Tue 06.06.2023 | 11:00Krakonoš’s Secret (2022)
Section: New Czech Films and TV Programmes
Directed by: Peter Bebjak
Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, 2022, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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InfoThe new owner of the chateau in the foothills of the Giant Mountains, Štěpán, arrives with his younger brother Adam, and the beautiful Comtesse Blanka. Adam discovers an old book that describes a path to treasures, and a mysterious stranger offers to lead them to the treasure under certain conditions. Will the expedition be successful? What mystery does the painting at Hůrka Chateau hide and what terrible things once happened in the mountains? And who is Krakonoš and what is his biggest secret?
Tue 06.06.2023 | 11:10Sweet As (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category (over 11 years of age)
Directed by: Jub Clerc
Australia, 2022, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Aborigine teen Muura's life is like the landscape in which she lives with her alcoholic mother: lonely, boring and even pathetic. In her remote part of Australia, she has no friends and prefers to spend time away from home, which is beginning to lack any meaning. One day she runs out of patience and goes to her uncle. To keep his niece from getting lost in the welfare system, he signs Muuru up for a photography trip to the Australian outback with three other troubled teens. Their task is to find stories through the viewfinders of their small cameras. This fresh road movie tells the story of growing up and finding unexpected friendship, first love, new challenges, responsibility, and the truth about yourself. We sit next to Muura in the seat of a rundown bus and embark on a journey into the depths of the breathtaking Australian outback and the souls of broken young people who are taking a chance.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 11:20Jonja (2023)
Section: World Children´s Film Panorama
Directed by: Anika Mätzke
Germany, 2023, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Without telling her mother, 13-year-old Jonja goes on holiday with the family of her best friend Paul. The days at the lake are exciting and beautiful. Jonja falls in love with a girl and her friendship with Paul becomes even more intense. She enjoys the time away from her family life until the lie is finally exposed and Paul questions their friendship.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 11:30What the Finn?! - A Summer of Surprises (2023)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Directed by: Stefan Westerwelle
Germany, 2023, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Ten-year-old Finn is a floating child. Since his parents’ divorce, he's been traveling between his two homes by train. He feels lonely and forgotten. On his first unaccompanied trip, he is robbed by a man on a train. With no backpack, cell phone, or even train ticket, the conductor hands him over at the nearest station to two crazy police officers. When he is transported from the station, Finn chances to meet the energetic 12-year-old Jola. An wild trip begins on a stolen tractor to the Baltic Sea. Of course, the kids are wanted by the police, so they must hide and invent all sorts of deceptions. They overcome dangerous pitfalls, meet many interesting people, and most importantly, get to know themselves. A kind and funny road movie for the whole family about finding courage and self-confidence; it was adapted from the award-winning novel of the same name by Martin Muser. The film is presented in its world premiere.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Missing 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.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00The Little Cousteau (2013)
Section: Check the Czechs
Directed by: Jakub Kouřil
Czech Republic, 2013, 8 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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An underwater adventure in a snowy city that fulfills the most daring dreams of a little boy – to dive into the depths of the sea with Jacques Cousteau.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Thank 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.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Sorella'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.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Rock 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.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Reimagimed 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.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00The Kite (2019)
Section: Check the Czechs
Directed by: Martin Smatana
Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic, 2019, 13 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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The story of a little boy and his grandfather grasps the theme of death and grief from the loss of a loved one metaphorically and symbolically.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Visit Prague (1983)
Section: Check the Czechs
Directed by: Pavel Koutský
Czechoslovakia, 1983, 6 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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A satire on tourism when visiting cities and cultural sites, a group of tourists passes through Prague in record time, leaving only a “cultural stew” in their heads.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Do Not Wake Up the Mammoths (1965)
Section: Check the Czechs
Directed by: Stanislav Látal
Czechoslovakia, 1965, 9 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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An ordinary life is not for Nicholas. When he and a friend revive a mammoth, they have many adventures. The question is: is it better to be a mammoth or a boy?
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Lou (2022)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Martine Asselin, Annick Daigneault
Canada, 2022, 26 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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Based on stories and experiences shared by autistic people and inspired by the children of both directors. Witness firsthand a few days of his life.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Luna: Left Behind (2022)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Charuvit Wannissorn
Thailand, 2022, 30 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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An interactive VR story about an android and a little girl trying to survive an AI apocalypse. Can you, a droid with no combat capabilities, protect Luna?
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00 Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Mean Barka (1986)
Section: Check the Czechs
Directed by: Vlasta Pospíšilová
Czechoslovakia, 1986, 16 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Barka is a miser; she sews curtains from sausage skins, won't look in the mirror so it doesn't wear out, and would rather injure herself than pay for a train ticket.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Kristine Is Not Well (2021)
Section: Brainz VR Cinema
Directed by: Seeyam Quine
Netherlands, United States of America, 2021, 18 min
Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema
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A VR social media simulation that highlights the resistance of online activists against algorithmic surveillance and censorship.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00Fresh 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.
Tue 06.06.2023 | 13:00