Past films 2015
PHOTOGRAPHER
A fascinating portrait of the well-known Czech photographer Jan Saudek’s life, masterly played out by Karel Roden.
IN SILENCE
A drama of enormous intensity and beauty that depicts the shattered lives of Jewish artists whose dreams and destinies were tragically cut short by the Holocaust.
38
This unique, box office record breaking documentary follows the life of a Slovak ice hockey legend, Pavol Demitra.
LIFE IS SHORT
This portrayal of an average Czech family tackling their day to day problems was the record breaking box office hit of 2015.
THREE BROTHERS
Svěrák’s witty take on three much loved fairy tales is a breath of fresh air that makes viewing The Three Brothers an enjoyable experience for children and adults alike..
I AM SITTING ON A BRANCH I AM FINE
A Slovak tragi-comedy about the end of WWII, the coming of the communist regime and about two men and their love for one woman.
ALWAYS TOGETHER
Peace and tranquility reign on the slopes of Sumava. But it is always noisy and busy around the Mlčoch household.
THE SNAKE BROTHERS
This uncompromising drama tells the story of two brothers who are unable to build a life that they are happy with.
SEVEN RAVENS
A fairy tale obout a young girl taking on a difficult task - to save her brothers and remove the curse that her mother cast on them.
ADELHEID
The first film made in colour by Czech master director František Vláčil, is a brilliant tale of forbidden love between two lovers trapped by the march of history.
FAIR PLAY
Czechoslovakia, 1980. Anna starts training to qualify for the Olympic Games. As a part of the preparation she is placed into a secret “medical programme” .
THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN
The incredible adventures of the bragging Baron come to life in a film celebrating the courage and imagination of dreamers and poets.
THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE
An evil millionaire named Artigas plans to use a super-explosive device to conquer the world from his headquarters inside an enormous volcano.
JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME
When young Jirka finds a fossil of a trilobite outside an entrance to a local cave, he and his three best friends decide to take a canoe trip hoping to find prehistoric worlds.
SHORT FILMS
FAMU (Film & TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague) and UTB Zlín (Tomas Bata University in Zlín)
DOMINOES Žofie Zajíčková | 2010 | 9 min - A story about two people, a young man and a woman and their attempt to unite a split world and to create a new, better one.
GRAFFITIGER Libor Pixa | 2010 | 10 min - A humorous and sweetly melancholic story about a lonely graffiti-tiger and his life on walls and facades of Prague houses and buildings.
IN VINO VERITAS Aneta Kýrová Žabková | 2012 | 10 min - After 25 years, three middle-aged women meet and compare their life stories. Who is the happiest and most satisfied?
SWIMMING POOL Alexandra Hetmerová | 2010 | 7 min - A night time love story of two outsiders set in a closed city swimming pool.
WHERE DO THE WILD BUTTERFLIES GROW? Vladka Macurová | 2012 | 6 min - A poetic story about the search for kindred spirits.
THE ENTANGLED Stanislav Sekela | 2014 | 9 min - An animated drama about the strong connection between two lovers from the plant life.
FTF VŠMU (Film and Television Faculty of The Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava)
THE NEVERENDING STORY OF GRANDPA AND GRANDMA Petra Albertyová | 2014 | 12 min - An unexpected guest, charmed by grandma’s beauty, visits a secluded cottage. A slapstick comedy about love, vanity and stubbornness,inspired by the work of Juraj Rayman.
CIRCLE PIT Martin Machalik | 2013 | 5 min - The story of a man caught up in a circle of manipulation by a system into which he was born. He gradually realises, that no matteron which level of the social scale he is, he always remains a part of the circle on which he is reliant on.
FAMILY - THE ESSENCE OF LIFE Marta Prokopová | 2013 | 4 min - A short satirical story of a young student, who is trying to figure out why everyone from her family is insane and who deals with utopian visions about the world and life.
SHADOWS Zuzana Žiaková | 2013 | 4 min - A girl is followed by a terrifying black shadow of a big dog. Summoning all her strength, she finally decides to stand up to it only to find out the dog is not what she thought it to be.
WHERE DO THE WILD BUTTERFLIES GROW? Vladka Macurová | 2012 | 6 min - A poetic story about the search for kindred spirits.
HALF BABKA Jasmine Elsen | 2014 | 5 min - An old woman does everything with her cat, which is more like a toy to her: sharing an ice cream and knitting a sweater...but then the cat runs away.
FORCE OF ATTRACTION Eva Sekerešová | 2014 | 4 min - The force of attraction is a force that causes two objects to attract to each other. This law of physics also applies to astronauts in the time of Cold War.
FONGOPOLIS Joanna Kożuch | 2014 | 13 min - A young violinist is about to play his big solo with the Philharmonic of Fongopolis City. The path to success, however, is unexpectedly blocked at a train station. Amid the chaos of the bustling crowds he cannot find his way to the right platform (producer feel me film s.r.o).