Program tips for Monday 27.5.
On the fourth day of the festival, we pay tribute to the traveller Miroslav Zikmund, whose 100th birthday has inspired the theme of this year's ZFF: Explore & Discover. The screening of the film The Century of Miroslav Zikmund will be accompanied by a discussion with travellers and followers of the legendary traveler. There will also be the opening of the project Z100 exhibition, which set out to follow in the footsteps of H + Z after almost sixty years. An additional two trees will be added along the festival avenue, which will be planted by the Young Stars of this year's Zlín Film Festival. The winners of the Joy of Creation art competition for children with visual impairments will be announced. Regional bands will be given the opportunity to perform in the concert zone.
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF DAY FOUR:
The Century of Miroslav Zikmund - film screening and discussion, Congress Center, 7:30 pm
- The biographical film The Century of Miroslav Zikmund provides a distinctive look at the turbulent history of the twentieth century through the eyes of a man who has explored the whole world. The following discussions will be attended by the ethnologist, writer and journalist Mnislav Zelený Atapana, traveller Dan Přibáň, Tomáš Vaňourek and Lukáš Socha from the Z100 project, and director Petr Horký
Z100 - A unique exhibition of retrospective photographs from the journeys of Hanzelka and Zikmund, Congress Center, foyer, 9 am - 7 pm
- The project maps the journey of H + Z from 1959 to 1964 and provides documentation from nearly 60 years ago. Learn how Eurasia has changed. The exhibition will last until May 31.
Planting the Festival Tree with Young Stars, University Park, 10 am
- Planting new trees along the festival avenue with the participation of Young Stars, who are young actresses Jordanne Jones (Ireland) and Eleanor Worthington-Cox (UK) this year.
Joy of Creation: Around the World - award ceremony, Congress Center, 1 pm
- This international art competition of children and youth with visual impairments has been part of ZFF for 22 years. The exhibition of competition works is in the U13 building and will last until May 31st.
FROM THE FILM PROGRAM WE RECOMMEND:
Douch(directed by: Amir Mashhadi Abbas, Iran, 2018, 78 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 6, 2:30 pm - Ten-year-old Gholamreza lives in a northern Iranian village and needs a bike in order to win a bicycle race to repay his father's debts. More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13289 The screening will be presented by a delegation of the film's creators.
Vitello (director: Dorte Bengston, Denmark, 2018, 72 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 3, 1:10 pm, and at Golden Apple Cinema 6, 5 pm - A boy named Vitello, who lives only with his mother, is definitely full of life and energy. But who Vitello misses is his dad. More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13313
Abe (directed by: Fernando Grostein Andrade, USA, Brazil, 2019, 85 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 2, 3:10 pm - He is twelve and his passion is cooking. He is tired of his role as a mediator between a politically quarrelsome family. But a meeting with African-Brazilian chef of the international restaurant Chic gives things a new dimension. More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13289
Fig Tree (directed by: Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Israel, 2018, 93 min.), Golden Apple Cinema 5, 7 pm - The life of Mina, a 16-year-old Jewish girl, mixes between the surrealistic routine dictated by Ethiopia's civil war and her last days spent with her Christian friend Elim. More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13405
Section EXPLORE & DISCOVER:
Mnislav Atapana Zelený: Children and Their Upbringing among Native Americans, discussion with Czech ethnologist, writer, journalist and former ambassador of the Czech Republic in Colombia and Ecuador on how true Native Americans raise their children in South America, Komenský Park, The Big Top, 5:30 pm
Marian Polák - Never Film Animals, discussion with the director of the award-winning film Wilder Than Wilderness,TBU Educational Complex - U18, 8:30 am
A Plastic Ocean, film,TBU Educational Complex - U18, 6 pm
The Legend of Sarila, film, Golden Apple Cinema 4, 11:10 am
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, film, Golden Apple Cinema 4, 8:45 pm - The screening will be presented by a delegation of the filmmakers.
WHAT'S PLAYING AT THE OUTDOOR CINEMA:
Captain Marvel, ENAPO Concert Zone, 9:45 pm - The film follows the story of Carol Danvers, who has become one of the world's most powerful superheroes. More at: https://program.zlinfest.cz/cz/detail/?id=13520
INTERESTING SUPPORTING EVENTS:
Christine Camenisch, Johannes Vetsch (CH): Rauschen / Effervescence - opening of an exhibition of video installations that fill the space and rewrite the surrounding architecture. The theme of effervescence refers to natural phenomena captured in Switzerland and minimized optically and acoustically. Kabinet T gallery, Building 12, 5:30 pm. The exhibition will last until July 27.
You Can Do It If You Want To, a music program aimed at preventing risky behavior with Radoslav "Gipsy" Banga, Congress Center, Small Hall, 8:30 am and 11 am
Franc Alpa / Criminal Collection / Szkrat - concert of popular regional bands. ENAPO Concert Zone, 7 pm
WHERE TO MEET STARS:
Festival Café, Namesti Miru Square, 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm - A unique sitting at the festival café, where a talk-show will take place. On Monday at 3 pm, it will be transformed into the ScienceCafé with the Dean of TBU's Faculty of Technology Roman Čermák and the topic of The Plastic Age. At 7 pm, Vladimír Kroc will host the delegation for the new Czech film Scent of Oranges - screenwriter Iva Procházková and director Ivan Pokorný, followed by British actress Eleanor Worthington-Cox, one of this year's Young Stars.
Star-filled Apple and Autograph Signing, Golden Apple Shopping Centre, 12 pm - delegation for the new Czech film Scent of Oranges - screenwriter Iva Procházková and director Ivan Pokorný, 4 pm - Opportunity to meet and chat with festival stars.
Red Carpet, Congress Center - Courtyard, 5 pm - Moderators Dana Morávková and Jan Čenský welcome Czech and foreign festival guests, e. g. Klára Issová, Jordanne Jones, delegation for the film Gwen – director William McGregor and actress Eleanor Worthington-Cox, etc.
FESTIVAL ZONE TIPS:
PFNonwovens Theater Zone:
- A bit of Midsummer Night's Dream - Theater ensemble Dohráli Jsme ZUŠ Uherské Hradiště, big stage, 7 pm
- An Adventurer in One Day - an unconventional way to find out what can happen to you on your way to adventure, 2 pm to 8 pm
- In the Footsteps of Hanzelka and Zikmund – a fun and educational trail in the footsteps of the legendary travellers with the chance to win something, 3 pm to 8 pm
- Film Piano with Harold Lloyd - films from the silent era, The Big Top, 8 pm
Festival Chateau: Film workshops - Free cinema (cartoon animation, pixilation, flat animation, flipbook workshop), Studio Scala - Filming with Your Mobile Phone, 3 pm to 6 pm
Chateau Zone: Czech Television House, AZ Junior Quiz Contest, 4 pm - 5 pm, presentation of FC FASTAV Zlín football club, 10 am - 7 pm. FT UTB Technology Park: Mysterious Laboratory - enter the world of science! A series of experiments in physics, chemistry, food analysis, cosmetics, and polymer technology for scientists both young and old. Science Module - YUMI – make friends with robots and create a unique insight together. 10 am - 7 pm
Náměstí Míru Square: EduBus - experience working with ABB robots, experience a chemical show, electricity games, engineering kits, view the biological micro-world, alternative energy sources, how home appliances and analytical instruments work, and we'll show you how to learn to program, 10 am - 7 pm
ENAPO Concert Zone: entertainment in the Festival Party Tent, 4:00 pm to 2:00 am. The program is the Latino Dance Workshop and DJ Monito.
Festival Street - Dancing in the streets: Oriental Dance, 6 pm - 10 pm
University Center U13: Come and try virtual reality, e.g. the realistic ABB Formula 1 simulator, 9 am - 5 pm New VR cinema screenings, e.g. Crow: The Legend - For unknown reasons, the Ghost of the Seasons is bringing winter for the first time. Once carefree animals realize that their very survival is at stake.