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Director: Éric Tessier / Canada / 2012 / 122 min

• 10 +
• Growing Up
• First love
• Family
• Sports
• Teamwork

Section: Let´s Go to the Olympics!
French / Czech simultaneous translation, English subtitles

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After his mother's death, 12-year-old hockey prodigy Janeau Trudel relocates to Mont St-Hilaire with his father.

Director: Mascha Halberstad / Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands / 2024 / 71 min

• 6 +
• Animation
• Adventure
• Family
• Animals

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children´s Category (up to 10 years of age)
English / Czech simultaneous translation, English subtitles

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Beaver, a small furry creature with a big ego, proudly unveils his masterpiece on a large forest clearing - a giant dam. With the help of two mice, he blocks the river's flow, and within moments, a massive lake forms.

Director: Franco García Becerra / Chile, Peru / 2024 / 83 min

• 10 +
• Childhood
• Exotic
• Human rights
• Mythology
• Friendship
• Nature
• Family
• Sports
• Festival Laurels
• Animals

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children´s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Spanish / Czech simultaneous translation, English subtitles

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Eight-year-old Feliciano spends his days herding alpacas in a remote Andean region. His only companions are the young male alpaca Ronaldo and an old dog, Rambo. Feliciano chats with his animal friends about soccer and the matches of the Peruvian national team.

Director: Sasha Nathwani / United Kingdom / 2024 / 95 min

• 15 +
• Urban life
• Teenagers
• Illness
• Friendship
• Family
• Romance

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category (over 15 years of age)
English, Farsi / Czech subtitles

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Over a day, we follow young Ziba and her best friends, who've just received their final grades from high school and want to spend the day together before going their separate ways.

Director: Raymond Grimbergen / Netherlands / 2023 / 88 min

• 12 +
• Friendship
• Family
• Sports
• School

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category (over 11 years of age)
Dutch / Czech subtitles, English subtitles

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Fourteen-year-old Rosi lives for soccer, her friends, family, basically everything dear to her on the sun-drenched island of Suriname. However, she loses a lot of that when she moves with her parents and brother to the Netherlands.

Director: Mascha Halberstad / Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands / 2024 / 71 min

• 6 +
• Animation
• Adventure
• Family
• Animals

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children´s Category (up to 10 years of age)
English / Czech simultaneous translation, English subtitles

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Beaver, a small furry creature with a big ego, proudly unveils his masterpiece on a large forest clearing - a giant dam. With the help of two mice, he blocks the river's flow, and within moments, a massive lake forms.

Director: Nora el Hourch / France / 2023 / 100 min

• 15 +
• Immigrants
• Teenagers
• Friendship
• Family
• Relationships

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category (over 15 years of age)
French / Czech subtitles, English subtitles

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Friendship is sometimes stronger than family ties. This seems to be the case in the relationship of three best friends, Amina, Djeneba, and Zineba. They are like one body and fight for each other in a world where the cards aren't always dealt equally.

Director: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir / France, Germany, Mongolia, Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar / 2023 / 103 min

• 15 +
• Exotic
• Love
• Urban life
• Religion
• Teenagers
• Family
• Tradition

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category (over 15 years of age)
Mongolian / Czech subtitles, English subtitles

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Seventeen-year-old Ze lives with his mother and sister in a small village near Ulaanbaatar. He's indispensable to his fellow villagers as he's a practicing shaman and is crucial for the local believers in resolving not only health but also psychological and family issues.

Director: Nehir Tuna / Turkey, Germany, France / 2023 / 118 min

• 15 +
• Growing Up
• Drama
• Religion
• Friendship
• Family
• School

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category (over 15 years of age)
Turkish / Czech subtitles, English subtitles

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In 1997, Turkey was in a period marked by conflicts between religious groups and secular Turks. Even an Islamic boarding school for young people learning Islamic values was not immune to disputes. Among the new members is Ahmet, whose recently converted father paid a hefty sum to enroll him.

Director: Mikal Hovland / Norway / 2023 / 93 min

• 8 +
• Adventure
• Courage
• Friendship
• Family
• Positive choices

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children´s Category (up to 10 years of age)
Norwegian / Czech simultaneous translation, English subtitles

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Shortly before Christmas, nine-year-old Stine arrives in a small town as a stowaway on a train. She is running away from a girls' boarding school and seeking shelter from the cold winter night. She sneaks into the house of shoemaker Andersen.

Director: Felipe Holguín Caro / Colombia / 2023 / 84 min

• 12 +
• Growing Up
• Exotic
• Courage
• Feel-good
• Friendship
• Family
• Sports
• Tradition
• Teamwork

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category (over 11 years of age)
Spanish / Czech subtitles, English subtitles

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A Colombian village of La Suprema has been forgotten by the world. To remind people of La Suprema's existence, teenager Laureana takes action after learning that her uncle will be fighting for the world boxing title in Venezuela.map.

Director: Enzo d'Alò / Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Estonia, Germany, Latvia / 2023 / 88 min

• 10 +
• Animation
• Growing Up
• Fantasy
• Folklore
• Road movie
• Family

Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children´s Category (up to 10 years of age)
English, Italian / Czech simultaneous translation

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While the life of 11-year-old Mary is dominated by her two older brothers, football, and ready-made meals, she dreams of becoming a great cook.