32nd Days of European Film

Flow

Straume

2024 85 min.

The world seems to be at an end, full of remnants of human presence. A cat is a solitary animal, but when its home is destroyed by a great flood, it finds refuge on a ship inhabited by various species with whom the cat must bond despite their differences.

Festivals: Cannes

The film competes for the LUX Audience Award. You can rate it until 27/4 here: luxaward-rating.

Sections: Living Planet

Country: Latvia / France / Belgium

Directed by: Gints Zilbalodis

Starring: -

Language: without words

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NATURE, ANIMALS AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY

04.04. 6:30 p.m.

Prague - Edison Filmhub

We invite you to a discussion after the film A Cat's Odyssey, a visually impressive animated story about journey, cooperation and survival in a changing world. This film raises questions about man's relationship with nature, the need for respect for all living beings and the necessity to adapt to changing conditions. What role do we play in nature and animals? How is climate change affecting life on Earth, and how can we help protect nature and animal rights? How will the planned changes to European Union legislation help improve developments? The moderator of the discussion will be Sabina Vosecká, and guests will include climatologist and biodiversity expert David Storch and representatives of the organization Hlas zvířat, Tereza and Robert Plicka.

The screening and discussion are held in cooperation with the Office of the European Parliament in the Czech Republic, and admission is free, just like the film.

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Filmmaking workshops for children

05.04. 3 p.m.

Prague - Světozor

06.04. 1 p.m.

Prague - Edison Filmhub

Come with your children to the festival, you will be rewarded not only with a beautiful film experience, but both smaller and bigger children can learn a bit of film craft and maybe one day they will grow up to be skilled filmmakers. After the screenings of Flow and Living Large, together with our partners we have prepared filmmaking workshops for children. Of course, there is also a discounted admission fee.

Even though the actors of LIVING LARGE are not flesh and blood, they are lifelike! Join us after the screening to create your own heroes for the animated film. It won't be difficult and you can soon be thinking up the plot of your future film! The workshop is designed for children aged 6 to 14 years, for younger children (under 10 years) we recommend parental assistance.

Those who dream of being able to fly, of their favourite toys coming to life and dressing themselves up can make their dreams come true with the pixelation animation technique after the screening of FLOW. Every movement is photographed, and when the film starts, things and people come to life in a completely different way than in reality. Pixilation is a very fast and simple animation technique. If you don't want to get into drawing and you're not confident in painting, pixilation is for you. All you need is good ideas.

We look forward to seeing you.

The ticket can be purchased together with admission to the film for 220 CZK. HERE for Flow in Edison and HERE for Living Large in Světozor. Tickets for the film only can be purchased below...

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Nebelkind - The End of Silence

2024 94 min.

When Hana, a young wolf breeder from Vienna, follows the trail of an escaped wolf across the border to the Czech Republic, she unexpectedly returns to a place whose taboo past still has a traumatic impact on her generation. Here, in the old house in the meadows of her Austrian grandmother Viktoria, she meets her mother Miriam and finds herself, so to speak, among the "wolves" who drove her family from the pack in 1945. The story of women's courage across generations and borders is based on the life story of director Tereza Kotyk.

The screening at Edison will be introduced, and the film's creators, Tereza Kotyk, Karla Stojáková, Pavel Berčík, Antonie Hlavicová and Jiří Dlouhý will answer questions from the audience after the film.

Sections: Living Planet

Country: Austria / Czech Republic

Directed by: Tereza Kotyk

Starring: Jeanne Werner, Klára Melíšková, Susanne Michel, Karel Roden, Jiří Dlouhý, Anton von Lucke, Dana Novák Pešková, Elizaveta Maximová, Magdaléna Borová

Language: German and Czech with English and Czech subtitles

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No Sleep Till

2024 93 min.

A hurricane is approaching the coast of Florida. Locals prepare to evacuate, hammering down windows. But a few of them stay, as does a tourist who is looking for extreme wind phenomena. The atmospheric debut reflects the changing climate.

Festivals: Venice, Critics’ Week, Special Mention

Sections: Living Planet

Country: Switzerland / USA

Directed by: Alexandra Simpson

Starring: Taylor Benton, Xavier Brown-Sanders, Jordan Coley

Language: English with Czech subtitles

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SLIDES: HURRICANES

08.04. 6 p.m.

Prague - Světozor

The popular travel show Diáky will take us into the world of hurricanes this time. The lecture by meteorologist, climatologist and traveller Ondřej Brambus will take place before the Swiss film Nespi dokud screening. The film is about Florida's residents preparing to evacuate and secure their homes from a hurricane. However, some stay, as does a tourist who seeks out extreme weather phenomena.

The fascinating world of hurricanes

Hurricanes are destructive, but also fascinating. What drives these giant storms that can level cities to the ground? How do hurricanes form, and why do they usually avoid Europe? Can we even protect ourselves from them? Come to an engaging lecture full of fascinating images, breathtaking videos and surprising facts about hurricanes. You will learn how these gigantic storms form, how powerful they can be and how they affect human lives. We will also clarify a number of myths that still persist among people.

Ondřej Brambus

Court meteorologist for expeditions to the highest mountains in the world, whose services are used by climbers, trekkers, yachtsmen or organizers of mountain running races. At the same time, he is also an experienced mountain guide who has been enthusiastically showing others the beauties of the world for more than 15 years. Ondra studied physical geography at Charles University in Prague, but he spread his enthusiasm for meteorology and climatology on almost all continents.

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