Film programme 2022

Symphony (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Igor Cortadellas

Spain, 2021, 14 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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In this immersive VR symphony, Beethoven, Mahler, and Bernstein meet. Viewers can experience individual parts of famous compositions from within individual musical instruments and from the position of the musicians themselves.

Tangible Utopias: Urban Futurism (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ioana Mischie

Romania, 2021, 10 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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What will cities of the future look like? And what would they look like designed by children? The ideas of 250 participating children can be found in this playful virtual tour.

My Identity Is This Expanse (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Karolina Markiewicz, Pascal Piron

Luxembourg, 2021, 15 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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It's night, and my parents and I are escaping from a war in Afghanistan. We're in the skin of a child locked in a wooden crate on a truck bed. Can we make it all the way to our dream of Luxembourg? The script is inspired by the real story of 13-year-old Yunus Yusuf.

Madrid Noir (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: James A. Castillo

France, United Kingdom, 2021, 44 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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In a thrilling noir story, the viewer, along with Lola, embarks on a detective quest in which a little girl must uncover her uncle's mysterious mafia intrigues. But are things really what they seem to her at first glance?

Green Fairy (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Alejandro Davila

New Zealand, 2021, 12 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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Previously, fairies lived in the woods, where they led pilgrims astray. Today, however, they’ve had to move to the city, because it is no longer safe in the woods. How will the Green Fairy cope with the new situation? Her color is different from all her friends.

Genesis (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Jörg Courtial

Germany, 2021, 13 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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If 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.

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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TBH (2022)

Section: New Czech Film and TV Programmes

Directed by: Lucia Kajánková

Czech Republic, 2022, 138 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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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?

Psychobitch (2018)

Section: Top Teen Ten

Directed by: Martin Lund

Norway, 2018, 111 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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Frida would say it was her choice to be the class outsider. All the other kids at school agree - Frida is totally different. In the same school year as Frida, Marius does everything he can to be a success. When the two are paired up as study buddies, Marius sees it as another opportunity to show everyone what a great guy he is, but Frida has no intention of being helped or fixed by the class golden boy. Their study sessions become the catalyst for a turbulent relationship, but the fights between them lead to something exciting, challenging, and completely new.

Suzie in the Garden (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Lucie Sunková

Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2022, 13 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Little Suzie goes with her mother and dad to an allotment outside the city. One day she meets a black dog and discovers a mysterious garden.

Troll Girl (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Kay Carmichael

South Africa, 2022, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A trollish child, raised by a nun in a human village, defies her own insecurities and the villagers' fears to save her mother from danger.

Nounours (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Lou Rigoudy

Canada, 2021, 3 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A baby girl comes across a box containing a new friend, a teddy bear, but when she grows older, it’s time to pack away childish things.

Paolo´s Happiness (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Thorsten Drößle, Manuel Schroeder

Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, 2022, 14 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Quiet Paolo lives alone with his cat and loves to cry; tears are his happiness. Tears bring him comfort in sadness and joy in happiness.

The Cloudmaker (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Hanna van Niekerk

Netherlands, 2020, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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When an aircraft gets stuck between the clouds, little Fabiola looks outside and sees a bright dot on the horizon getting closer.

The Cloudmaker and Other Animations

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

International, 0, 53 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Franzy’s Soup-Kitchen (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Ana Chubinidze

France, Georgia, 2021, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Lonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious, but also magical.

Elevator Alone (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Anastasia Papadopoulou

Greece, 2021, 3 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Four people and the time they spend in an elevator. Inspired by everyday life and by the difference in people's behavior when they are alone.

Lucy Wanted (2022)

Section: World Childrens Film Panorama

Directed by: Till Endemann

Germany, 2022, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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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!

My Robot Brother (2022)

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

Directed by: Frederik Nørgaard

Denmark, 2022, 84 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1

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This utopian high-tech future helps you re-imagine life on Earth: the climate crisis is solved, people live in harmony with nature and robots work as personal assistants. Nevertheless, not everything is golden glitter. School life still sucks for 12-year-old Alberte. Her old teddy bear-like android Robbi is quite an embarrassment to her. With the perfect birthday present – the newest model of humanoids not even on the market yet – everything seems to change. The new robot Konrad looks and acts completely as if he were human and suddenly Alberte’s popularity spikes as she is now the kid with the most advanced technology at school. But can the connection between Alberte and Konrad hold up to a real friendship?