{"id":10028,"date":"2026-08-18T08:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/czechia\/?post_type=news&#038;p=10028"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:00:30","slug":"faith-film-fest-2-ai-takes-on-the-bear","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/czechia\/news\/2026\/aug\/faith-film-fest-2-ai-takes-on-the-bear","title":{"rendered":"Faith Film Fest 2: AI Takes On \u2018The Bear\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-Z270o3x wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left\">We&#8217;ve just wrapped the second edition of faith Film Fest, our agency-wide competition challenging colleagues to write, shoot and edit a short film using the latest Google AI tools, including Nano Banana, Veo and Lyria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This year&#8217;s brief asked entrants to bring \u201cThe Bear\u201d to life: our shorthand for the looming obstacle or stubborn convention that they battle every day. Interpretations ranged from epic cinematic showdowns to weirdly funny takes on agency life.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-carousel-Z28o44J wp-block-lazyblock-carousel\">  <section class=\"fullwidth\">\r\n    <div class=\"container container--spaced-sm\">\r\n\r\n      <div id=\"imageCarousel\" class=\"carousel slide    \" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"0\">\r\n        \r\n                \r\n        <div class=\"carousel-inner\">\r\n          \r\n                              \r\n          <div class=\"carousel-item  active\">\r\n          \r\n                      \r\n                        <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n              <picture class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\r\n                <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/czechia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/ondrej-faith-film-fest-1.jpg 1152w\">\r\n                <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/czechia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/ondrej-faith-film-fest-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload d-block w-100\">\r\n              <\/picture>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n            \r\n          <\/div>\r\n          \r\n                    \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                \r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-Z2gUr5p wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left\">We launched the annual competition at the end of March with an official brief and briefing session, followed by a series of hands-on training sessions to help colleagues get to grips with the tools. We received entries from across VCCP\u2019s offices and capabilities, with film styles including claymation, comic book, photo-real and CGI,\u00a0produced by everyone from Account and Resource Managers, through to our Creative &amp; Production teams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Two of our own colleagues from <strong>VCCP Prague<\/strong> made the Top 10: <strong>Ond\u0159ej Mencl<\/strong>, Editor &amp; Motion Designer, scored 2nd place, while <strong>Du\u0161an \u010ce\u017eek<\/strong>, Design Director, placed 6th. Watch their submissions below!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-carousel-Z1BIJD5 wp-block-lazyblock-carousel\">  <section class=\"fullwidth\">\r\n    <div class=\"container container--spaced-sm\">\r\n\r\n      <div id=\"imageCarousel\" class=\"carousel slide  carousel--with-indicators  \" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"0\">\r\n        \r\n                \r\n        <div class=\"carousel-inner\">\r\n          \r\n                              \r\n          <div class=\"carousel-item  active\">\r\n          \r\n                        <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\" data-component=\"video\">\r\n              <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1219145998?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=6cbef1&amp;playsinline=0\" class=\"lazyload\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"><\/iframe>                          <\/div>\r\n                      \r\n                        \r\n            \r\n          <\/div>\r\n          \r\n                              \r\n          <div class=\"carousel-item \">\r\n          \r\n                        <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\" data-component=\"video\">\r\n              <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1219145996?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=6cbef1&amp;playsinline=0\" class=\"lazyload\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"><\/iframe>                          <\/div>\r\n                      \r\n                        \r\n            \r\n          <\/div>\r\n          \r\n                    \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                <div class=\"carousel-controls\">\r\n          <a class=\"carousel-control-prev btn btn-sm btn-icon-only h5 btn-theme-black\" href=\"#imageCarousel\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\r\n          <svg class=\"icon \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/czechia\/wp-content\/themes\/vccp-theme\/static\/assets\/image\/icons.svg#icon-left-open\"><\/use><\/svg>\r\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Previous<\/span>\r\n          <\/a>\r\n    \r\n          <a class=\"carousel-control-next btn btn-sm btn-icon-only h5 btn-theme-black\" href=\"#imageCarousel\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\r\n            <svg class=\"icon \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/czechia\/wp-content\/themes\/vccp-theme\/static\/assets\/image\/icons.svg#icon-right-open\"><\/use><\/svg>\r\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Next<\/span> \r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <ol class=\"carousel-indicators\">\r\n                              <li data-target=\"#imageCarousel\" data-slide-to=\"0\" class=\"active\"><\/li>\r\n                              <li data-target=\"#imageCarousel\" data-slide-to=\"1\" class=\"\"><\/li>\r\n                            <\/ol>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-ZvBtfO wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left\">The films were judged by our team of experts, alongside special guest judges <strong>Dyana Najdi<\/strong> and <strong>Dan<\/strong> <strong>Germain<\/strong> from <strong>Google<\/strong>. Across all entries, the judges were impressed by how the entrants had used AI to enhance their creativity, and by how many participants had used the film fest as an opportunity to showcase skills outside of their normal agency role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8220;Seeing that human core augmented through the power of AI\u2019s ability to bring a vision to life through the lens of the creator is truly incredible.&#8221;\u00a0<br \/><em>Dyana Najdi, Managing Director at Google<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Ten finalists went through to our Big Screen Showcase, held at TownHall, where we screened the films before crowning <strong>Paul Hunt<\/strong> from our PR division <strong>VCCP Roar<\/strong> this year\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Enjoy a taste of this year\u2019s entries:<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-video-WgLKp wp-block-lazyblock-video\"><section class=\"fullwidth\">\r\n  <div 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