Program - Student Films A

Travelogue Tel Aviv

Samuel Patthey | Switzerland | 2017 | 6 min

This film is an emotional travelogue of a young student who comes to live in Tel-Aviv for six months. The director combines naïve drawing with realistic pieces of various documents and forms to portray the feelings of a European lost in a country full of contradictions. His film tries to understand the contrasts of the Holy Land.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Hypnagogia

Magdalena Kvasničková | Czech Republic | 2017 | 5 min | CS

Hypnagogia is an original experiment that combines abstract scenes with techniques of traditional anidocs. The film depicts the state of falling asleep, and describes and illustrates the visual sensory phenomena that are experienced when crossing the borders of sleep in its own poetic and documentary-style way.

Tu 01/05/2018
18.30-19.43
free seats: 58
Puppet Theatre

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Fr 04/05/2018
14.30-15.43
free seats: 92
Cinema Aurora

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

War Marks

Meshy Koplevitch | Israel | 2017 | 7 min

The movie deals with youthful memories of the filmmaker, who grew up on an Israeli kibbutz, located close to the Syrian and Lebanese borders. The film depicts an encounter between her young self and soldiers who were stationed at the kibbutz during the Second Lebanon War. The encounter is a moment of excitement and renewal, while also representing a threat and danger.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

A Table Game

Nicolás Petelski | Spain | 2017 | 4 min

“Patience is a gift,” says the director born in Buenos Aires – but studying in Europe – about his film. It is a fitting description for this absurd visual spectacle. We watch a strange and slow variant of table tennis and in parallel see how the game’s spectators are impatient. By connecting both worlds, the director comes to an excellent conclusion at the end of his film.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Twin Islands

Charlotte Sarfati, Christine Jaudoin, Fanny Teisson, Lara Cochetel, Manon Sailly, Raphaël Huot | France | 2017 | 8 min | EN

Twin Islands is a film by a collective of students from a school specializing in 3D animation. Twin Island East and Twin Island West are two twin islands governed by two kings, where the inhabitants follow the cult of symmetry. Therefore, everything goes two by two. But one day, the queen of Twin Island West gives birth to an only child...

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Wedding Day

Zuzana Čupová | Czech Republic | 2017 | 4 min | CS

This lively film revolves around a frenzied rhythm – both musical and visual. In a vortex of pulsating images, the author managed to portray a traditional Czech country wedding along with its folklore traditions. Using artistic shortcuts, allusions and successful metamorphoses, she depicts the atmosphere of absolute merriment accompanied by the tones of Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.30-15.53
free seats: 114
Cinema Aurora

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Su 06/05/2018
17.00-18.23
free seats: 61
Puppet Theatre

Tête à Tête

Natasha Tonkin | United Kingdom | 2017 | 8 min | EN

Filmmakers often reflect alienation and isolation in the world of mobile phones and tablets. But Nataša Tonkinová turned it into an original story portrayed with a distinct artistic style. The story follows the fun-loving Kerri as she spends the weekend with her sister's family. When tensions begin to flare, technology provides easy respite.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Pumped Up

Marion Ichard | France | 2017 | 5 min | FR

This grotesque and artistically distinct film is the graduate project of a young filmmaker from the French school La Poudrière. It was picked up by Television Arte. Marion Ichard portrayed a very strange working environment where tile layers and pavers are very busy. But they have no idea that the company’s shareholders are about to visit them.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Ming

Danski Tang | United States | 2017 | 4 min | EN

The film relates a Chinese woman’s experience as a live figure model while abroad. Ming depicts the Asian female body as an object of humiliation and investigates the psychological ramifications of the male gaze and constantly being labelled as exotic, as well as the clashing ideals of Eastern and Western standards of beauty and femininity.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Oh Jesus

Betina Bożek | Poland | 2017 | 4 min

The Polish author of this not easily comprehendible film connected childishly naïve crayon drawings with the hideous aesthetics of deformed anonymous bodies. They wander through the film, merge, bloat and vanish…Director Betina Bożek describes the portrayed reality with two words: inertia and chaos.

Tu 01/05/2018
13.00-14.09
Puppet Theatre

We 02/05/2018
20.00-21.09
České Budějovice - Kampa

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
18.30-19.39
Puppet Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

The Hoopoe and the Owls

Narges Haghighat | Canada | 2017 | 4 min | EN

The Iranian author, who drew inspiration from an old Iranian story, specializes in acrylic and oil painting. Using suggestive painted animation, she tells the story of a hoopoe who asks old owls how to survive. The frostiness of this fable is underpinned by a visual connection of the world of people and birds.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Enough

Anna Mantzaris | United Kingdom | 2017 | 3 min

The author, who was born in Sweden, attracted attention with her previous short film But Milk is Important, which was screened at more than 100 festivals. She used the same artistic approach using felt dolls in her latest film. It humorously depicts situations during which the film’s characters lose self-control.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

The Spirit of Life

Anne Mirjam Kraav | Estonia | 2017 | 5 min

It could have been a pretty ordinary morning if someone hadn’t come knocking at the door. This unexpected disturbance triggers an escalating series of tragicomic accidents in the household of a young lady. But what if she had a chance to turn back time and try again? This slightly morbid film with naïve drawing is full of popular Estonian absurdity typical for many Estonian animated films.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Spacedogs

Sophia Schönborn | Germany | 2017 | 6 min

This atypically stylised film, which uses unusual colour combinations and graphic novel techniques, was made by a director who originally wanted to focus on biology. Her film is set on a distant planet inhabited by various dogs. It seems, however, that their surroundings are hostile and the dogs will have to find a way to live a peaceful life.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

Poles Apart

Paloma Baeza | United Kingdom | 2017 | 12 min | EN

This excellent puppet drama set in the Polar regions was made by a director who started her career on the other side of the camera – as an actress. Poles Apart tells the story of an unlikely meeting between Nanuk, a tough female polar bear, and Aklak, an enthusiastic male grizzly bear, brought together by their changing habitats.

We 02/05/2018
10.30-11.49
free seats: 188
J. K. Tyl Theatre

Th 03/05/2018
14.00-15.19
free seats: 19
Puppet Theatre

Sa 05/05/2018
20.00-21.19
free seats: 0
Světozor Cinema

online catalogueStudent Films A

Travelogue Tel Aviv

Hypnagogia

War Marks

A Table Game

Twin Islands

Wedding Day

Tête à Tête

Pumped Up

Ming

Oh Jesus

The Hoopoe and the Owls

Enough

The Spirit of Life

Spacedogs

Poles Apart

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Student Films A