Friday 9. 10. 2026
SCHOOL SCREENING 9:00 - 12:00
SCREENING
That Boy: A Conversation About Hate and Reconciliation
Director: Michał P. Garapich
United Kingdom, 2025, 42 min
Screening: Czech dubbing
That Boy captures an encounter between Toby Gorniak MBE, a Romani activist and refugee who emigrated from Poland in the early 1990s after experiencing violence at the hands of neo-Nazi skinheads, and Mirek, a former neo-Nazi and Polish football hooligan, now a born-again Christian who speaks openly about his past and personal transformation. Their unfiltered conversation explores the origins of hatred, its consequences, and the possibilities of reconciliation.
The programme includes a facilitated discussion for students with social educator Mgr. Štefan Grinvalský.
INDUSTRY 13:00 - 17:00
INSTITUT PAMĚŤ NÁRODA, RADNICKÁ 10
ROUND TABLE / STUDY CASE
Romani Women in Television Screenwriting
13:00–14:00
Round Table with Romani Women Screenwriters
14:00–15:00
Case Study: Face to Face with Innovation in Czech TV Series Production
Alica Sigmund Heráková, Ondřej Elbel
15:00–16:30
Meet & Greet – Networking and Drinks (invited guests only)
What does it mean to enter television screenwriting with a voice and experience that have so far been almost entirely absent from the field? A round table with Romani women screenwriters will explore questions of Romani representation, authors’ own creative responsibility, what they have learned while entering the professional environment, and what they still feel they lack.
The following case study, Face to Face, will offer the perspective of television professionals: what have we learned from working with emerging writers, and at what point is supporting individual talent no longer enough, making systemic change necessary? Together, we will ask what role film schools, public funding, broadcasters and producers can play in ensuring that minority voices gain not only opportunities, but also the conditions needed to build sustainable careers in the industry.
FESTIVAL OPENING + SCREENING, DISCUSSION 18:00 - 20:30
TELEVIZNÍ INSTITUT, DOMINIKÁNSKÁ 11
SCREENING
That Boy: A Conversation About Hate and Reconciliation
Director: Michał P. Garapich
United Kingdom, 2025, 42 min
Screening: Czech dubbing
That Boy captures an encounter between Toby Gorniak MBE, a Romani activist and refugee who emigrated from Poland in the early 1990s after experiencing violence at the hands of neo-Nazi skinheads, and Mirek, a former neo-Nazi and Polish football hooligan, now a born-again Christian who speaks openly about his past and personal transformation. Their unfiltered conversation explores the origins of hatred, its consequences, and the possibilities of reconciliation.
DISCUSSION
The Potential and Limits of Reconciliation in the Political Climate of the 21st Century
Can a society come to terms with its past while individuals continue to live with its consequences? Public gestures of reconciliation and attempts to overcome historical conflicts may clash with personal experiences of racism, violence, persecution or loss that do not necessarily align with society’s broader need for reconciliation.
Following the screening of That Boy, the discussion will ask whether social and personal reconciliation can be separated, who has the right to forgive – and whether a truly resilient society is built precisely through its ability to listen to the voices of those whose experiences remain marginalised in public debate.
A discussion about the limits of forgiveness, memory, reconciliation and social resilience.
Guests:
Alice Koubová, philosopher, Czech Academy of Sciences
Stano Daniel, Director of REF Slovakia
Fedor Gál, publicist and writer
Moderated by Alica Sigmund Heráková
Screening 21:30 - 23:00
SCREENING
Van Helsing
Director: Stephen Sommers
USA/Czech Republic, 2004, 132 min
Screening: Czech subtitles
The legendary monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing is sent to Transylvania to assist the heirs of the Valerious bloodline in their fight against the vampire Count Dracula. Anna Valerious, a Romani princess, uncovers the demonic count’s sinister plans involving Dr Frankenstein’s monster. If the heroes fail to defend the world against the vampires, humanity will face its end.
21:30–21:45
Introduction by Robert Poupátko
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