Film programme 2023

Brainz VR Cinema (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

International, 2023, 234 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse (2022)

Section: World Children´s Film Panorama

Directed by: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy

United States of America, United Kingdom, 2022, 34 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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A heartwarming story of the unlikely bond between four friends as they explore the meaning of kindness, friendship, courage and hope. A beautifully animated film for viewers of all ages based on Charlie Mackesy's bestselling book.

Nordland´99 (2022)

Section: European Web Series for Teenagers

Directed by: Kasper Møller Rask

Denmark, 2022, 80 min

Projection place: Zámek

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Growing up in the Danish backwoods in the late 1990s is not all rainbows and unicorns. The only way to beat boredom here is to party with friends, but Alex mysteriously disappears after one party. The police do nothing, so his sister Emma and two friends decide to search on their own. The terrifying secrets of the sleepy town come to light and it becomes a very dangerous place to live. This stylishly refined Nordic noir is one of the most ambitious Danish young adult titles of the year. Chapter I, duration: 24 min Chapter II, duration: 23 min

Missing 10 Hours (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Fanni Fazakas

Hungary, 2022, 16 min

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Lou (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Martine Asselin, Annick Daigneault

Canada, 2022, 26 min

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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.

Luna: Left Behind (2022)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Charuvit Wannissorn

Thailand, 2022, 30 min

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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?

Little Allan - The Human Antenna (2022)

Section: World Children´s Film Panorama

Directed by: Amalie Næsby Fick

Denmark, 2022, 80 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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When Little Allan’s parents get divorced, and he must move to a whole new town, his desperate search for new friends suddenly finds him acting as a human antenna for his elderly, UFO-obsessed neighbor. When a telepathic alien girl, Britney, crash-lands, they must help her get home, and a unique friendship is formed. But he isn’t the only one interested in Britney. A mad taxidermy-collector is on her trail in an attempt to answer the age-old question: Is there life in space, and can he stuff it?

Kristine Is Not Well (2021)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Seeyam Quine

Netherlands, United States of America, 2021, 18 min

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A VR social media simulation that highlights the resistance of online activists against algorithmic surveillance and censorship.

Fresh Memories: the Look (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

Directed by: Volodymyr Kolbasa, Ondřej Moravec

Czech Republic, Ukraine, 2023, 10 min

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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

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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.

Brainz VR Cinema (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

International, 2023, 234 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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Alchemist Cursed in Time (2022)

Section: New Czech Films and TV Programmes

Directed by: Petr Kubík

Czech Republic, 2022, 133 min

Projection place: Aula

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Alchemist Amelia has gained the forbidden magical power to alter the flow of time. But abusing her new abilities splits her in time, and Amélie from the present meets Amélie from the past. Moreover, a new threat arises from the darkness of time – the alchemist Lord of the Runes wants to rule over all magic in Oberon, and thus must end Amelia’s control over time. Amélie and her friends travel to the magical city of Ayra, home to the Society of Alchemists, protectors of magic, and confront both their most powerful adversary and their own desire for forbidden power.

Dojo (2022)

Section: World Children´s Film Panorama

Directed by: Boris Paval Conen

Netherlands, 2022, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1

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Brandon (13) and his best friend Stefano live in a multicultural working-class neighborhood. They find comfort and brotherhood with a local gang and rise quickly in the street hierarchy by carrying out dangerous tasks. But when Brandon gets caught breaking into a dojo by Kai, a former judo champion and owner of the dojo, he demands that Brandon join his judo school to avoid arrest. In the dojo, Brandon discovers the peaceful philosophy behind judo, which gives him the peace and discipline that his life lacks. Can Brandon break free from the ruthless street life?

12 Hours to Destruction (2022)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)

Directed by: Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Iceland, 2022, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5

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In the summer of 1980, 11-year-old Hanna and her band try to track down the criminals threatening to destroy the school and, thus, the planned school concert. A great and crazy musical adventure begins, interwoven with the songs of the legendary Icelandic punk musician, rocker and children's book writer Dr. Gunni. Our fearless heroes fight evil, weave between disco and punk, and end up with love and unity. The film was inspired by the famous musical “Abbababb!”, created by Gunnar Lárus Hjálmarsson (aka Dr. Gunni), one of the key figures in Iceland's underground music scene of the 1980s. This unusual, colorfully stylized and playful film is very popular in Iceland. It enticed an unusual amount of moviegoers to cinemas and was the top film for several weeks.

Adventures in the Land of Asha (2023)

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)

Directed by: Sophie Farkas Bolla

Canada, 2023, 89 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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In 1940, Jules and his family move to rural Canada. The boy soon realizes that he and his uncle, the local mayor, don’t get along. He takes him to the attic room, where Jules settles in to his satisfaction. He discovers a dusty book about native Americans, which he then almost never puts down. It opens a completely new world to him. After being expelled from school for fear of his rare skin disease, his only friend is the dog Sparky. When he visits the local forest, Jules meets an indigenous girl named Asha, strikingly similar to the one from the recently discovered book. Isolated from the outside world, the boy is given the opportunity to embark on an adventurous journey through the Canadian wilderness to find Ash's Mesquaki tribe and cure his illness. The film is not only a picturesque tale of courage, imagination and unusual friendship, but also an excursion into the lives of Canada's indigenous people.

Exodus (2022)

Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon

Directed by: Abbe Hassan

Sweden, 2022, 102 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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We follow the journey of a young Syrian refugee, Amal (12). Fleeing to Romania to reunite with her family at a refugee camp there, she first must pass through Turkey. Smuggled to Istanbul in a crowded shipping container, she barely escapes when it’s raided by Turkish immigration authorities. With one of the smugglers, Sam (40), they embark on a perilous journey across Europe to try to get Amal back to her family.