31st Days of European Film

Club Zero

2023 110 min.

Miss Novakova (Mia Wasikowska) comes to a selective school with an ambitious plan: to teach children about the latest trend in mindful eating. After each bite, you need to breathe, so they will not only be healthier but also save the planet and destroy capitalism. A satirical and very topical thriller about the destructive power of authority and its magnetizing power during fragile adolescence.

Awards: European Film Awards 2023 Winner European Film Award European Original Score - Markus Binder | Cannes Film Festival 2023 Nominee Palme d'Or - Jessica Hausner | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2023 Nominee Official Fantàstic Competition Best Motion Picture - Jessica Hausner 2023 Winner Official Fantàstic Competition Best Music - Markus Binder

Sections: Tribute to Jessica Hausner

Country: Austria / United Kingdom / Germany / France / Denmark

Directed by: Jessica Hausner

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Luke Barker, Ksenia Devriendt, Florence Baker, Samuel D Anderson, Gwen Currant, Sam Hoare, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Elsa Zylberstein

Language: English with Czech subtitles

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Hungry Bear Tales: To the Pole!

Mlsné medvědí příběhy: Na pól!

2023 62 min.

Favourite bear friends embark on a new adventure. This time in winter. They don't hibernate and prefer to go to a popsicle festival somewhere on the pole. And all this on an empty stomach.

Sections: Living Planet

Country: Czech Republic

Directed by: Kateřina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová

Starring: David Novotný, Lukáš Příkazký, Pavla Tomicová, Jan Vondráček, Jan Cina, Zuzana Bydžovská, Filip Cíl, Sarah Haváčová, Pavel Neškudla, Barbora Hrzánová

Language: Czech with English subtitles

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Filmmaking workshops for children

06.04. 2 p.m.

Prague - Přítomnost

07.04. 3 p.m.

Prague - Světozor

Come to the festival with your children, and you will be rewarded with beautiful film experiences, but more minor and older children can learn a bit about the film trade, and maybe one day they will grow up to be skilled filmmakers. After the screenings of the films Hungry Bear Tales: To the Pole and Four Souls of the Coyote, together with our partners, we have prepared filmmaking workshops for children. Of course, there is also a favourable entrance fee.

We look forward to you.

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Animal

2023 116 min.

The coming season at the Greek holiday resort is heralded by the arrival of entertainers. Under the guidance of the seasoned Kalia, they gather to prepare an entertainment program for tourists. At the same time, Kalia discovers that she may be too old for dancing and steamy nights. But she can't stop in the spotlight.

Awards: Locarno International Film Festival 2023 Nominee Golden Leopard Best Film - Sofia Exarchou 2023 Winner Best Performance - Dimitra Vlagopoulou | Thessaloniki Film Festival 2023 Winner Golden Alexander - Sofia Exarchou 2023 Winner Best Actress - Dimitra Vlagopoulou 2023 Winner Crew United Award Meet the Future - Sofia Exarchou | Vancouver International Film Festival 2023 Winner Vanguard Award - Sofia Exarchou | Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles 2023 Winner Prix Cineuropa Compétition Officielle - Sofia Exarchou

Sections: Film & Music

Country: Greece / Austria / Romania / Cyprus / Bulgaria

Directed by: Sofia Exarchou

Starring: Dimitra Vlagopoulou, Voodoo Jürgens, Ahilleas Hariskos, Flomaria Papadaki

Language: Greece with English and Czech subtitles

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Paradise is Burning

Paradiset brinner

2023 108 min.

Teenage Laura takes care of her two younger sisters while her mother is away for an extended period. The carefree summer melts away when the welfare office comes calling. Laura needs to find someone quickly who will at least pretend to be her mom.

Awards: Venice Film Festival 2023 Nominee Venice Horizons Award Best Film - Mika Gustafson 2023 Winner Venice Horizons Award Best Director - Mika Gustafson 2023 Winner Authors under 40 Award Best Screenwriting - Mika Gustafson | Guldbagge Awards 2024 Winner Guldbagge Best Film - Nima Yousefi 2024 Winner Guldbagge Best Production Design - Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth 2024 Nominee Guldbagge Best Make-up - Kaisa Pätilä | London Film Festival 2023 Winner Sutherland Award First Feature Competition - Mika Gustafson | Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2023 Winner Special Jury Award Performance - Bianca Delbravo 2023 Nominee Best Film Award Official Competition - Mika Gustafson

Sections: First time

Country: Sweden / Italy / Denmark / Finland

Directed by: Mika Gustafson

Starring: Marta Oldenburg, Mitja Sirén, Ida Engvoll

Language: Swedish with English and Czech subtitles

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Mental Hygiene by Aleš Stuchlý

06.04. 6 p.m.

Prague - Edison Filmhub

05.04. 9 p.m.

Prague - Edison Filmhub

07.04. 6 p.m.

Prague - Edison Filmhub

09.04. 6:30 p.m.

Prague - Edison Filmhub

Uncompromising film critic, music and festival dramaturg, presenter of the radio podcast Čelisti and leading psychosomatician Aleš Stuchlý has been leading a successful curatorial block of healing screenings called Mental Hygiene for the fifth year. Top films with insightful introductions and maximum side effects, the possibility of a personal therapeutic session after the closing credits in the form of heated discussions with fresh guests, all in his home theatre, Edison Filmhub.

Over five days, Aleš and his guests will present four films from the Days of European Film festival program that will cleanse your body and soul - Quentin Dupieux's surrealist novel Daaaaaalí!, the captivating Bulgarian drama Blažiny lekce, the three-hour art spectacle of the Turkish master of long shots and psychological conversations, Nuri Bilge Ceylan Tired hope and the award-winning social debut of the Swedish director Mika Gustafson Paradise in flames in Venice.

Among the guests will be film critic Kamil Fila, director Jan Vejnar, and foreign filmmakers themselves. After Friday's screening, cinema-goers will be treated to a unique DJ set, where the electrified energies of Iva Osmibitová and Vít Kentusák will intersect.

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