Anifilm Bussines Bistro
International Festival of Animated Films, 6 - 11 May 2025, Czech Republic

Anifilm Bussines Bistro

Business Bistro

Is two-day programme for professionals and students at the Anifilm International Film Festival of Animated Films in Třeboň for Czech and foreign animation and VFX studios, game developers, VR designers and students and graduates of film, fine art and technical schools.

What are the goals of Business Bistro?

BB aims to connect film professionals with students and graduates looking to find a professional fulfilment in Czech creative and cultural industries. In general, BB serves as a platform for sharing ideas and discussing new projects, technologies and opportunities for cooperation and co-production.

Organized as a part of the Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films taking place from 2nd to 7th May 2017

Programme Business Bistro

In the Community Centre at the Masarykovo Square in Třeboň

3rd May Wednesday

Main Hall

20.00Opening Industry

4th May Thursday – VR DAY

Main Hall

8.00–10.00BB Participants Installations 10.00–18.00Exhibitions

Presentation Hall BB

10.00–11.00Opening / Daniela Staníková, Marek Toušek, Martin Kotík, Opening speech by representatives of Creative Europe and ASAF recapitulating the results of the Mapping of the animation industry in the Czech Republic

11.00–12.00Pavel Dobrovský Guided tour of the BB participants

12.00–12.30Brainz VR / Štěpán Kleník, Jan Brukner How to carry out a project that has never been carried out before?

12.40–13.10Etnetera Group / Marek Kulkovský Christmas VR Opening – Virtual reality experience as a gift

13.20–13.50DIVR Labs / Michal Berlinger Presentation of the studio and their VR game Blue Effect

14.00–14.30AV MEDIA / Jan Buriánek Optical motion capture system not only for the entertainment industry

14.40–15.10UTB / Lukáš Gregor Presentation of the Studio of Animation and screening of student films

15.20–15.50FAMU / Michaela Pavlátová Presentation of the Department of Animation and screening of student films

16.00–16.30UMPRUM / Zuzana Bukovinská Presentation of the Studio of Film and TV Graphics and screening of student films

16.40–17.10ZČU / Jiří Bárta Presentation of the Studio of Animation and Interactive Art and screening of student films

17.20–17.50OSU Screening of student films from the Department of Intermedia

5th May Friday – GAME DAY

Main Hall

10.00–17.00 Exhibitions

17.00–19.00 Deinstallation

Presentation Hall

10.00–10.30 Creative Europe – MEDIA / Daniela Staníková Support of the gaming and animation industry within the Creative Europe programme

10.40–11.10 Anomalia / Marek Toušek Case studies of short film and game projects in professional education

11.20–11.50 Wietrack Softwork / Tomáš Větrovský Science in (computer) games: Amateur game development influenced by natural sciences

12.00–12.30 KLUCIvespolek / Jan Švarc, Jiří Novák Presentation of the animation studio

12.40–13.10 VOŠG and SUŠG / Tomáš Gryc Presentation of new study programme Game Development

13.20–13.50 ČVUT / David Sedláček Presentation of the Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction

14.00–14.40 Intel Corporation / Jaroslav Petráš, Ladislav Dyntar The future of VR in e-sport and modern technologies

14.50–15.20 Circus Atos / Barbora Podhorská Development of Under Leaves

15.30–16.00 Studio ZVON / Aurel Klimt Presentation of the puppet feature film Lajka

16.10–16.40 BareBear Animation Studio / Radovan Surý, Marcel Legindi Development of the Chilling Mysteries series for grown-ups

Anifilm is the biggest festival of animated films in Central Europe. In 2016, over 26 thousands festivalgoers and 600 film professionals attended the festival.