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November 2, 2022

“XR creators have a role to play in the development of the immersive industry in Africa” - Arome Ibrahim (Experis Immersive)

As XR continues to gain more ground in Africa, creators are delving into how extended reality can be beneficial to the advancement of development sectors in the continent. Notable for promoting the w…

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October 31, 2022

“We need to feel a sense of connection with immersive contents.” - Deepa Mann-Kler (Belfast XR Festival)

Internationally renowned artist, known for her multi-disciplinary work (light, painting, photography...), Deepa Mann-Kler has been involved since 2016 in the immersive creation around strong social i…

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October 27, 2022

“We want to multiply genres and formats, while promoting the inclusiveness of XR selection” - Anais Emery, Paola Gazzani Marinelli (GIFF Geneva)

GIFF is back this year with a fresh coat of paint on a proven model. The Festival and Market (the Geneva Digital Market) will take place from November 4 to 13 in different places of the city, and alw…

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October 26, 2022

“It is very important for us to open a dialogue with the spectator, even after the experience” - Ondřej Moravec (TMÁNÍ - DARKENING)

This is one of the most sensitive experiences of Venice Immersive 2022. TMÁNÍ (DARKENING) takes viewers on a journey to better understand the daily life of a person suffering from depression, based o…

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October 24, 2022

“On the value of connection, between the spiritual and physical worlds” – Keisuke Itoh (TYPEMAN)

In the 2022 Venice Immersive lineup and now on its way to Raindance Immersive, TYPEMAN, Keisuke Itoh's fourth VR work, is an emotional and full of life experience that plays with nostalgia, music and…

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October 19, 2022

Report⎪The Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival 2022

Last weekend there was a call for collaboration, funding and accessibility from the vibrant centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival is being held from …

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October 17, 2022

Report⎪NFT, XR Distribution... Report from FNC Forum 2022

As part of the 51st edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, the FNC Forum is part of a series of activities aimed at professionals in the film and audiovisual industry. Organized from …

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October 14, 2022

“I shape environments to create emotions” - Mélanie Courtinat (ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST)

It was quite different in Venice in a line-up that was finally very oriented towards linear works. More refined, ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST does not forget to pass a message. This dreamlike un…

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October 13, 2022

Report⎪Virtual Worlds and The Creator Community

Recently Michael Barngrover hosted a live panel discussion for the XRMust community on the topic of XR creator communities. The panelists invited to share their insights and to take questions were So…

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October 12, 2022

Report⎪Back from Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) 2022

Although virtual festivals now seem to be a thing of the past, folks in Montreal are lucky to have access to the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC), an event that has offered a selection of immersive a…

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October 11, 2022

"A work that showed us how art can foresee reality" - Pedro Harres, Angelina Urbanczyk (FROM THE MAIN SQUARE)

Winner of the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize, Pedro Harres' From the Main Square is a surprising (and stunning!) VR debut that combines a clear understanding of immersive storytelling with a story…

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October 6, 2022

“It’s much more than an interactive documentary, it became a personal quest to change the narrative of family separation” - Victoria Bousis (STAY ALIVE, MY SON)

With TU VIVRAS, MON FILS [STAY ALIVE, MY SON], it is an impressive film that was presented at Venice Immersive this September. If history and memory is an incredible field of exploration for VR, Vict…

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October 4, 2022

“With BFI, we are really branching out into more immersive art forms” - Ulrich Schrauth (LFF Expanded)

German XR curator Ulrich Schrauth is a busy man. Through his exploration of immersive creation, he surveys contemporary art exhibitions and meets the most experimental creators of the sector - withou…

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October 3, 2022

“I wanted to create a minimalist and intimate world around a social question” - Bambou Kenneth (KINDRED)

After the success of GLIMPSE, the British studio Electric Skies continues its exploration of human and sensitive stories with KINDRED - a directorial debut in the form of a personal narrative, closer…

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September 29, 2022

Marshmallow Laser Feast's EVOLVER will have its European Premiere, thanks to Geneva GIFF 2022

The 28th Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF, 4 - 13th November) will feature the European premiere of the EVOLVER immersive experience, a production created by the renowned London studio Marshm…

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September 26, 2022

“Our desire is to bring new artists to the creative XR scene” - Albert Millis, Samantha Kingston (Virtual Umbrella)

With their company Virtual Umbrella, Albert Millis and Samantha Kingston have been accompanying brands and events in new virtual territories for over 7 years. For the past months, they have continued…