Thu 01.06.2023 | 08:20Katak, the Brave Beluga (2023)
Section: World Children´s Film Panorama
Directed by: Christine Dallaire-Dupont, Nicola Lemay
Canada, 2023, 82 min
Projection place: Aula
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InfoWhile his peers have all turned white, as expected at their age, young beluga Katak is still small and grey. To prove that he has grown up and to grant the last wish of his adored grandma, Katak departs on a perilous journey to the Great North…
Thu 01.06.2023 | 08:50Neighbourhood - short animations
Section: Neighbourhood
, 0, 47 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Thu 01.06.2023 | 09:00Titina (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Directed by: Kajsa Næss
Norway, 2022, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A story of one of the greatest human adventures – the conquest of the North Pole in 1926 – seen through the eyes of an involuntary polar explorer, a small terrier named Titina. When Italian designer and airman Umbert Nobile finds a cute stray dog on a street in Rome, he's charmed so much that he takes her home. And because she’s a lady, he named her Titina. But a warm bed and regular food were not the only things awaiting Titina. The famous Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen approaches her new owner and hires his airship, from which he intends to conquer the North Pole. Of course, Titina would not miss it. With her, we follow the journey of the Italian crew and Norwegian polar explorers to the last undiscovered place on Earth. This exceptional achievement in the genre of animated film brings family entertainment to cinemas full of adventure, exciting moments, and educational elements.
Thu 01.06.2023 | 10:00Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Directed by: Filip Pošivač
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Hungary, 2023, 80 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
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Tonda is not an ordinary boy; he's been shining since birth. Ashamed of this, and because his parents do not let him go anywhere, he prefers to spend all his time in his room. When Slávka, a girl with glasses and a “magic” flashlight, moves into the building, he doesn't trust her at first. Eventually, it turns out that the two may understand each other and that they might also unravel the secrets of the old apartment building. Is there some kind of monster, or is it a ghost running through the corridors and terrifying everyone? Why can only the old janitor talk to it? The poetic, visually captivating film using stop animation shows that one can deal with otherness in any form and that tolerance and responsibility are cards that one can always play, especially at a time when the ideals of tolerance, justice, and compassion are in doubt. This film for the whole family is presented in its world premiere.
Thu 01.06.2023 | 11:20Lazy Bloom and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 39 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Thu 01.06.2023 | 14:30Canary and Other Animation
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 52 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Fri 02.06.2023 | 08:10Just Super (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Directed by: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
Norway, 2022, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Who wouldn't want to have a superhero dad admired by the whole city? They've even built him a statue in the middle of the square! Who wouldn't want to be his successor? The little Hedvig has affirmative answers to both questions. But it doesn't look like she's going to take up the family scepter of the city's masked protector Super Lion. At school, she is an outsider and has only one friend, with whom she plays computer games all day. One day her whole life is turned upside down after she causes an unfortunate accident. Hedwig has to convince her father that she is the right candidate to become a superhero. Her grandmother, who is currently living in a retirement home but likes to reminisce about her career as a superhero, helps her in her difficult battle with her cousin Adrian. In addition to action and humor, the Norwegian animated film also offers an answer to the question of what it means to be cool.
Fri 02.06.2023 | 08:40Břetislav Pojar - Short Animations
Section: Check the Czechs
, 0, 45 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Fri 02.06.2023 | 08:50Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Directed by: Filip Pošivač
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Hungary, 2023, 80 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Tonda is not an ordinary boy; he's been shining since birth. Ashamed of this, and because his parents do not let him go anywhere, he prefers to spend all his time in his room. When Slávka, a girl with glasses and a “magic” flashlight, moves into the building, he doesn't trust her at first. Eventually, it turns out that the two may understand each other and that they might also unravel the secrets of the old apartment building. Is there some kind of monster, or is it a ghost running through the corridors and terrifying everyone? Why can only the old janitor talk to it? The poetic, visually captivating film using stop animation shows that one can deal with otherness in any form and that tolerance and responsibility are cards that one can always play, especially at a time when the ideals of tolerance, justice, and compassion are in doubt. This film for the whole family is presented in its world premiere.
Fri 02.06.2023 | 09:10Lazy Bloom and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 39 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Fri 02.06.2023 | 10:30Dounia & The Princess of Aleppo (2022)
Section: World Children´s Film Panorama
Directed by: Marya Zarif, André Kadi
Canada, 2022, 72 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
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Dounia, a cheerful little Syrian girl full of dreams, loses her mother prematurely. Then the regime arrests her father. With her grandparents, she has to leave her beloved country to find a new home. Despite the obstacles that stand in her way, she knows that she can count on the few magic nigella seeds she holds in her hand and on the help of the princess of Aleppo…
Fri 02.06.2023 | 13:00Canary and Other Animation
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 52 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Fri 02.06.2023 | 14:00Malacabra and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 54 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Fri 02.06.2023 | 15:30Mother Land (2022)
Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Directed by: Jae-beom PARK
South Korea, 2022, 69 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Krisha is the daughter of the Yates, a nomadic tribe of the tundra. When her mother falls seriously ill, Krisha follows the words of the tribe’s shaman and sets out on a quest to ask for help from Red Bear, the sacred spirit and owner of the land.
Fri 02.06.2023 | 16:00Katak, the Brave Beluga (2023)
Section: World Children´s Film Panorama
Directed by: Christine Dallaire-Dupont, Nicola Lemay
Canada, 2023, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
While his peers have all turned white, as expected at their age, young beluga Katak is still small and grey. To prove that he has grown up and to grant the last wish of his adored grandma, Katak departs on a perilous journey to the Great North…
Sat 03.06.2023 | 09:00The Mole and Other Animations
Section: Check the Czechs
, 0, 47 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Sat 03.06.2023 | 09:10Vicky, the Owl and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 42 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sat 03.06.2023 | 10:00Just Super (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Directed by: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
Norway, 2022, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Who wouldn't want to have a superhero dad admired by the whole city? They've even built him a statue in the middle of the square! Who wouldn't want to be his successor? The little Hedvig has affirmative answers to both questions. But it doesn't look like she's going to take up the family scepter of the city's masked protector Super Lion. At school, she is an outsider and has only one friend, with whom she plays computer games all day. One day her whole life is turned upside down after she causes an unfortunate accident. Hedwig has to convince her father that she is the right candidate to become a superhero. Her grandmother, who is currently living in a retirement home but likes to reminisce about her career as a superhero, helps her in her difficult battle with her cousin Adrian. In addition to action and humor, the Norwegian animated film also offers an answer to the question of what it means to be cool.
Sat 03.06.2023 | 10:30My Father´s Secrets (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category (over 11 years of age)
Directed by: Véra Belmont
Belgium, France, 2022, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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"I was 12 years old. I loved chocolate ice cream and hated cabbage. We were an average Belgian family. But if you looked closely, we weren't quite like other families." So begins the story of Michel Kichka's Jewish family. He plays pranks on his younger brother Charly, teases his sister, who can't wait to get out of her parents' sight, and talks back to his mother at the dinner table. It introduces us to the environment of the Jewish community in a Belgian town in 1959. Through his childlike perspective, he also tries to figure out what it means when people talk about his father's stay in a war camp. What does the number on his forearm mean? What scared him when their tickets were checked on the train? What happened in a place called Auschwitz? This animated film is another cinematic reflection on the Holocaust, this time based on Michel Kichka's autobiographical comic The Things I Didn't Tell My Father.
Sat 03.06.2023 | 14:00Edgar and Other Animations
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)
International, 0, 56 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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