Events

27. 5. 2012

Another title that can be viewed online on the video-on-demand rental services through AEROVOD is the film by Xavier Dolan Heartbeats. Now you can watch some of the films featured in Světozor online and do it legally! In the near future, AEROVOD will offer a wider selection of films. AEROVOD has been created in cooperation with the distribution company Aerofilms, and is now in a testing phase. Check out AEROVOD now and let us know your comments at vratnice@aerovod.cz. (více…)

22. 5. 2012

On Saturday, May 26, Světozor will host a ceremonial premiere of a unique documentary about the design of cities Urbanized by Gary Hustwit. The screening will start at 7pm, and it takes place within the reSITE festival taking place next week, during which the world's leading voices in the field of sustainable urban design, urban planning and architecture will be in Prague to discuss the question: Can collaborative design improve waterfront public spaces and mobility, and catalyze economic development? The reSITE Festival and Conference invites city planners, engineers, economists and architects from New York, Copenhagen, Rotterdam and Paris to debate this central question. After the screening, a discussion with top architects and city designers will take place: Alexandros E. Washburn (NYC), Craig Dykers (Oslo/NYC), Matúš Vallo (Bratislava), David Chisholm (Prague) and Adam Gebrian (Praha). Both the film and the post-screening discussion will be English Friendly! For more information visit reSITE. (více…)

21. 5. 2012

The Documentary Mondays cycle will feature the documentary Iceland – A Family Holiday on Monday, May 21st. Šimon Caban, the director of the film, will introduce the title in person. This documentary confirms the old truth that it is not important where one travels, but with whom. The title Iceland – A Family Holiday sounds dangerously like a home-video, but it is intentionally misleading. The truth is far from this notion: the film is shot in an attractive way, showing an adventurous journey of friends, in which a family certainly is not an obstacle, in the comfort of off-road vehicles in the uncomfortable inland area of Iceland. (více…)

19. 5. 2012

Another title that can be viewed online on the video-on-demand rental services through AEROVOD is the American comedy The Kids Are All Right. Now you can watch some of the films featured in Světozor online and do it legally! In the near future, AEROVOD will offer a wider selection of films. AEROVOD has been created in cooperation with the distribution company Aerofilms, and is now in a testing phase. Check out AEROVOD now and let us know your comments at vratnice@aerovod.cz. (více…)

18. 5. 2012

On Friday, May 18, Světozor will feature the Icelandic film Volcano. The fim will be introduced by Mr. Olafúr Ragnar Grímsson, the President of Iceland, in person. The screening is for free and starts at 6pm. The protagonist of this subtle feature debut from Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson is 67-year-old Hannes, who has just retired. The reserved, taciturn man isn’t used to expressing his feelings. He has almost no friends. His children, long adults, have become estranged. And his relationship with his wife cooled off ages ago. A tragic event forces Hannes to reevaluate his life thus far and to discover the emotions that have been dormant within him for years. More details about the film can be found here at our webpage. (více…)