Film programme by theatre and day
| Programme | Time |
|---|---|
| The Legend of Sarila | 08:40 |
| Life can be harsh and challenging at the best of times for the people who live on the Arctic tundra. But when all the animals in the area suddenly disappear, leaving the hunters empty-handed and the community on the brink of famine, the brave youth Markussi realizes that drastic measures are required. In defiance of the clan shaman Kiliq, Markussi sets out with his friends Putulik and Apik and their adorable lemming sidekick Kimi in search of the legendary land of Sarila, which is said to be rich in fish, game and fruit. Pursued by the jealous shaman and confronted with numerous dangers, the intrepid trio must restore the natural balance of the environment in order to save their people. | |
| Revolution - Save the Humans | 10:40 |
| The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, a follow-up to his Sharkwater documentary that continues his remarkable journey through 15 countries over four years. He discovers that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger, but humanity itself. In an effort to uncover the truth and find the secret to saving the ecosystems we depend on for survival, Stewart embarks on a life-threatening adventure around the world. He reveals that all of our actions are interconnected and that environmental degradation, species loss, ocean acidification, pollution and food/water scarcity are reducing the Earth's ability to house humans. What will it take to change the course that humanity has set itself on? | |
| Snap | 13:20 |
| Inspiring adventure: Bullies don't win. Friends come in all shapes and sizes. A young underwater critter meets a cool frog and an unlikely new friend. He then turns their whole world upside down and shows that sometimes you to have to think differently to solve a problem and to beat the bullies… Brains are always better than brawn. | |
| On the Wing | 13:20 |
| A small chicken lives with her large family. But she can't stop wondering how birds can fly. Her curiosity and desire for flight cause considerable problems for the family. But one day she succeeds. The only thing she needs is an umbrella. | |
| Much Better Now | 13:20 |
| A bookmark is stuck in a forgotten book that is one day knocked over by the wind. It experiences its environment by surfing the pages that turn into ocean-waves and the bookmark enjoys the ride of its life. As the book cover closes, new challenges are revealed. | |
| Competitive Animated Films 2 | 13:20 |
| Synopsis not available. | |
| The Girl and the Fox | 13:20 |
| Ilona is a nine-year-old girl who lives in the wilderness with her mother and father. Food is running low, and when a mysterious fox starts killing their livestock, she has no choice but to track down the strange creature in order to ensure the survival of her family. | |
| Winter Has Come | 13:20 |
| It's autumn, and outside the window sits a grandmother with her granddaughter. She's reading a story, which takes us to a knitted kingdom where Mrs. Fox is collecting all the bright threads. This fairy-tale world thus moves into gray winter where everything sleeps but Mrs. Fox in her beautiful bright clothes. Winter has arrived even at grandma's window. | |
| Fear of Flying | 13:20 |
| Dougal is a small bird with a fear of flying. At night his dreams are plagued with a recurring nightmare of falling towards earth and by day he walks wherever he needs to go rather than face this fear. When a harsh winter rolls around, Dougal must head South, but how? | |
| The Odd Sound Out | 13:20 |
| Trootpout is part of a small quartet of invisible creatures that play the mood of the quiet young man named Olaf, but his excited spontaneous sounds often disrupt the melody of the others in the group. They therefore decide to expel him. Will he ever find a band with room for an odd sound or will he remain alone? | |
| Le douanier qui rit | 13:20 |
| A customs officer guards the border in a remote and boring place, with only cows to keep him company. But what appears to be another tedious working day, turns out to be pleasantly surprising... | |
| Under the Fold | 15:20 |
| It's start of the Great Depression and when Frank loses his job, he and his son lose their stable life. Homeless, and with his boy Andrew in tow, he struggles to find a job in streets crowded with unemployed workers. He desperately spends his last dollar buying a newspaper containing job adverts. As time passes, he slowly loses his optimism. But his son turns the situation into an innocent and imaginative game… | |
| The Centipede and the Toad | 15:20 |
| In a faraway forest, the gracious, lissome Centipede is admired by all the other creatures. Except for an old Toad, haughty and jealous, who hates him. One day, he decides to get rid of the Centipede… | |
| Patakes | 15:20 |
| Patakes is a small Indian, he is brave but very awkward. When it's hunting time, he always fails. Rejected by the people from his village, his last hope is to ask the help of the old woman shaman who lives far away in the mountains. | |
| Granny Lane | 15:20 |
| Unwillingly, Anny, an old granny with a little electric car, starts a race with two young car tuners. Even with all their tuning and aggressive driving, the two boys cannot win against the old lady. The fable of the Tortoise and the Hare retold. | |
| Tintico’s Afternoons | 15:20 |
| Under the beautiful Quebrada cliff in Acapulco, a group of mosquitoes addicted to tropical music desperately try to bring happiness back into a rumba director's life. Join us and come to enjoy great musical numbers, superb talent and a lot of Sabor! | |
| Spellbreaker | 15:20 |
| A beetle, climbing and crawling through a sand landscape, gets trapped underneath a bucket with which two kids are amicably building a sandcastle. The peaceful harmony gets interrupted when the two of them receive only one present. Caused by jealousy, the children transform into monsters and a violent struggle erupts... | |
| The Primaeval Father | 15:20 |
| One prehistoric inventor had a very hard-headed father. He invents the wheel to make it easier for people to transport large stones. His father does not understand his genius nor the progress itself and goes back to doing things the old way. Why should it be easy when it can be difficult? | |
| Competitive Animated Films 3 | 15:20 |
| Synopsis not available. | |
| Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing | 17:20 |
| Twelve-year old Veysel has been living for six months in Vienna with his family. His father is a Kurd who left home to fight with guerrillas against the Turkish government, while his mother is Turkish. Veysel's older brother has joined a violent street gang in Vienna. Deportation is a threat that always hangs over the family's heads. At school Veysel is ignored by his teachers because he speaks very little German. But three things combine to change the fortunes of Veysel and his family: a Kurdish poem entitled "Your Beauty is Worth Nothing", a gruff neighbor with a kind heart, and a Yugoslav immigrant girl who is also a refugee. | |
| Everybody Sometimes Falls | 19:40 |
| This is a film about three young people who are "different" but who share a common need to measure up to an "adult" world. Three young people that life puts to a severe test: can they achieve self-awareness and still nurture that sacred flame which makes them feel alive? This is a massive challenge which each must face alone; they must live, grow up, and try not to stop dreaming of a future all their own. Their strongest desire is to live their own passions, to live for what makes their hearts beat faster, to live for themselves in a world that is out of the ordinary. They must each decide which path to take; they must pass alone between dreams and fears, success and defeat. | |
| In the House | 21:40 |
| A 16-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy's intrusion unleashes a series of uncontrollable events. | |
Screening place: Golden Apple Cinema, č. 3
Day: May 27th 2013
