Film programme 2022

Kiwi & Strit (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Esben Toft Jacobsen

Denmark, 2021, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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When boulders with legs begin to fill Kiwi and Strit’s clearing, Strit borrows the witch’s wand to make them go away – starting trouble.

I’m not afraid! (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Marita Mayer

Germany, Norway, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Playing hide and seek, Vanja leaves the bright living room and enters a dimly lit courtyard with too many dark corners and strange noises.

Water Drop (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Anjun Zou, Melodie Leger Rimbert, Yu Liu, Kevin Hamimi

France, 2021, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A drop of water comes to life and is left on her own to survive in the heat; she meets a plant that shelters and protects it from the sun.

Black & White (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Gerd Gockell, Jesús Pérez

Switzerland, Germany, 2020, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A story about tolerance. The proverbial “black sheep” will be bullied out of the herd unless protected by the brave outsider.

Avant Card (2020)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children, Neighbourhood

Directed by: Stella Raith

Germany, 2020, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A figure on a postcard, Ernst watches as the other cards are eagerly bought. No one seems to be interested in his card.

Aeronaut (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Leon Golterman

Netherlands, 2022, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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Small Kevin wants to become a pilot. His dreams are symbolized by his beautiful new model aircraft, which he takes incredibly good care of.

Gandhi & Co. (2021)

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

Directed by: Manish Saini

India, 2021, 101 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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Mintoo & Mitra (both 11) are known for two things: their penchant for mischief and their friendship with Bharat Bhai, who is an embodiment of all the teachings of Gandhi. When Mintoo proclaims Mahatma Gandhi as his role model, he soon starts mimicking Gandhi’s behavior but he is nowhere close to accepting Gandhi’s values. His deception earns him rewards but little does he know how his behavior is leading him into troubled waters. Bharat Bhai takes it upon himself to teach the unprincipled boys a valuable lesson in honesty and harmony. As he rolls up his sleeves to watch events unfold, all he can hear is the voice of Gandhi saying “In a gentle way you can shake the world”.

Asteroid (2021)

Section: World Childrens Film Panorama

Directed by: Mehdi Hoseinivand Aalipour

Iran, 2021, 78 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Ebrahim is twelve. He lives with his mother and five siblings of all ages in a two-roomed shack in the heart of desert, far away from the village. Aside from feeding the children and obtaining a birth certificate for them, the main preoccupation of Ebrahim and his mother is to build a house in the village so they don’t have to walk all the way back and forth all the time…

The Queen of the Foxes and Other Animations

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

International, 0, 46 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Mum is Always Right (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children, FILMTALENT Stars

Directed by: Marie Urbánková

Czech Republic, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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No running! No nose picking! Stop making faces! Will I have muscles if I eat spinach? A story for children, moms and dads. They are heroes.

The Queen of the Foxes (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Marina Rosset

Switzerland, 2022, 9 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Hoping to make their queen smile again, the foxes go to the city each night to rummage through human rubbish to find unsent love letters.

IDODO (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Ursula Ulmi

Switzerland, 2022, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Long ago, fish turned into humans to celebrate and dance on land, but when the sun set, they returned to the sea, leaving behind a big mess.

Dream in Color (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Marijn Raeven

Belgium, 2022, 6 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Struggling to deal with the loss of their mother, an elder brother tries to distract his younger brother by going on an imaginary journey.

The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Damaris Zielke

Germany, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Greta has the most boring grandma in the whole world. When her granny falls asleep on the sofa, Greta decides to play funeral with her.

A History of the World in 10.000 Bricks (2021)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children

Directed by: Matthias Daenschel

Germany, 2021, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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Twenty-one scenes show 10,000 years with 10,000 bricks and 5,000 stop motion frames illustrating evolution and revolution.

The Herd (2021)

Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience

Directed by: Monika Kotecka, Karolina Poryzala

Poland, 2021, 80 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Members of the Volteo amateur female equestrian vaulting club get a chance to join the Polish national team. They take on this overwhelming and costly challenge. Three girls of different ages will have to overcome their own weaknesses to achieve their joint goal. The tension grows from one training session to the next. Entering the professional level means higher demands and stress, and constant indulgence of the weak takes away the strength of the group. Will the girls, who call themselves "the herd", persist in the pursuit of their dreams? Will they sacrifice individual ambitions to become a professional team? A documentary about true friendship, team spirit, and how sometimes the path to success, even if it is bumpy, can turn out to be more valuable than the goal itself.

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

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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.

Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain (2017)

Section: Top Teen Ten

Directed by: Tian Tsering

United Kingdom, 2017, 88 min

Projection place: Castle SVOBODY

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A story about the price of freedom and who pays for it told through the eyes of a teenage girl. Sixteen-year-old Pema lives in the remote mountains of Tibet. For generations, her family has farmed their barley fields in peace. But when Pema's father is taken away by the authorities, her world is shattered. A Buddhist nun from the local nunnery walks into Pema's life and invites her to join a group of locals escaping persecution by walking over the Himalayas into India. Pema is torn; can she leave her mother, grandmother and younger siblings at this time of crisis? Does she have the right, or the courage, to join her friend and seek a new life for herself? As Pema struggles with her dilemma, there is no news about her imprisoned father. The clock is ticking for everyone

Olga (2021)

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

Directed by: Elie Grappe

France, Switzerland, Ukraine, 2021, 86 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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2013. Olga, a talented and passionate 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast, goes to Switzerland, where she tries to secure a place in the National Sports Centre. In Kiev, however, the Euromaidan suddenly breaks out, and her relatives are in the middle of it. As the young girl must adapt to a new country and prepare for the European Championships, the Ukrainian revolution enters her life and upends everything…

Zlín Dog - Student Live-action Films 1

Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

International, 0, 85 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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