Check the Czechs | 2012

Unlike everywhere else in the world, in the Czech Republic short film is still an almost exclusive domain of film schools, a point perfectly illustrated by this year’s five films. The program includes one film from the Miroslav Ondříček Film Academy in Písek and four from the Film and TV School (FAMU), one of which represents the Czech Republic in the International Competition.

A Few Things About Lucia
Viktoria Dzurenková, CZ, 2011

Lucie is out of work, in a dead-end relationship, and has no place to live. She has to face the hardest obstacle on her way to adulthood – will she admit to herself that she is in charge of her own life?

Mr. Late
Jiří Sádek, CZ, 2011

Aneta’s partner has a rare disease that prevents him from leaving their house. The authorities are about to seize the house and plan to evict the young pair from the building. Aneta faces a tough choice. She simultaneously must and must not leave the house. What will win? Intellect? Coincidence? Compassion?

Non-swimmers
Jakub Šmíd, CZ, 2011

Sixteen-year-old Vendula arrives to a half-forgotten holiday resort where nothing ever happens. Only a bunch of local teenagers sit around and drink to kill time before the local pool fills up.

The Dawn
György Kristóf, CZ, 2011

The time has come for two sisters that have not seen each other in a long time to revisit the places of their childhood and deal with their past and future.

O-ring
Ondřej Hudeček, CZ, 2011

After he hits a stranger while driving through snow-covered countryside, young actor Hugo tries to find a way to avoid punishment.