First Young Film Fest Prize was awarded
Today, the young jurors from the ages of 12 to 14 selected the award-winning film. It is an animated film On The 8th Day, directed by five French directors - A. Sénéchal, A. Massez, E. Debruyne, F. Carin and Théo Duhautois. The film depicts a colourful knitted world full of animals and plants that are gradually consumed by a destructive dark thread. Seven days are said to be enough to create the world, but just one may be enough to destroy it. The film uses a punchy metaphor to show the consequences of breaking the ancient bond with nature and allowing a single force to take control of everything else.
In addition, the jury also awarded a special mention to My Name Is Edgar and I Have a Cow. The animated film by director Filip Diviak tells the story of Edgar, a naive, kindly bachelor whose journey collides one day with a newborn calf, which he becomes utterly enchanted by and takes home. However, as it happens, the calf has grown into a cow, and so, in a small apartment block, Edgar and the cow begin an uneasy coexistence.
The young audience, who had a unique opportunity to sit on the jury today, chose from six short films and during the day also attended several workshops led by experienced lecturers in the Kino Kavalírka - a workshop on video making with AI, video editing with AI and a workshop on film writing.
Congratulations to the directors of the award-winning films and we hope that we have not seen the last of the young film enthusiasts who sat on the jury today!