International Competition of Student Films

Student Film A

Mirrors

Yali Herbet, Lee Dror | Israel | 2015 | 8 min

Mirrors is a very sensitive graduation film by two promising young directors from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. It depicts the relation between a father and his daughter. The whole film takes place during a car ride. Everyday situations are filled with subtle hints that reflect admiration, love, defiance, self-determination, coming of age and also nostalgia, appreciation and role swapping.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
15.00-16.24

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Insolation

Léa Fabreguettes | France | 2015 | 6 min

A hand-drawn, artistically relaxed film taking place in an unclear future when the Earth is plunged into darkness and cold. The sun comes up only once a year for a few minutes. As this day is about to come, the anxious inhabitants of a seaside resort gather at the beach to savour the moment as much as possible before the world is plunged into darkness again. The film brings a terrifying vision of the future.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

About a Mother

Dina Velikovskaya | Russia | 2015 | 8 min

A humorous, touching and minimalistic animated film made by a student of the SHAR Studios in Moscow. It tells the story of a selfless African mother who gradually gives her sons everything she owns so as to help them on their journey through life. But this opens up new horizons for her as well. The author makes resourceful use of artistic shortcuts and inserts gentle gags in her black and white film.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Nothing You Need to See

Keigo Ito | Japan | 2015 | 4 min

Surreal, slightly experimental and excellently animated film Nothing You Need to See takes place in a subway train carriage. A young passenger has got problems with his face. It is rotating on his head as a mask and constantly showing its other side. The author suffices with gentle pencil strokes and three colours to create a very original work within three minutes of running time.

We 04/05/2016
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Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Stories about Guy and his Wife

Jiří Krupička, Matouš Valchář | Czech Republic | 2015 | 7 min

This mini-series of five slapstick sketches from the life of a man who terrorizes his wife with his indifference (whether by mistake or out of spite) will probably not please the feminists. But this puppet film by two young authors from the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Art and Design of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen will definitely entertain everyone else with its absurd and black humour.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

The Whale in the Room

Tara Wood | United Kingdom | 2015 | 8 min

An artistically and thematically daring film, The Whale in the Room was made by a German filmmaker currently studying at the British Royal College of Art. Her film tells the story of a man who tries to avoid having to respond to problems surrounding him and so chooses to be blind. But when his plans collide with reality, inexplicable things start happening and whales are flying above the city.

We 04/05/2016
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Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

A Documentary Film

Marcin Podolec | Poland | 2015 | 7 min

Young Polish director, illustrator and comic book author Marcin Podolec is currently focusing on documentaries and biographies. In this film, he presents a portrait of a father whose children grew distant and are now living their own lives. The director explores his feelings, his loneliness and the complexity of intergenerational relations projected on everyday routine.

We 04/05/2016
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Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

All Their Shades

Chloé Alliez | Belgium | 2015 | 6 min

A minimalistic yet inventive film in which the narration is comically (not) corresponding with the action on the screen. The film lists all the reasons to love women. What are they actually like? The author, a French animator studying animation at the La Cambre in Brussels, managed to find and portray almost all female qualities in a collage.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
15.00-16.24

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

I Can’t Swim

Pavla Baštanová | Czech Republic | 2015 | 2 min

The short animated film I Can’t Swim is this year’s Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague competition entry. The author explores the schizophrenic feelings of a man with a mental disorder. She uses a metaphor of a castaway on an abandoned island. The fantasy of a sick brain knows no boundaries - it consumes the schizophrenic and he is not able to distinguish his fantasies from the real world anymore. And yet the reality is so prosaic.

We 04/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Eye for an Eye

Steve Bache, Mahyar Goudarzi, Louise Peter | Germany | 2015 | 5 min

This interesting traditionally animated representative of the ani-doc genre builds upon the testimony of Frederick Baer, who is sentenced to death. He has been waiting for the sentence for ten years in Indiana State Prison. The authors managed to convincingly capture his destiny, memories, inner conflicts and feelings he experienced during this endless period of waiting. At the same time, they also meditate on questions of fatefulness and guilt.

We 04/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Wolf Games

Jelena Oroz | Croatia | 2015 | 5 min

Wolf Games tell the story of wolf cubs spending their afternoon alone at home waiting for their father. The wolflings pass the time with strange games that only escalate tensions between them. And it is not even certain if their father will come back. The author depicts the feelings of lonely children with a very chilling urgency.

We 04/05/2016
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Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Flaws

Josh Shaffner | United States | 2015 | 3 min

The disturbing and surreal, traditionally animated film Flaws depicts the intransigence of the labour process in which people are trapped, confined, psychologically tortured and denied of any hope of a free life. The author uses an extraordinary animation technique – all of the stages of animation in a given sequence are drawn on a single piece of paper.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Bluebarry

Markus Vad Flaaten, Tommy Vad Flaaten | United Kingdom, Norway | 2015 | 6 min

The graduation film of Norwegian duo Tommy and Markus Vad Flaaten (known on the internet as TwinTrash) is a demonstration of purely black, morbid and absurd humour. Two naive blueberries Blue and Barry are searching for water in a desert. They hope to find rescue in a village they come across. But instead, they find what roles they play in the ruthless food chain.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
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J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

The Shadow over Prague

Marek Berger | Czech Republic | 2016 | 14 min

Who will stop the Nazis in their efforts to awaken the dark forces that have slumbered for centuries in an old Prague cemetery? Only our masked vigilante equipped with special spring shoes! Marek Berger from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague has created a masterful action thriller mixing an old Prague legend about the Golem with the legend of a superhero from the era of the Protectorate.

We 04/05/2016
10.00-11.24

Th 05/05/2016
15.00-16.24

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 07/05/2016
12.00-13.24

Světozor Cinema

Student Film B

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Paradox

Maria Cesaro, Rocco Venanzi | Italy | 2015 | 4 min

The candidly drawn graduate film Paradox presents an unusual look at the possible connection of the worlds of humans and plants. The authors try to visualize how it would look if the plants used humans as greedily and unscrupulously as humans use nature. This suggestive film portrays a battle of two different powers and leaves us uncertain as to who will win.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

Raven Mother

Noemi Valentíny | Czech Republic | 2015 | 8 min

This horror ballad with a dark atmosphere is set in the times when the fate of humankind was firmly bound to that of other beings. People accepted the dark side of life and lived in an atmosphere of death believing that goodness does not need their worship. A man and a woman try to come to terms with their destiny but the dark sides of human souls are slowly gaining the upper hand...

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
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Schwarzenberg Hall

Live Is Rugged

Simon Schnellmann | Germany | 2015 | 3 min

The lively animated short Life is Rugged was made by Simon Schnellmann at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. With original humour – both in content and visuals – and a simple black and white drawing, the author portrays five different situations connected with one black point.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
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Schwarzenberg Hall

Edmond

Nina Gantz | United Kingdom | 2015 | 10 min

Edmond is an original puppet film telling the story of a man whose desire to love others is too strong. By the shore of a lake he relives moments from his life and tries to find the cause of the uncontrollable desire that has cut him off from others and sentenced him to life in solitude. Felt puppets suit the nostalgic atmosphere of the film.

We 04/05/2016
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Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
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Schwarzenberg Hall

Made in China

Vincent Tsui | France | 2015 | 4 min

Made in China is a wry film depicting artificial characters vainly trying to emulate human life in an artificial world. Everything that surrounds them is made of plastic, as are the characters themselves. This “as if” environment is not capable of supporting life. The film may seem like a humorous anecdote but it also contains a warning.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

Borderlines

Hanka Nováková | Czech Republic | 2015 | 5 min

An artistically simple yet poignant allegory on a very topical problem – people and the borderlines of their world. What is more important in human lives – defining your own space, or coexistence and collaboration with others? The film also shows how a simple cause can trigger a whirlwind of quarrels and conflicts that cannot be stopped easily.

Th 05/05/2016
14.00-14.59

Schwarzenberg Hall

Sa 07/05/2016
14.00-14.59

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

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Sa 07/05/2016
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Schwarzenberg Hall

Helium

Damian Krakowiak | Poland | 2015 | 5 min

A black and white naively animated slapstick from a wedding. It starts at the moment when a couple are about to take their first photo as newlyweds. With a series of absurd moments, the author takes an ironic look at wedding customs and stereotypes, but also meditates on damnation, salvation and the seven deadly sins.

We 04/05/2016
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Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
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Schwarzenberg Hall

Deep Space

Bruno Tondeur | Belgium | 2014 | 8 min

Astronaut Brandon leaves his wife on a planet they currently inhabit and sets out on his first intergalactic mission. His mission is to find “an intelligent species”. He gets to a strange planet full of bizarre creatures and soon realises where their intelligence lies. A humorous film with erotic innuendos will surprise the viewers, among other things, with its unexpected ending.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

Velodrool

Sander Joon | Estonia | 2015 | 7 min

The Estonian film Velodrool is a dizzying and suggestive animated ride taking place during a cycling race. One of the participants is a chain smoker who just ran out of cigarettes. Hoping that he will find some more, he starts the race but he will have to get the spectators involved if he is to keep up.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

Silence

Emma Carré | France | 2015 | 5 min

Emma Carré made Silence as her graduation film. Having previous experience working for the National Film Board of Canada and French television, she managed to metaphorically depict a gradual and merciless loss of hearing. At the same time, she raises the question of whether fighting one’s fate makes any sense, rather than succumbing to it.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
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Schwarzenberg Hall

Scent of Geranium

Naghmeh Farzaneh | United States | 2016 | 5 min

The autobiographical portrait Scent of Geranium is included in our international competition section; however, the film closely corresponds to the theme of this year’s Anifilm. The author tells her own story – as a young girl, she moved from Iran to USA. By using black drawing on a coloured background, she masterfully visualizes the feelings of being uprooted and searching for new home and identity.

We 04/05/2016
14.30-15.33

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
20.30-21.33

Schwarzenberg Hall

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

Saturday Evening

Šimon Mészáros | Czech Republic, Slovakia | 2015 | 10 min

An ageing couple lives together in one apartment, but the inner worlds of the man and the woman are almost completely separated, and the partners have drifted away from each other. Nonetheless, a couple of memories, as well as something strange in a kitchen cupboard, indicate that some things from the past have not been resolved. A sad and nostalgic story by a Slovakian student of the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

The Moustache

Anni Oja | Finland | 2015 | 4 min

A puppet film utilizing situational comedy to tell the story of a town where men compare their moustaches. Two of the men consider themselves favourites, and it is up to them to show what their moustaches can do. Unexpected tricks entertain the characters as well as the audiences. The film is an example of an excellent puppet animation.

We 04/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

What They Believe

Shoko Hara | Germany | 2016 | 11 min

The artistically distinct and original collage What They Believe was made by a Japanese director living in Germany. Her inventive film, mixing a European perspective with Asian elements that might seem extraordinary to Europeans, is composed of various situations and opens up a number of topics. But the scenes have a unifying main theme – the ambiguity of love and hope.

We 04/05/2016
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Světozor Cinema

Th 05/05/2016
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Sa 07/05/2016
16.30-17.54

Schwarzenberg Hall

Student Film C

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#LINGO

Vicente Nirō | Portugal | 2015 | 11 min

#LINGO is a topical response to the loneliness of social network users. Like so many others, lonely Lingo decides to join the world of virtual communication. He buys the necessary equipment, registers and is immediately absorbed. A sad story with an even sadder ending shows that social networks cannot bring you real happiness.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

The More I Know

Marek Náprstek | Czech Republic | 2015 | 8 min

This lively film with a very distinct artistic style tells the story of a man who is about to die and wants to share his life story. We explore his memories and see him as a baby, back when he was confronted with the mysteries of life for the first time. He was exposed to very strange events but everything and everyone around him assured him that everything is in order. But when he left the secure territory of his childhood, he found that the ground beneath his feet was not so firm.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Saturday Symphony

Iris Frankhuizen | Netherlands | 2015 | 3 min

Saturday Symphony uses a very unobtrusive combination of traditional animation and CGI to depict the atmosphere of a sunny town over one weekend. The film builds upon a slightly festive and warm atmosphere, as well as on contrasts between peace and quiet (relaxation) and the temperamental liveliness that slowly turns into a wild Saturday night.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

The Apple Core

Mathilde Remy | Belgium | 2015 | 6 min

This film mercilessly depicts the life of Snow White twenty years after she was saved by the prince. And it is not a tale for children. A worn out and ageing Snow White has lost her fabled beauty and is suffering from depression, while the prince has turned into a party animal. A very daring animated film that deforms fairy-tale stereotypes with wit.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Wildfire

Arnaud Tribout, Hugues Opter, Nicole Stafford, Pierre Pinon, Shang Zhang, Valentin Stoll | France | 2015 | 4 min

The main hero of this film, which was made by six students of the French school Gobelins, is Ena, a wife and mother with a very atypical profession. She is a keen member of a professional fire brigade. She loves her job very much and is very enthusiastic about it. The filmmakers explore how her passion for fire affects and changes her peaceful family life.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Mind the Gap

Katy Wang | United Kingdom | 2015 | 2 min

When you hear ‘Mind the Gap’ you can’t think of anything other than the London Tube. Together with other typical sounds of this underground railway, a Kingston University first year used it to create a fast and colourful film – a public transport symphony composed of abstract as well as concrete shapes.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Happy End

Jan Saska | Czech Republic | 2015 | 6 min

Happy End is a dark comedy about death but, as the title suggests, with a happy end. The story revolves around a series of strange accidents connected with the recurring discovery of the same corpse. The individual situations are so specific though, that several suspects come to mind. The filmmaker’s original style permeates both the visual aspect and the story of the film.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Innerviews

Chen Winner | Israel | 2015 | 5 min

Innerviews is a very captivating film illustrating edited fragments of interviews with celebrities such as Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen and David Lynch. The author uses a technique inspired by screen printing to reflect the omnipresent tensions between the visible layers of the image and invisible layers of human perception.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

RRRING RRRING!

Thomas Kneffel | Germany | 2015 | 7 min

The main hero of this absurd comedy full of situational gags thinks he is unbearably boring, so he starts phoning friends to find out what they’re doing at the moment. It seems to him that all of them are engaged in some sort of exciting activities which knocks him back even more. But the viewers, who see what’s happening on the other side of the line, may have a quite different opinion...

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fur Away

Beatriz Dominguez Vinuesa | United Kingdom | 2015 | 4 min

A little boy lives a lonely life with his father. The father has based his son’s upbringing on constant bans on almost everything. But one night, the boy has an unexpected visitor that fundamentally changes his perception of the world. The director uses elements of a horror story and ends it with an unexpected punch line.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Finger on the Trigger

Péter Kántor | Hungary | 2015 | 10 min

An old man escapes from a retirement home and sets out to an underwater world to solve an old mystery. Some time ago, he and his colleague were searching for a dangerous criminal who caused more trouble than anyone could have expected. This action thriller with an original ending mixes the old man’s memories with the present reality.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Yesterday’s Record

Michał Soja | Poland | 2015 | 5 min

The film portrays the world we create in our minds from hundreds of inputs we get from our surroundings. It is an analysis of the perception of a packed disorderly reality composed of images, sounds and signs that are constantly attacking us. The director, who also does experimental art and performances, managed to cram all this chaos into an original collage.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre

First Snow

Lenka Ivančíková | Czech Republic | 2015 | 14 min

An exciting tale about a curious hedgehog that wakes up in the middle of its hibernation. It sets out to watch the beautiful night sky. Fascinated with the full moon and overcome with exhaustion, the hedgehog falls asleep outside. In the morning, it must embark on a dangerous adventure and find its home. The film was produced at the Miroslav Ondříček Film Academy in Písek and is an example of meticulous puppet animation.

Th 05/05/2016
18.00-19.21

Světozor Cinema

Fr 06/05/2016
18.30-19.51

Schwarzenberg Hall

Su 08/05/2016
14.00-15.21

J. K. Tyl Theatre