FAMILY FILM (Rodinný film)

DIRECTOR: Olmo Omerzu
SCREENPLAY: Olmo Omerzu, Nebojša Pop-Tasić
DOP: Lukáš Milota
EDITOR: Janka Vlčková
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Iva Němcová
COSTUME DESIGNER: Iva Němcová
SOUND: Florian Marquardt
CAST: Karel Roden, Vanda Hybnerová, Daniel Kadlec, Jenovéfa Boková, Eliška Křenková, Martin Pechlát

PRODUCER: Jiří Konečný
PRODUCTION: Endorfilm
CO-PRODUCERS: Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, Boštjan Ikovič, Nadia Turincev, Julie Gayet, Ivan Ostrochovský
CO-PRODUCTION: 42film (DE) Česká televize (CZ), Arsmedia (SI), Rouge International (FR), Punkchart films (SK)
WORLD SALES: Cercamon

In cooperation with Film Festival Finále Plzeň/Pilsen

A husband and wife set sail across the ocean, leaving their two children to explore the freedom of being home alone. The boat goes under, and so does the family. A dog, stuck on a desert island, is their only hope.

Olmo Omerzu (1984) directed his first short film Almir at the age of thirteen. In 2004 he enrolled at the Prague Film Academy FAMU. In 2011 he graduated with his first full-length film A Night Too Young. In 2013, Omerzu won a RWE – Discovery of the Year Award for the best newcomer at the Czech Film Critics' Awards.

2015 95’ Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, France, Slovakia

San Sebastian Film Festival 2015

GIRL ASLEEP

DIRECTOR: Rosemary Myers
SCREENPLAY: Matthew Whittet
DOP: Andrew Commis
EDITOR: Karryn De Cinque
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, COSTUME DESIGNER: Jonathon Oxlade
SOUND: Luke Smiles
MUSIC: Harry Covill
CAST: Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet, Amber McMahon, Eamon Farren,
Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Imogen Archer, Maiah Stewardson

PRODUCER: Jo Dyer
PRODUCTION: Soft Tread
CO-PRODUCER: Rosemary Myers
WORLD SALES: Artscope, Memento Films International

The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen she can’t bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world. She floats in a bubble of loserdom with her only friend Elliott, until her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party.

Rosemary Myers is the Artistic Director of Windmill Theatre. Her theatre productions regularly visit leading stages and festivals around the world, including the Sydney Opera House and New York City’s New Victory Theatre. This is her feature film debut.

2015 77' Australia
feature film

Berlinale – Generation 2016, Adelaide Film Festival 2015, Foxtel Movies Audience Awards 2015 (Most Popular Feature)

DIRECTOR: Alexandra-Therese Keining
SCREENPLAY: Alexandra-Therese Keining
DOP: Ragna Jorming
EDITOR: Malin Lindström
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Kaisa Mäkinen, Sara Pertmann, Jessica Simonsson
SOUND: Pietari Koskinen
MUSIC: Sophia Ersson
CAST: Tuva Jagell, Emrik Öhlander, Wilma Holmén, Vilgot Ostwald Vesterlund, Louise Nyvall, Alexander Gustavsson, Mandus Berg, Filip Vester

PRODUCER: Juliana Penaranda-Loftus
PRODUCTION: GötaFilm Produktion
CO-PRODUCTION: Periferia Productions
WORLD SALES: The Yellow Affair

Alexandra-Therese Keining is a writer, director, and novelist. Her feature films are Hot Dog (2003) and Kiss Me (2011).

2015 106' Sweden
feature film

Toronto Film Festival 2015, International Antalya Film Festival 2015 (Best Screenplay), International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016

DIRECTORS: Jenni Kangasniemi, Aino Suni
SCREENPLAY: Jenni Kangasniemi, Aino Suni, Miia Kuittinen, Nisha Nadeem Masih, Darya Movahed, Shital Niemi, Iona Nurminen, Melisa Nyman, Daria Vangonen
DOP: Kerttu Hakkarainen
EDITOR: Anniina Kauttonen
SOUND: Rauno Mynttinen
CAST: Miia Kuittinen, Nisha Nadeen Masih, Daria Movahed, Iona Nurminen, Melisa Nyman, Daria Vangonen, Zahra Sardari Zadeh ja Rasoul Dehghan

PRODUCERS: Jenni Kangasniemi, Elli Toivoniemi, Aino Suni
PRODUCTION: Tuffi Films

What should happen in your life so that you would feel happy?
If people would accept me for who I am.
If I could see my friends again.
If I had the courage to say no sometimes.
If my parents would hug me.
Six girls tell their stories and imagine how their problems would be solved.

Jenni Kangasniemi has been organizing Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival for ten years. After moving to Helsinki she has worked at Finnish National Theater, and now she works on community movies (Wings to Fly Project). Aino Suni graduated with a Master’s degree in Film Screenwriting from University of Salford, UK. She is developing her first feature film Night and Day.

2015 9’ Finland

IN YOUR DREAMS! (Ani ve snu)

DIRECTOR: Petr Oukropec
SCREENPLAY: Egon Tobiáš
DOP: Tomáš Sysel
EDITOR: Jakub Hejna
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Henrich Boráros
COSTUME DESIGNER: Linda Boráros
SOUND: Richard Müller
MUSIC: Filip Míšek
CAST: Barbora Štikarová, Toman Rychtera, Klára Melišková, Ivan Martinka, Jan Vondráček, Jáchym Novotný, Veronika Pouchová, Adam Mišík, Martina Kavanová

PRODUCERS: Petr Oukropec, Pavel Strnad
PRODUCTION: Negativ (CZ)
CO-PRODUCERS: Silvia Panáková, Erik Panák, Borislav Chouchkov, Viktor Chouchkov, Helena Uldrichová
CO-PRODUCTION: Arina (SK), Chouchkov Brothers (BG), Česká televize (CZ)
WORLD SALES: Negativ

Only a few girls practice the art of parkour – running and somersaulting over rooftops, free-climbing up rusted scaffolding and leaping from one wall to the next. Laura takes it all in her stride. Though as she wildly races through the streets of Prague, her thoughts are running wild too. She has a crush on Luky, she has problems with her best friend and her mother is desperately looking for someone new. Sometimes, when she can’t take it anymore, fantasy worlds evolve.

Petr Oukropec (1972) established a production company Negativ. They produced more than 30 feature films. Since 2003 he has been lecturing at Department of Production at Prague’s FAMU. He works with kids and non-actors in his private theatre Zmrzlik. In 2012 he directed his first film Blue Tiger.

2016 79’ Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Bulgaria 

Berlinale – Generation 2016

LANDFILL HARMONIC

DIRECTORS: Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley
DOP: Neil Barrett, Timothy Fabrizio, Brad Allgood
EDITOR: Brad Allgood
MUSIC: Michael A. Levine

PRODUCER: Juliana Penaranda-Loftus
PRODUCTION: Hidden Village Films
WORLD SALES: Hidden Village Films

Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra, a youth group who plays instruments made out of garbage. When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into global spotlight. However, when the largest flood devastates their country, they must become the source of hope for their community.

Brad Allgood is an award-winning filmmaker with a background in international development and public health. Before making films, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nicaragua. Graham Townsley is an Emmy-nominated director of high-end documentaries for PBS, National Geographic and the Discovery channel.

2015, 84’ USA, Paraguay, Norway, Brazil
documentary film

Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2015 (Environmental Award), SXSW 2015 (Audience Award), Leeds International Film Festival 2015 ( Audience Award)