CINEMAGIC DUBLIN VIRTUAL FESTIVAL 2021 cinemagic.ie Welcome to Cinemagic Dublin, an exciting online programme of screenings, CINEMAGIC DUBLIN SUMMER SCREENING PROGRAMME workshops, masterclasses and film juries. AVAILABLE ON THE CINEMAGIC FESTIVAL PLAYER WELCOME We have programmed a contemporary season of the very best film content for FILMFESTIVAL.CINEMAGIC.ORG.UK CLICK HERE FOR young audiences to enjoy from home. ALL RENTALS FESTIVAL TRAILER €3 (IRE) / £3 (UK) FROM 16TH – 29TH JULY STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) KIWI + STRIT IRISH PREMIERE The two funny and furry little creatures Kiwi and Strit live in a clearing in the forest. Kiwi is considerate, Dir: Esben Toft Jacobsen / careful and yellow, while Strit is wild and purple Denmark / 2021 / 37 mins / Age: All / No Dialogue and they have very different approaches to almost everything. But they are both very playful and curious. The two best friends discover new places that allow for new adventures and friendships. Join them on a series of hilarious adventures as they A MESSAGE OF SUPPORT find themselves in trouble over and The Department of Education is delighted to continue its support for the Dublin over again! Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival in 2021. Since 2008, the festival has provided a unique opportunity for young people to view new film from around the world and to gain an insight into the world of film-making and to learn from industry professionals through participation in masterclasses and workshops. Cinemagic initiatives provide young people from both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland with unique opportunities to engage and interact with each other, based on their shared interests in film and the creative industries. Department of Education 2 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 3 FROM 16TH – 29TH JULY FROM 16TH – 29TH JULY STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) TRIPLE TROUBLE GLASSBOY IRISH PREMIERE IRISH PREMIERE When the crown jewel of the collection, “Beach Pino, a young boy suffering from haemophilia, at Pourville” by Claude Monet, disappears from has had a miserable childhood as his over the National Museum in Poznań, and Julka’s aunt protective family keep him locked away from is falsely accused of the theft, Julka and Olek the outside world. As he watches the local must find the painting and reveal the identity children play outside, Pino catches the eye of the true thief. It’s soon time to investigate, of a group of kids who quickly make it their but when Felka, a crazy twelve-year-old appears, mission to help him escape his confines, break trouble quickly follows! A story of jealousy and free and enjoy life outside. However, Pino’s trust intertwines in this stunning fast paced crime illness is an ever-present threat and when his mystery for the whole family. domineering grandmother comes to stay his liberty is once again in jeopardy. Dir: Marta Karwowska / Poland / 2020 / 86 mins / Age: 8+ / In Polish with English Subtitles Dir: Samuele Rossi / Italy, Austria, Switzerland / 2020 / 90 mins / Age: 10+ / in Italian with English Subtitles MY LIFE IN VERSAILLE IRISH PREMIERE BULADÓ IRISH PREMIERE Violette is an eight-year-old Parisian girl who is passionate about ancient Egypt, chocolate mousse, and her best friend Eleven-year-old Kenza lives in a house on a Malcolm. One evening in late November, Violette loses salvage yard together with her father Ouira, her parents in an accident and must go and live with her her grandfather Weljo and stray dog Tjenko. irritable uncle Régis in the Palace of Versailles. Shy The two men in her life are opposites: her Violette hates him and soon decides she’ll no longer father is a police officer and a rational man, say a word to him. But over time the little stubborn while her grandfather favours the spiritual girl and the grumpy old man will tame each other world connected to the history of the islands. and together get through their grief. Kenza hovers in-between these two worlds until the sadness about the loss of loved ones, Dir: Eché Janga / Curaçao, opens her eyes and she becomes receptive Dir: Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat & Nathaniel Hlimi / France Netherlands / 2020 / 85 mins / 2020 / 29 mins / Age: 10+ / in French with English Subtitles / Age: 12+ / in Papiamento and to the mystical, comforting traditions of her Dutch with English Subtitles grandfather. 4 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 5 FROM 16TH – 29TH JULY FROM 30TH JULY – 12TH AUG STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) JACKIE & THE NIGHT OOPJEN IRISH PREMIERE OF THE BEAST While wandering around after hours at IRISH PREMIERE Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, where her mum is a curator, 12 year-old Jackie discovers that Oopjen, one of the subjects of Rembrandt’s famous paintings, has suddenly come to life. Oopjen is looking for her long lost sister whose portrait, painted by an unknown painter, is lost. Jackie hides Oopjen in her bedroom and secretly helps her search for the portrait so the two sisters can be reunited. For this woman from the 17th century, the Dir: Annemarie van de Mond / modern world is a great adventure; hilarity ensues. Netherlands / 2020 / 89 mins / And Jackie, who doesn’t really have any friends at Age: 8+ / in Dutch with English school, finally gains a true friend. Subtitles NAHUEL & THE MAGIC BOOK IRISH PREMIERE Dir: Mauricio Leiva-Cock / Life in Nahuel’s seaside town revolves around the ocean, which Colombia, Mexico / 2020 / 70 mins / Age: 15+ / in Spanish with makes his fear of water a challenge. What’s worse, he can’t help English Subtitles his fisherman father on his boat. One day, Nahuel finds a magical book, the Levisterio, which seems to offer a solution to this problem. But a dark sorcerer is after THE NIGHT OF THE BEAST is a heavy-metal coming-of-age adventure from the book and captures his father to set a trap. Mauricio Leiva-Cock’s in his feature debut. We follow two teenagers as they Guided by Fresia, a shaman’s daughter, Nahuel make their way to the first-ever Iron Maiden concert in Bogotá, Colombia. The sets out to rescue his father and find courage day starts with great expectations, but takes a turn for the worse when the from within. boys are robbed and their precious tickets are stolen. This is a touching tale of devotion, vulnerability, and stepping up for your closest friend. Dir: Germán Acuña / Chile, Brazil / 2020 / 98 mins / Age: 8+ / in Spanish with English Subtitles 6 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 7 FROM 30TH JULY – 12TH AUG FROM 30TH JULY – 12TH AUG STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) VANILLE INTO DAD’S WOODS IRISH PREMIERE Gina, 15, lives in a city on the edge of the forest. She admires her father, unpredictable and whimsical, able to take his children Between her aunt Frédérique possessed by the at night to the woods, even to forget them. Jimmy’s more and Soukounian spirit, her meeting with the young more unpredictable episodes end up alarming his wife Carole. Oba (a curious boy, half-child, half-shrub) and Soon, the fragile family balance is broken when Jimmy is interned the quest for the mysterious flower Arum Titan, in a psychiatric hospital. When Gina meets Nico, a boy from her the holidays in Guadeloupe promise to be rich in neighbourhood, she awakens to love and sees a chance to escape twists and turns for nine-year-old Vanille. This is her father. an epic adventure that makes you want to discover the elsewhere, the other and yourself, while offering a reflection on the importance of knowing your roots. Dir: Véro Cratzborn / Belgium, France, Switzerland / 2019 / 90 mins / Age: 15+ / in French Dir: Guillaume Lorin / France / 2020 / 31 mins / Age: 8+ / in French with English Subtitles with English Subtitles MICA IRISH PREMIERE Mica lives with his mother and sick father in a slum in the suburbs of Meknes, which is destined for destruction. A friend of his parents’, a handyman in a tennis club in Casablanca, takes him as his apprentice. Mica finds himself propelled into a whole new world where a new life awaits him. Mr. Slimani, a rich and cultured man and owner of the club, dreams of making his son Omar a tennis champion. To this end, he hires Sophia, a former French champion, as a private trainer. But Omar has very little talent and no passion for the sport. On the other hand, Sophia will eventually notice Mica and take him under her wing…. Dir: Ismaël Ferroukhi / Morocco, France / 2020 / 103 mins / Age: 12+ / in French with English Subtitles 8 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 CINEMAGIC DUBLIN ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 9 FROM 13TH – 19TH AUG FROM 13TH – 26TH AUG STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) STREAMING (IN IRELAND & UK) MOON ROCK FOR SISTERS: THE SUMMER MONDAY WE FOUND OUR IRISH PREMIERE SUPERPOWERS Monday has to take her medication every day IRISH PREMIERE because of a rare blood Vega, 9, and her wild sister Billie, 5, are going on an condition she suffers from. overnight outdoor hike in the lush Norwegian woods. The She is taught at home trip is full of exciting climbs, silly jokes, and happy trekking and well looked after by until Dad pulls one acrobatic stunt too many, falling into a her single father Bob. But cave and injuring his leg. Unable to move, he asks Vega and Monday dreams of seeing Billie to get help. Anxiously retracing their steps, they know that the places her father talks everything depends on them now, as Vega tries to keep them focused to her about.