Thursday, 19 September

16.00–16.10

Official opening of the Arctic Film Festival

16.15–18.15

Northerners at FAMU (SE/IS/DK/FI/NO/CZ 2004–2024, 110 min, short films, EN subtitles). For decades North European filmmakers have moved to Czechia to study at the prestigious film school FAMU in Prague. Live action fiction, animation films and documentaries from the last two decades have been selected as a showcase and a presentation of FAMU to any possible future students who might be interested in studying in Prague. Priit Põhjala, an Estonian alumnus and mentor of FAMU International Prague, curates the selection.

Idiots at the Hunting Shop (dir. Isabelle Berglund, SE/CZ 2019, 08:09)
Two young actors try to impress a famous director to get roles in his next film.

Blue Boy (dir. Nikulás Tumi Hlynsson, IS/CZ 2023, 12:40)
After a random encounter outside a nightclub, a young house painter ends up at an afterparty with a charming couple, only to find himself trapped in a power game between the two, who use him as a prop to relight their flame.

Slávek the Shit (dir. Grímur Hákonarson, IS/CZ 2004, 15:00)
A love story taking place in a public toilet in the centre of Prague. The toilet guard Slavek falls in love with a female guard who is working across the street.

A Sheep Story (dir. Rakel Andresdóttir, IS/CZ 2023, 05:55)
A person has made a home inside a living sheep, slowly eating it from within and causing the sheep great pain.

Like a Butterfly (dir. Esben Sloth, DK/CZ 2023, 12:46)
As a mother ascends a seemingly endless staircase, she plays a dark game with her son where nothing, but their imagination sets the limits of how far it can go.

Another Danish Spring (dir. Karl Forchhammer, DK/CZ 2015, 14:19)
After making a short film in Denmark, a director has to face the fact that he is not anymore welcome back home, to Iran. Having a life in limbo, his friend follows him during the asylum process. How does it feel to shift from being a voluntary to a forced migrant

Gluttons (dir. Joel Hukki, FI/CZ 2023, 15:57)
Three men caught in a power struggle over the feeding order.

The Moon Never Cries (dir. Rafael Bing, NO/CZ 2024, 12:31)
A mother’s long sleepless night.

Heart of the Wolf (dir. Jørgen Sporsheim, NO/CZ 2014, 12:43)
A musical love story with a supernatural twist.