FILMS
O U T O F C O M P E T I T I O N F E AT U R E F I L M S
A Butterfly’s Heart
A Colourful Dream
Drugelio širdis
Barevný sen
Eight-year-old Juozapas was born with a rare defect: his heart is on the outside of his chest, protected by a bell jar and a corset. He doesn’t attend school and has no friends. He spends his days in a deserted mansion where he has built an insect hotel and hides away from the village bullies. His life is transformed when he befriends the girl Rugilé.
A group of circus artists really want to perform on an island, but a human cannonball act goes wrong and they are locked up, accused of attacking those in power. Only Drin, the human cannonball, manages to escape. Together with Tuvi and talking seagull Nathan he ultimately manages to not only free his colleagues, but also the island’s inhabitants from the oppressive regime.
Inesa Kurklietyte utilises meandering, calm storytelling to illustrate the lives of Juozapas, Rugilé and their worst bully. This dreamy film, that deals with themes such as raising children, self worth and bullying, focuses on life as an outsider and family relations, yet is full of wonderful shots of nature and close-ups of the writhing insects lovingly cared for by the boy.
Claymation about the desire for freedom by the maker of Little from the Fish Shop (2015). The greyscale island suffers under totalitarian rule manifested by a police state, but there is plenty of room for humour and magic. The details are fun (the corrupt leader is embarrassed by how short he is) and the unruly seagull steals the show. Awarded Best Animated Film at the Czech Lion Awards.
INESA KURKLIETYTE LITHUANIA | 2021 | 108’ | 9+
JAN BALEJ CZECH REPUBLIC | 2020 | 74’ | 9+
FACTS
FACTS
Dutch title Vlinderhart Producer Zivile Gallego Screenwriter
Dutch title Een kleurrijke droom Producer Jan Balej Screenwriter
Modesta Jurgaityte, Inesa Kurklietyte Editor Ricardas Matacius
Jan Balej, Michal Bureš Editor Tomás Doruska Composer Daniel
Composer Jonas Jurkunas Leading actors Gabija Jaraminaite,
Wunsch Leading actors Vladimír Javorský, Matouš Ruml, Antonie
Marius Repsys, Toma Vaskeviciute Production company Fralita
Formanová, Karin Vápeníčková Production company Hafan Film,
Films, Lithuania, info@fralita.com, www.fralitafilms.com
Czech Republic, hafan.film@gmail.com, Hafan Film Sales company Czech Film Center / Czech Film Fund, Czech Republic, info@filmcenter.cz, www.filmcenter.cz
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