30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth
26. 5. 2019

Program tips for Sunday 26. 5.

This festival Sunday will be the twenty-second time that unique film clapperboards, artistically-rendered by Czech artists, will be auctioned off. There are 123 of them this year and the proceeds of the auction, as always, will go to support the work of emerging filmmakers. The director of the new film The Painted Chick, Václav Marhoul, will be on hand to open an exhibition and talk, meetings on travelling have been organized with journalist Jakub Szántó, actress Dorota Nvotová, and travellers who followed in the footsteps of Hanzelka and Zikmund with the Zikmund100 project.

THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE THIRD DAY:

22nd Clapperboard Salon - public auction, Congress Center, 1:00 pm

- A legendary event in which works of art are turned into financial support for young filmmakers. This year, among the artists who contributed were Kristián Kodet, Iva Hüttnerová, Jiří Slíva and Kateřina Miler.

The World of The Painted Chick – the opening of a unique exhibition and a discussion with Václav Marhoul aboutthe new Czech film The Painted Chick, starring Hollywood stars Harvey Keitel and StellanSkarsgård. Large-format photographs of Jan Dobrovský, original director's background for filming (storyboards, script, books, etc.). Zlín Department Store, café on the 2nd floor, 7 pm. The exhibition will last until June 1.

 

FROM THE FILM PROGRAM WE RECOMMEND:

Storm Boy (directed by: Shawn Seet, Australia, 2018, 99 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 6, 11:30 am - A warm and moving story about unusual friendships and unconditional love.

More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13301

Broken Mirrors(directed by: Imri Matalon, Aviad Givon, Israel, 2018, 104 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 2, 5:20 pm - On the surface, it seems Adler lives an enviable life. But under the surface of a father's enormous love lies his constant obsession to control his oldest daughter Ariella.

More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=12879

Metal Heart(directed by: Hugh O'Conor, Ireland, 2018, 88 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 3, 3:30 pm - Twins Emma and Chantal are as if they're from a different worlds. Their mutual rivalry bursts to the surface when their parents leave and the sisters are left at home alone.

More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=12944The screening will be presented by a delegation of the film's creators.

Gwen(directed by William McGregor, Great Britain, 2018, 86 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 3, 8:15 pm - Living in the midst of the frozen beauty of the nature of Snowdonia, Wales, the young girl Gwen is desperate to keep her home.

More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=12989The screening will be presented by a delegation of the film's creators.

The Arctic Camels(directed by: Karl Emil Rikardsen, Norway, 2018, 75 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 2, 1:00 pm - Torarin and Svalin live with their parents in Akkarfjord, in Norway's far north. Instead of the horse they want, their parents buy two camels. To find a professional trainer for them, they go on an expedition to Mongolia...

More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13293The screening will be presented by a delegation of the film's creators.

 

Section EXPLORE & DISCOVER:

Jakub Szántó: Children of War, War of Children, discussion with a TV reporter on how armed conflicts affect children's lives, TBU Educational Complex – U18, 4 pm

About Nepal with Dorota Nvotová, a discussion with a Slovak actress and singer who has been involved in helping abandoned children for several years, especially in Nepal, Komenský Park, Šapitó, 8:20 pm

Lukáš Socha, Tomáš Vaňourek: Zikmund100, a travel show with a screening of the film “A Journey Like No Other”. A retrospective journey in the footsteps of Jiří Hanzelka and Miroslav Zikmund – a unique project by young adventurers from Pilsen, TBU Educational Complex – U18, 6 pm

 

WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE OUTDOOR CINEMA:

Kursk, ENAPO Concert Zone, 9:45 pm - The film tells the tale of true events. During a naval exercise, a massive explosion sends the submarine Kursk to a depth of 108 meters, to the bottom of the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea.

More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13513

 

INTERESTING SUPPORTING EVENTS:

Special Blending - opening ceremony, Chateau Zone, 11:00 am

Interactive presentation of the Czech Special Olympics movement. An event that connects the world of people with disabilities with our own limits, until 7:00 pm

1st Race of the Czech Parkour Cup, Chateau Zone, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm - the race is open to the general public and registered athletes.

Zdena Fibichová (1933–1991) - Between Fragility and Monumentality - a guided tour with the exhibition curator who will present a selection of not only sculptural works, but also drawings by the author.

Zlín Chateau, Václav Chad Gallery, 4:00 pm. The exhibition will last until September 8.

Inekafe - concert by a popular Slovak musical group. The opening act will be Duo Juyos Complet, one of the finalists of the “Band of the 59th Zlín Film Festival” competition. ENAPO Concert Zone, 7 pm

 

WHERE TO MEET STARS:

Festival Café, Namesti Miru Square, 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm - A unique sitting at the festival café, where a talk-show by Vladimir Kroc will take place. On Sunday, his guests are Přemysl Rabas, the director of the Dvůr Králové Zoo, presenter Emma Smetana and her husband, actor Jordan Haj (at 3:00 pm), Irish actress Jordanne Jones, one of this year's Young Stars, and director Marián Polák (at 7:00 pm).

Star-filled Apple and Autograph Signing, Golden Apple Shopping Centre, 4 pm - Opportunity to meet and chat with festival stars: Emma Smetana, Jordan Haj, Magdalena Reifová, Pavel Nový.

Red Carpet, Congress Center - Courtyard, 5 pm - Moderators Dana Morávková and Jan Čenský welcome Czech and foreign festival guests and delegations to selected films: Emma Smetana, Jordan Haj, Magdalena Reifová, Pavel Nový. Delegation for the chinese film You will never walk alone and delegation for norwegian The Arctic Camels.

FESTIVAL ZONE TIPS:

PFNonwovens Theater Zone:

- A Small Journalist's Workshop: Describe What You See! – an outdoor workshop will show children how radio journalists work, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm

- An adventurer in one day - an unconventional way to find out what can happen to you on your way to adventure, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

- In the footsteps of Hanzelka and Zikmund – a fun and educational trail in the footsteps of legendary travelers with the chance to win something, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

- Sister Act - A musical based on the famous film. Theater ensemble ZUŠ Vsetín, big stage, 7:00 pm

- Film Piano with Harold Lloyd - films from the silent era, The Big Top, 6:20 pm

Festival Chateau: Film workshops – Free cinema (cartoon animation, pixilation, flat animation, flipbook workshop), Little Photographers and Zlín Film Knot - create a short animated film with the lecturers. 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Chateau Zone: House of Czech Television - Concert TvMiniUni - well-known television hits by the university for mini-audiences in live performance, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Endowment Zone - the program was prepared by the Early Education Center EDUCO Zlín z.s,Zlín Charity, Černí Koně, z.s.andthe Tomáš Baťa Book Module Foundation. 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

Náměstí Míru Square: VIVA Zone - while kids create unique VIVA trucks, adults can learn something new about the Zlín forge. In addition to taking their creative works home to remember it by, children will have the chance to win something every day. And the creator of the best VIVA truck will be rewarded with a giant LEGO kit after the festival. 10:00 an ti 7:00 pm

ENAPO Concert Zone: entertainment in the Festival Party Tent, 4:00 pm to 2:00 am. The program includes Peter Shabby and rock DJ Martin "Kudly" Kudlička.

Festival Street - Dancing in the streets: Street Dance, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

University Center U13: Come and try virtual reality, e.g. walking over a footbridge 160 meters high, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. New VR cinema projections, e.g. Zero Days - Unveil the story of Stuxnet directly from inside the invisible world of computer viruses and experience the threat of global cyberwar.

Congress Centre: Virtual Reality, Lectures:

Work in Progress : VR flights - project coordinator Eva Zdařilová will introduce how a virtual monument to the former concentration camp in Lety u Písku is being created. Small Hall, 2:00 pm

Work in Progress : Hotel Astoria - director of the project Alina Cyranek will show you how to "scan" one whole hotel. Small Hall, 3:00 pm

Work in Progress: Letter from the Heart - feature film, book, virtual reality. VR movies as part of a cross media project. The guests are Peter Badač and Jan Hameeuw. Small Hall, 4:00 pm

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM AT ZFF – ZLIN INDUSTRY DAYS:

Cutting School for Cinema 2019: Inspirational conference on film and audiovisual education, Alternativa, Cultural Institute, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm - another year of the international professional conference on film and audiovisual education.

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