Film programme 2023

How to Get Your Parents to Divorce (2022)

Section: World Children´s Film Panorama

Directed by: Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers

Canada, 2022, 83 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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Justine (12) firmly believes that she will be happier if her parents get divorced. The catch? They have no plans to do so. Tired of the arguing at home, Justine decides to use the language of her parents – both lawyers – to finally make herself heard. Surrounded by her group of friends, she creates a "Youth Court" to get what she wants.

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.

Lou (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.

Luna: 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?

Kristine 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.

Jonja (2023)

Section: World Children´s Film Panorama

Directed by: Anika Mätzke

Germany, 2023, 87 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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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.

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.

Brainz VR Cinema (2023)

Section: Brainz VR Cinema

International, 2023, 234 min

Projection place: Brainz VR Cinema

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Goodbye the Groundhog (2022)

Section: World Children´s Film Panorama

Directed by: Yang Chengcheng

China, 2022, 83 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3

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A desperate father sets out in search of a bizarre folk remedy to cure his daughter's strange illness. Travelling thousands of miles to Tibet, there he encounters two simple Tibetan teenagers and convinces them to trade his tablet for their groundhog. From then on, the two sides engage in a battle for the groundhog.

Meet Again (2023)

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

Directed by: Ap-sol Kang, Yoorim Lee

South Korea, 2023, 5 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Hanbyul runs away from home on her fourteenth birthday because she is angry at her mom who does not even send a congratulatory text message.

The Perfect Fit (2022)

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

Directed by: Meinardas Valkevičius

Lithuania, 2022, 10 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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Patrick lives in a children’s home. Seeing a parrot in the zoo, he becomes obsessed with them, which makes it harder for him to find parents wanting to adopt him.

Lovely Rita (2022)

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

Directed by: Elena Madrid

Switzerland, 2022, 4 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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The policewoman Rita loves control and order. She draws up a rigid, rectangular road network, through which she directs the drivers with precise instructions.

Slipping Away (2022)

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

Directed by: Gabriel Hénot-Lefèvre

France, 2022, 14 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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In a sanatorium, an old man finds his life transfigured by the arrival of a seagull. He takes care of her, and for a brief moment, he relives his childhood.

Hooba 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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Hooba (2022)

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

Directed by: Sem Assink

Netherlands, 2022, 2 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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In 3000 BC, a small group of people fight the elements and hunger. Unable to organize themselves, they build mysterious standing stone buildings.