Earth Day 50 Grand Prize

Flammes

January 1998 •French

Memories split in the space.

Éclats d'Orphée

January 2002 •French

Film directed from the play "Orpheon", directed by François Tanguy, played by the Compagny of Raft.

Choke

January 2010 •English

When Jimmy leaves his reservation for the lures of city life, he finds himself confronted with a future he could never have imagined.

The Merry Circus

January 1951 •Czech

Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical feat of cutout animation made in collaboration with leading Czech painters of the era.

The Shooting Gallery

January 1969 •Czech

The only film to be both conceived and directed by Miroslav Štěpánek, using folk art from old market shooting galleries as the basis for a totalitarian parable.

The Jungle Book

October 1967 •English

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.

The Mirror of Amun-Ra

July 2024 •English

In the year 1930, novice archaeologist Cleopatra Pryce embarks on a quest to find a legendary Ancient Egyptian mirror, and will not only encounter a dangerous rival, but also make a discovery that changes her fate forever.

Maybe This Movie Is About You?

June 1973 •Russian

About a girl that takes up all businesses, but brings none to a conclusion.

A Teacher of Singing

December 1968 •Russian

Hippo came to the teacher of singing, but all the efforts of the maestro do not help (neither hearing nor voice). It was necessary for the student to simply swallow the teacher, and he sang with a beautiful, alien voice.

Duel

January 1997 •Czech

An animation film about a clarinet and a trumpet that meet, clash, compete, compromise and harmonize.

Foolish Girl

January 2006 •Russian

The Level Crossing-keeper

October 2011 •French

Level crossing-keeper on an abandoned road, an old lady lives alone with her cow. She fills her loneliness by the tenderness she feels for her pretty cow and she escapes by playing the violin. Until one day she decides to stop the trains...

Arhipelago

August 1985 •Bulgarian

Night. A man drowns in a rough sea. A lighthouse guard risks his life to save a drowned man. He gives him food, gives him his bed. When the lighthouse guard falls asleep, the rescued man steals his boat. As the next lighthouse approaches, he submerges the boat and starts shouting for help.

War

September 2005 •French

During WW2 a boy tries to save himself and his baby sister from a German soldier.

Violet, Fisher of the Black Sea

October 2006 •Spanish

Violeta loves best fishing into the darkest depths.

The Buffalo Boy and His Flute

December 1963 •Chinese

A young boy who likes to play the flute dreams that he has lost his water buffalo.

Evita

December 1996 •English

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

Under the Thicket

September 2024 •English

A ghost, guided by a mysterious cat, embarks on a journey through an autumn forest to uncover the truth about his past.

The Secret of the Ice Flower

December 2013 •Danish

The first time Scam tries to cast a spell, he accidentally shoots his great-grandfathers wand deep into the Valley of the Green Peas, where he meets Cheat who changes Scams whole worldview. The two friends return with a different and even more magic wand than the one great-grandfather has been using his entire life. But when Scam once again tries to cast a spell, something goes wrong and he loses grandfather. Cheats good mood inspires Scam to invent a myth about his great-grandfather. Finally Scam has to fight his inheritance to save Cheat and give the entire Valley of the Green Peas a magic show they'll never forget!

Apart

October 2019 •Czech

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