Vjera Matković (Rijeka, 1979) graduated in English and Czech language and literature from the Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and holds an MA in culture management and cultural policy (University of Arts in Belgrade and Université Lyon 2). She worked as a foreign language teacher, translator, assistant producer, and from 2007 to 2015 she was employed by the Hulahop production company, working on the organisation of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb. As Animafest’s producer, she took part at many international festivals and film and animation markets, and actively promoted and presented Croatian animated production in Europe and globally. Since 2016 she has been working as an independent producer and cultural manager, currently as the executive producer of the triennial International Graphic Design and Visual Communications Exhibition ZGRAF and as an associate in the promotion of Croatian AV production on the international market.