Lukáš Janičík

Adults reflect on the experience of losing a parent at a young age.

A short film about ties and gaps between a child and a parent. The author rediscovers letters her dad used to write her from prison. That love seems to be gone now. She decides to write back in hope to find the connection again. She puts in writing what could not be said: blaming him for family´s break-up but also trying to understand.

The Czech Philharmonic, DEKKADANCERS, the Forman Brothers Theatre and Jatka78 perform Bedřich Smetana's masterpiece, "Má Vlast." Six symphonic poems resonate through the Czech landscape and history as a colorful map of memories, feelings and moments. The unyielding “Šárka”, the combative “Tábor”, the mythical “Vyšehrad” and “Blaník”, the magical “Vltava” and the romantic “Luhy a háje” come to life on stage thanks to classical music, contemporary dance and the poetics of the new circus.

For Tomáš the mine is the centre of his life, along with soccer, his kids and the cosy after-work beer. The 44-year-old has worked as a miner for 21 years, until the mine was closed down for economic reasons. Tomáš then re-trains as a coder in the appropriately named educational programme “New Shift”. What he doesn’t know yet is that his new skills alone won’t get him out of the crisis. A film about a tug-of-war with fate and the employment market.

Rudo is a 25-year-old stripper who has chosen to embrace a life of perpetual partying and sleep deprivation. As he navigates through the chaotic nightlife fueled by drugs and dance, memories of his ex-girlfriend Misha haunt him, reminding him of broken promises and lost connections.

The ocean is paradise for Fran the shrimp. Nothing escapes her deadly pincers. For the blind fish Milva, it's a daily struggle for survival.Fran finds her magnificent and wishes she could see the ocean that way too. Will they be able to overcome their differences ?

Dancing and parkour are dead. Elementary schools now offer YouTube classes. But why do the kids only have their parents and classmates as subscribers? Two best friends, Kate and Rachel, decide to make a groundbreaking video. As their favorite YouTuber says: Followers don’t come for free, and you have to be fearless if you want to be successful.

As if directing a science-fiction film, Johana Ožvold dissects the story of electronic music. From the pioneer sound engineers working behind the Iron Curtain, through the French avant-garde composers, up to the post-modern creators of digital sonic artefacts, the first-time filmmaker summons an abstract landscape that is haunting and yet achingly beautiful. A voice appears from old television screens forgotten in the maze of some futuristic archive where past and future seem to coexist in a complex and multi-layered way.