, Ibrahim, a strict radical Islamist preacher. When Ibrahim is sentenced to two years in prison for participating in war and terrorism, the boys are suddenly left to themselves. Once their father's demands and strict doctrine disappear, their lives change drastically. The brothers explore the limits of their newfound freedom on the difficult path to becoming men.