Program - International Competition of Short Films

Charlie the Snowman’s Christmas Wedding

Petr Vodička | Czech Republic | 2017 | 12 min | CS

This film is the short debut of the famous Czech theatre director Petr Vodička. It is an original fairy tale drama starring Christmas decorations. After the tree is decorated, snowman Karel finds that he is hanging on the opposite side of the tree from his fiancé snowwoman Eva and sets out on a dramatic journey to rescue her.

Tu 01/05/2018
17.00-18.15
free seats: 2
Světozor Cinema

We 02/05/2018
16.30-17.51
free seats: 191
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.00-13.15
free seats: 178
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
12.00-13.21
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
10.00-11.15
free seats: 0
Puppet Theatre

Ghost

Ka Yin Lee | Hong Kong SAR China | 2017 | 7 min

Ghost is a mystic sci-fi set in a big city where its anonymous inhabitants, with faces hidden under masks, spend their time riding infinite escalators. But one of them is so decimated by this routine that he doesn’t put on his mask and the only thing he longs for is to get back home. This film with a dismal atmosphere is a disturbing portrayal of an uncertain future.

Tu 01/05/2018
17.00-18.15
free seats: 2
Světozor Cinema

Th 03/05/2018
12.00-13.15
free seats: 178
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
10.00-11.15
free seats: 0
Puppet Theatre

Manivald

Chintis Lundgren | Estonia | 2017 | 13 min | EN

Manivald is the latest film by the prolific Estonian director Chintis Lundgren who, as a self-taught animator, created her own distinct visual style and meticulous hand-drawn animation. This time, she takes us into a household where Manivald, a 33-year-old fox, still lives with his mother. He realises he lives an easy but unfulfilled life. But everything changes with the arrival of a seductive wolf plumber…

Tu 01/05/2018
17.00-18.15
free seats: 2
Světozor Cinema

Th 03/05/2018
12.00-13.15
free seats: 178
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
10.00-11.15
free seats: 0
Puppet Theatre

Reruns

Rosto | France | 2018 | 15 min | EN

Another psychedelic film by the Dutch multi-talented filmmaker Rosto once again skilfully combines 3D animation with real-life footage. It takes the viewer into a sunken labyrinth of memories and dreams, or rather nightmares. The main character of the film is a drummer who submerges himself in his own past and finds out that although everything has changed, it all stays the same.

Tu 01/05/2018
17.00-18.15
free seats: 2
Světozor Cinema

Th 03/05/2018
12.00-13.15
free seats: 178
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
10.00-11.15
free seats: 0
Puppet Theatre

Toy House

Natasha Danilevskaya | Russia | 2017 | 7 min

The film is a different kind of fairy tale about the secret life of toys which are – willingly or not – tied to their owner. Their biggest concern is what their owner will do with them. What if he takes them off the shelf where they have their own little rituals and an established hierarchy? This slightly absurd and humorous film was made by a young Russian author who is also a graphic designer and a videomapper.

Tu 01/05/2018
17.00-18.15
free seats: 2
Světozor Cinema

Th 03/05/2018
12.00-13.15
free seats: 178
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
10.00-11.15
free seats: 0
Puppet Theatre

World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts

Don Hertzfeldt | United States | 2017 | 23 min | EN

This sequel to the successful first episode brings back a girl called Emily who is inserted into the brain of a future clone of herself and finds herself on a mission in the future. But this time, she must restore the clone’s deteriorating mind. This visionary film uses a simple graphic style and is once again built around voice recordings of the author’s niece.

Tu 01/05/2018
17.00-18.15
free seats: 2
Světozor Cinema

Th 03/05/2018
12.00-13.15
free seats: 178
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
10.00-11.15
free seats: 0
Puppet Theatre

Yellow

Ivana Šebestová | Slovakia | 2017 | 7 min

This metaphorical and artistically refined film by a young Slovakian filmmaker follows an opera singer named Viola who is suffering from a strange phobia – she can’t stand anything yellow, bright and cheerful and finds peace only in darkness. But a hot summer presents a number of obstacles for her… The film is characterized by the author’s unique artistic style.

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Grandpa Walrus

Lucrèce Andreae | France | 2017 | 15 min | FR

In this strong and captivatingly told story with mystic elements, a mother with her children and their grandmother sets out to an empty autumn beach to scatter the ashes of the children’s late grandfather. Although their task is simple, it seems impossible to carry out. In a tense atmosphere, the author recounts several stories with one uniting element – the deceased eccentric grandfather.

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Rabbit's Blood

Sarina Nihei | United Kingdom, Japan | 2017 | 5 min

In her films, the Japanese author who studied at the British Royal College of Art combines the Asian approach with the European one. In this absurd film, a girl loses something and then meets a rabbit and finds herself in a sort of repetitive narrative loop which gradually reveals a strange and morbid device. But the most unfortunate roles in the film are played by the rabbits themselves.

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Sleepy

Marta Monteiro | Portugal | 2017 | 11 min

Director, sculptor and illustrator Marta Monteiro brings us a captivating and disturbingly depressive film. Its main protagonist is a girl longing for rest. But she works as a housemaid and her sleep is constantly interrupted by a crying baby and the demands of the house owner. As the tension increases, the girl loses her self-restraint.

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Cat Days

Jon Frickey | Germany, Japan | 2018 | 12 min | JA

A young boy named Jiro doesn’t feel good at all. His father takes him to a doctor and finds out something incredible – the reason is not any disease, but rather the boy’s identity. While they’re waiting for DNA test results, the father is trying to cope with the situation… and both the father and the son have to deal with unusual and absurd situations.

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Nothing Happens

Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot | Denmark | 2017 | 12 min

Nothing Happens is a dismal film in which the authors skilfully play with the spectators’ expectations. A group of people meet behind a city and wait for a “spectacle” that is about to happen on the horizon. The weather is cold and unwelcoming and the suspense is becoming palpable… but nothing is happening. The film explores spectatorship – what it’s like to watch and what it’s like being watched.

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Conan O'Brien Discusses "We're Going to be Friends" by The White Stripes

Moth Studio | United Kingdom | 2017 | 3 min | EN

The melody of “We’re Going to Be Friends” has touched children and adults around the world. Listen to Conan O’Brien’s account of The White Stripes’ performance of the song on the final episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien, which aired on 20 February 2009 and hear what the song means to him. The film was made by the renowned animation studio Moth, which originally focused on commissioned works but later turned to original animations.

Conan O'Brien Discusses "We're Going to be Friends" by The White Stripes

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Mermaids and Rhinos

Viktoria Traub | Hungary | 2017 | 16 min

8-year-old Matilda’s memories of her family as surrealistic visions come into view: the circus performer ex-mermaid grandmother, the erotically overheated mother and the missing father whose broken heart, anger and jealousy manifest as a rhino. Matilda’s life is full of grotesque, bizarre characters who are hungry for love.

Tu 01/05/2018
20.00-21.18
free seats: 16
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 20
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
15.30-16.48
Puppet Theatre

Walking and Running

Vít Pancíř | Czech Republic | 2018 | 10 min

The stories of a young couple in love, an old lady caring for a flower on her window sill, a successful runner and a one-legged beggar on a street corner gradually intertwine in the presence of unrelenting wind which can, much like human steps, be considered as a metaphor for the tireless cycle of life.

We 02/05/2018
16.30-17.51
free seats: 191
J. K. Tyl Theatre

We 02/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 176
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
16.00-17.18
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Sa 05/05/2018
12.00-13.21
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.18
free seats: 59
Světozor Cinema

Midnight Story

Veerapatra Jinanavin | Thailand | 2017 | 5 min

Late night, when stories about monsters become true, mother is at home alone waiting for father. She’ll get even with him for this… And you already suspect that you will face everything alone even though you don’t even go to school yet. Or will your family stay together? Forever? A Thai 3D horror.

We 02/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 176
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
16.00-17.18
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Th 03/05/2018
23.30-00.21
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.18
free seats: 59
Světozor Cinema

Bendito Machine VI – Carry On

Jossie Malis | Spain, France | 2018 | 14 min

The Bendito Machine project, financed, among other sources, by a crowdfunding campaign, deals with the relationship between live and robotic subjects. Its sixth and final episode tells the story of a cute robot that resembles the Curiosity rover on Mars and a troop of monkeys reminiscent of the human obsession with virtual reality.

We 02/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 176
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
16.00-17.18
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.18
free seats: 59
Světozor Cinema

Coyote

Lorenz Wunderle | Switzerland | 2018 | 10 min

They took away what he held most dear. Since that moment, his life is not worth anything. The memory of his dead family haunts the Coyote along with the ghost of a dead buffalo. Will he ever find peace? Is a bloody act of revenge inevitable? Coyote is a savage film ripping open the guts of its protagonists.

We 02/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 176
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
16.00-17.18
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.18
free seats: 59
Světozor Cinema

Bloomsday

Vova Kompotik | Russia | 2017 | 10 min

This imaginative dream-like film tells us that meeting your own inner duck can sometimes be the only real motivation to change. The film is characterized by its multi-coloured animation, absurd humour and its optimism in spite of the joyless situation of its main hero.

We 02/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 176
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
16.00-17.18
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.18
free seats: 59
Světozor Cinema

Ugly

Nikita Diakur | Germany | 2017 | 12 min

It’s hard to survive in an inhospitable agglomeration of filth, even for the stray cat who is the main protagonist of this 3D animated film. The cat finds a soul mate in a mysterious Indian chief. The film combines virtual puppets with computer simulations and artfully utilises fractional surfaces and the colour spectrum.

We 02/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 176
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
16.00-17.18
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.18
free seats: 59
Světozor Cinema

Wildebeest

Nicolas Keppens, Matthias Phlips | Belgium | 2017 | 20 min | NL

Troyer, a macho man with the soul of a backwoodsman, and Linda, a naïve and adorable creature, form a middle-aged couple who get stuck in the wilderness during a safari. The film mixes animation with real sceneries that increase the feeling of impending danger but also take the film’s unique style of humour to another level.

We 02/05/2018
12.30-13.48
free seats: 176
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
16.00-17.18
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.18
free seats: 59
Světozor Cinema

Implied

Qin Nan li, Qi Yao | China | 2017 | 10 min | ZH

Implied is different from the majority of Chinese production not only in its visual style, but also in its alienating, seemingly documentary, approach. The story takes place in a closed military zone containing alien monsters hunting humans so they can perform their drastic biochemical experiments.

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

Trump Dreams

Ruth Lingford | United Kingdom, United States | 2017 | 4 min | EN

In this anidoc, the author visualises dreams about Donald Trump she collected from people all over the world in 2016. Hopes and fears related to the new president have left noticeable marks on the conscious and unconscious minds of the respondents and created astounding dream motifs that the director managed to interlink in various metamorphoses.

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

The Burden

Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Sweden | 2018 | 15 min | SV

This utterly atypical and gloomily absurd puppet musical was made by a Swedish director who has managed to excellently connect smooth animation with original stories already in her previous films. Her latest film is a sequence of scenes from various commercial places where the inhabitants, here (once again) portrayed as animals, go through various forms of existential anxiety and boredom.

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

Wicked Girl

Ayce Kartal | France, Turkey | 2017 | 8 min | TR

This visually elaborate film tells the disturbing story of an eight-year-old girl. This overly curious Turkish girl finds herself in a hospital where she loses herself in at first pleasant memories of happy holidays spent in the village of her grandparents. But suddenly dark themes emerge…

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

And the Moon Stands Still

Yulia Ruditskaya | Belarus, Germany, United States | 2017 | 11 min

This visually captivating film using only three colours draws a metaphorical story based on the lunar cycles. The US-based Belarusian author created a slightly frightening non-fairy-tale. Against the backdrop of the struggle between darkness and light, we follow villagers who react to the moon's cycles.

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

In a Nutshell

Fabio Friedli | Switzerland | 2017 | 6 min

This original film by the Swiss filmmaker and musician Fabio Friedli tries to capture our entire world in a nutshell. Using collages of various objects and motifs, the author shows the path from a seed to war, from meat to love and from indifference to apocalypse… The colourful visual style of the film is supplemented by an inventive soundtrack.

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

L’alliance

Eugène Boitsov | France | 2017 | 3 min | FR

Engagement is one the films from a French series of filmed poems that provides graduates of animation school with an opportunity to test their skills in practice. This time, the young filmmakers adapted Paul Éluard’s poetry. Eugèn Boitsov’s lively animation portrays a man looking for two trees on which to hang his hammock… but his search is far more complicated than expected.

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

Dolls Don't Cry

Frédérick Tremblay | Canada | 2017 | 21 min

Frédérick Tremblay is known for improvising the stories of his meticulously animated puppets directly in front of the camera. That means the stories often unfold in a way the audiences would never expect. In this film, we see a man and a woman who, together, yet each on their own, work on an animated film – he during the night, as an animator, and she during the day, as a graphic designer.

We 02/05/2018
18.30-19.46
free seats: 122
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.00-15.16
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
15.30-16.46
free seats: 38
Puppet Theatre

Fish

Arthur Sotto | France | 2017 | 3 min | FR

In recent years, Tan Mieux Prod drew inspiration for their films from the works of great French poets such as Jacques Prévert, Robert Desnos and Guillaume Apollinaire. Fish belongs to a new series inspired by Paul Éluard’s poems, which are made artfully accessible thanks to captivating animation.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

A Photo of Me

Dennis Tupicoff | Australia | 2017 | 11 min | EN

In his meditation on the contrast of memories with reality and the efforts of the human mind to create a compact and logical image of life as a story, Denis Tupicoff follows his own path. He combines captivating animation with old photographs and footage from noir films of the 1950s.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Jeom

Kang-Min Kim | South Korea | 2017 | 5 min

Inheritance from one’s parents can come in many different forms. Character flaws, insufferable temper and terrifying diseases. Or an annoying and huge birthmark. Using cut-out animation, the author examines the relationship between a parent and a child and the meaning of the birthmark that they share despite their own will.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Strange Case

Zbigniew Czapla | Poland | 2017 | 14 min | EN

In connection with watercolours and acrylic paints, the ephemeral nature of Indian ink animation reflects the main theme of this suggestive film. The author’s imagination and his memories mix in a captivating stream of consciousness accompanied by a monologue about a strange phenomenon that happens to be life itself along with its beginnings and its endings.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Negative Space

Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata | France | 2017 | 6 min | EN

One of this year’s nominees for the Academy Award for the best animated short film is an adaptation of a poem by Ron Koertge. Using excellent puppet stop-motion animation, it explores the relationship between a son and a father who teaches his offspring how to pack properly every time he’s leaving on his travels.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Airport

Michaela Müller | Switzerland, Croatia | 2017 | 11 min

In this film which closely observes the airport hustle and bustle, the author is focusing on the atmosphere of a place that witnesses the redefinition of one’s freedom every day, and not only because of security measures. Skilful animation in combination with an authentic soundtrack makes this film oscillate on the border of a documentary.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

The Full Story

Daisy Jacobs, Christopher Wilder | United Kingdom | 2017 | 8 min | EN

No one lives in their old house anymore, so Toby wants to sell it. His old family nest is full of fragments of memories. What was it like when his parents went through a divorce? This personal yet universal story of one family was made using various techniques from drawing through stop-motion to live-action sequences.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Solar Walk

Réka Bucsi | Denmark | 2018 | 21 min

In her latest film, the award-winning Hungarian filmmaker Réka Bucsi explores the depths of the Solar System and measures the life of an individual on a cosmic scale. Thanks to the multi-coloured combination of style and animation techniques as well as the author’s sense for absurdity and disturbing images, this voyage guarantees an extraordinary experience.

We 02/05/2018
20.30-21.47
free seats: 152
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
10.00-11.17
free seats: 156
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
18.30-19.47
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

online catalogueInternational Competition of Short Films

Charlie the Snowman’s Christmas Wedding

Ghost

Manivald

Reruns

Toy House

World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts

Yellow

Grandpa Walrus

Rabbit's Blood

Sleepy

Cat Days

Nothing Happens

Conan O'Brien Discusses "We're Going to be Friends" by The White Stripes

Mermaids and Rhinos

Walking and Running

Midnight Story

Bendito Machine VI – Carry On

Coyote

Bloomsday

Ugly

Wildebeest

Implied

Trump Dreams

The Burden

Wicked Girl

And the Moon Stands Still

In a Nutshell

L’alliance

Dolls Don't Cry

Fish

A Photo of Me

Jeom

Strange Case

Negative Space

Airport

The Full Story

Solar Walk

online catalogue
International Competition of Short Films