SHORTLY SPORTS
Prague
Sports competitions have been with mankind since time immemorial. To overcome opponents and, most importantly, oneself, to perform at one's best, to win - or lose. We invite you to watch a programme of sports short films on the big screen that lacks none of the thrills of sports coverage, nor the dramatic turning points that take place in the locker rooms and behind the scenes of the sports business. Here's to sport, especially film sport!
Polar Bears (Poland)
Director: Bartosz Stankiewicz | Producer: Gasper Malgorzata Kotlinska |
Star: Karol Bernacki, Marcin Cieślikowski, Tomasz Kubiatowicz |
Year: 2023 | Length: 20 min | Live Action |
In order to fight his first semi-professional fight, a young wrestler must lose 4 kg the night before the event. The exhausting and hard process is disrupted by an unannounced visit from his older brother, who spends his last day on leave. A man makes a proposal to a young athlete.
Old Masters (Czech Republic)
Director: Adam Barbora | Producer: FAMU |
Star: Libor Čech, Milan Regner, Rostislav Hasmanda, Martin Nypl, Věra Poláková, Václav Hruška st. |
Year: 2024 | Length: 12 min | Live Action |
An old gym, the old gang, and the enthusiastic ping-pong referee Míra. An ordinary friendly game becomes a stage for carelessness and petty conflicts that the old masters must deal with.
Love (USA)
Director: James Gallagher | Producers: Emily McEvoy, Andrew Swett, Renée Willett |
Star: Susan Sarandon, Boris McGiver, Gary Perez, Will Hochman |
Year: 2019 | Length: 15 min | Live Action |
A short film about fathers, sons, and tennis.
Swift: Women Playing in Men's Football (United Kingdom)
Režie: Matt Milne | Producers: Matt Milne, Sophie Murris, Nick Wilding |
Star: Reeten Banerji, Carolijn Kwezi, Viet Nguyen |
Year: 2024 | Length: 11 min | Documentary Film |
Lea becomes the first female footballer to play in the male Premier League.
Friendly Sport Meeting (Czech Republic)
Director: Adam Koloman Rybanský | Producer: FAMU |
Star: Martin Šesták, Matěj Sláma, Zdeněk Godla, Vítězslav Bouchner, Jana Provazníková, Stanislav Morávek, Bronislav Straka |
Year: 2017 | Length: 18 min | Live Action |
Futnet is a typical Czech sport. Almost every village hosts amateur futnet tournament from time to time. And these tournaments are not just about sport. It's saturday, beautiful summer weather and one of these tournaments begins in a small village. Futnet is played, rump is being roasted and everybody is drinking beer. Monday is still far away so no one has to worry about anything. At least until the moment when gypsy team called Jamaicas appears.
Total length of the screening 74 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.
