Film programme 2023

Malacabra (2022)

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

Directed by: Marylou Bort, Mathilde Bourges, Hugo Florin, Jeremy Guibert, Valentine Miniot, Vincent Nogues, Axel

France, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A Mayan shaman casts a spell on a goat, and sends it to another village, their ancestral rivals. The goat wreaks havoc and destruction on the rivals' village.

Malacabra 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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Chimborazo (2022)

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

Directed by: Keila Cepeda

Spain, 2022, 7 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Chimborazo's ice pickers have been long subjected to the harshness of a volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes. They crush some of its ice to provide for their people.

The Story of Bodri (2022)

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

Directed by: Stina Wirsén

Sweden, 2022, 13 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Hédi lives happily with her Jewish family and her dog Bodri. Her best friend is Marika and they have lots of fun. But the World War Two and everything changes.

"Meet Cute" (2022)

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

Directed by: Shawn Patrick Tilling

Canada, 2022, 3 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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This is the story of a fateful day for two people waiting for the bus. It is a love letter to the films of the silent era.

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.

Lights (2023)

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

Directed by: Jitka Nemikinsová

Czech Republic, 2023, 9 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A birthday party is held in a small town filled with light bulbs. Here, flames can grow up and be assigned to bulbs – they get a glass globe so they can shine forever.

Pig (2021)

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

Directed by: Jorn Leeuwerink

Netherlands, 2021, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A big group of animals makes itself dependent on a power grid, hooked into the socket-shaped snout of a single sleeping pig. How long will that last?

Middle Watch (2022)

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

Directed by: John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden

United Kingdom, Czech Republic, 2022, 12 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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During a war a sailor must do his duty. Watch must be kept, the horizon scanned for enemy craft and the bubble trails of deadly torpedoes launched by submarines.

My Name Is Edgar and I Have a Cow (2023)

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

Directed by: Filip Diviak

Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2023, 8 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Edgar’s life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees on a trip to a slaughterhouse. He takes it home after finding out that the calf is to become a schnitzel.

Where Rabbits Come From (2023)

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

Directed by: Colin Ludvic Racicot

Canada, 2023, 15 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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In a cold dystopian world, a widowed father defies the authorities trying to instill a sense of wonder into his daughter’s life.

Edgar 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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