Film programme 2023

Fresh Memories: the Look (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Volodymyr Kolbasa, Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Ukraine, 2023, 10 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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The war in Ukraine has destroyed thousands of households and lives. Look into the eyes of those who lost their homes or places closely connected with them.

Darkening (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Germany, 2022, 25 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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How does a person with depression perceive the world? This film provides a deep insight into the "dark night of the soul", as well as hope.

ZOO Story (2015)

Section: Check the Czechs

Directed by: Veronika Zacharová

Czech Republic, 2015, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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What happens to a little girl who gets bored during a visit to the zoo, notices a big gorilla, and wants to make friends with it?

Brainz VR Cinema (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

International, 2023, 234 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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Vicky, The Sleepy-Bye Owl (2023)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Lucie Sunková

Czech Republic, 2023, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Vicky the owl likes the colorful and cheerful world by day. Her parents understand, yet don't agree. In the evenings, Vicky is sleepy and looks like a "noodle owl“.

SWING (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Ignasi Tarruella

Spain, 2022, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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In a world of toys, a wooden robot feels lonely. When a new robot appears, he is ready to do anything to make friends.

Vicky, 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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Rainboy (2023)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Barbara Brunner

Switzerland, 2023, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Rainboy isn't a common gardener; he plants drops and harvests clouds. Accidentally injuring the sun, he teams up with the clouds to brighten the sun again.

Polar (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Leonis Levy, Laura Al Bayati, Morgane Michel, Sara Briand, Sélène Bentz, Alice Hobadam, Fanny Martin

France, 2022, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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In a blizzard, a bear cub and his mother cross a frozen lake. During the storm, the ice breaks and his mother disappears. The little bear finds himself alone.

La Calesita (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Augusto Schillaci

Argentina, Canada, United States of America, 2022, 9 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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A story of beloved carousel operators who have dedicated their lives to providing fun and happiness to children and their neighborhoods.

Cats Are Liquid (2023)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age), Neighbourhood

Directed by: Natálie Durchánková

Czech Republic, 2023, 1 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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A few short scenes that show that cats, contrary to popular belief, do not have a solid state, but a liquid one.

Happy Holiday! (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Claudia Miatello

Canada, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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When his father has to work during holiday instead of going to the sea, a boy has the adventure of his lifetime in the city of Florence with an unexpected friend.

Animanimals - Cat (2022)

Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children (up to 12 years of age)

Directed by: Julia Ocker

Germany, 2022, 3 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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A cat decides to cook dinner. He follows the recipe for mouse soup from a cook book. In the meantime, he grows feelings toward the mice.

Get a Life (2023)

Section: European Web Series for Teenagers

Directed by: Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen

Denmark, 2023, 80 min

Projection place: Zámek

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Sixteen-year-old Helga planned the perfect suicide. She needs a pill called “Golden Apples” to make her fall asleep like Snow White. They are not on the market, but a classmate, Ingrid, can get them and agrees on the condition that Helga helps fulfill a few wishes. But Helga soon realizes that she can think of countless wishes she would like to fulfill with the lovely and beautiful Ingrid. A Danish serial phenomenon about the fragility of mental health, love and everything that keeps us afloat. Do You Just Want to Hang?, duration: 28 min Get a Life, duration: 20 min

Just 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.

Missing 10 Hours (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Fanni Fazakas

Hungary, 2022, 16 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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Rape cases often involve more than just the perpetrator and the victim. Your decisions as a bystander will influence the course of an evening.

Thank You for Sharing Your World (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Yu Sakudo

Japan, 2022, 33 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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Takashi lost his eyesight in grade school. He begins to lose interest in a world he can’t see, until he’s invited to an event which changes how he sees the world.

Sorella's Story (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Peter Hegedüs

Australia, Hungary, Sweden, 2021, 15 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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We follow 10-year-old Sorella in 1941 on her final journey to a Baltic Sea beach where close to 4,000 Jewish people, mostly women and children, were murdered.

Rock Paper Scissors (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Alex Ruhl

United Kingdom, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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Single mum Lina and her daughter Priya have found a fair way to settle any debate, using the game Rock Paper Scissors. But life isn’t always like on the playground.

Reimagimed vol. 1: Nyssa (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Julie Cavaliere

United States of America, 2022, 15 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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After losing her best friend/broom, a young witch must learn about fear and how to harness it in order to protect her village from the wrath of the evil Teemencaag.