The Wave of Life

The story follows Oskar and his two brothers, Jonathan and Lukas, during the 90s, in the outskirts of the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Their father is the local priest of a quiet church and he brings his kids there every Sunday. On this particular Sunday, Oskar doesn’t like what his father says about faith. He and his brothers sneak out to play games in the forest instead. Oskar wants to play a game that has nothing to do with religion, where he has powers of his own. They launch into an anime schoolgirl fantasy frenzy of killing imaginary monsters with laser beams when some older kids find them near the edge of a tall cliff. They bully the brothers, forcing them to confront how weak their faith actually is. Oskar is conflicted: should he stick up for his faith or admit it’s not real?

According to the justice of the Wild West, thieves must be punished. But when the sheriff's horse breaks, and there is no-one to oversee justice, it's hard to forecast if justice stays justice.

Daiki just wants to fit in at school, but his magical girl mother might ruin everything for him by bursting in on Career Day. Will the power of love hold strong amidst family tensions???

Watch the featured feline knock over a garbage can and eventually create a bigger mess of the virtual kind. It's further proof that a curious cat will find its way into anything.

Left to their own devices in the middle of summer, Malo and Zoe try with all their might to attract their mother's elusive attention.

Clothes make the man, but sometimes they also reveal what kind of beast the wearer really is. In this animated film, we visit a pleasant pastry shop, which suddenly transforms from a place of comfort, sweet idleness, and chatter into an arena full of wild animals.

The ideas of the first Czech president come to life in a student film by an author originally from Magnitogorsk, Russia, who, after studying animation in Yekaterinburg, went on to earn a master's degree at UTB in Zlín. Václav Havel's inspiring ideas are underscored by a clear, straightforward artistic style.

What is a person able to do for a perfect self-presentation? A series of more or less unfortunate incidents takes place on the roof of the world, where a single wrong step can mean mortal danger.

Sometimes, no words are needed for people to understand each other. The two protagonists meet at a railroad crossing and spend a few fragile moments together in unbroken silence.

The animated documentary shows a day in life of a person suffering a mental illness called anorexia nervosa. It is an intimate insight into the mind of an anorexic, who must somehow interact with raw reality.

A student from Sutnar in Pilsen, who is also an animation teacher for children, uses faded old objects, transparencies, and an overhead projector in her film experiment to create different moods. However, these speak to the audience not only through their visuality, but also through the poem of the same name by Ewald Murrer.

A critical essay on the anthropocentric nature of space colonization.

A personal and poignant account of the author's brother, who embodies "hopelessness and self-pity," combining a variety of techniques and deeper themes.

This atmospheric film depicts the folk custom of carrying out and burning Morana every year to celebrate the end of winter. The author also raises the question of whether it is fair to view Morana solely in a negative light. After all, if nature did not rest during winter, spring could not come.

An animal rescuer talks about her experience with adoption of handicapped animals. Sharing stories of an old sick Chihuahua, a paralyzed, French Bulldog and a frightened cat finding their perfect human companion.

A young woman seeking her identity explores her history and that of her ethnic group to have a better understanding of who she is.

This film takes place in a world where clouds knowingly interfere with people’s lives. But the people don’t suspect a thing. The whole history of the clouds is revealed after a newborn cloud tries to help a selfish biker. However, because of the biker’s recklessness, nothing changes for humanity.

Capra Cooked Wild

Cuckoo

One morning, a magical rock appears in the backyard of a kindergarten. As soon as the children find it, a magical adventure starts, which can soften even a greedy professor.