ARTE Riff Mountain Dev Diary 3 : the characters
Welcome to ARTE Riff Mountain: in this third Dev Diary, the episode shines a light on a key pillar of the experience… its characters, and the voices that bring them…

The selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR – Extended Reality section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival (28th August – 7th September 2024) of La Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia, has been announced…
Our coproduction “Encounters” is selected !!
“Rencontres” is a sensory journey through space and time, linking a saturated, unlivable “modern” world with its possible calmer future, where time for dialogue and self-knowledge take precedence. The experience for 8 people equipped with virtual reality headsets takes place in a 10m x 5m space.

Venice Immersive is entirely devoted to immersive arts and media and includes all types of creative XR expression: 360° videos, virtual and mixed reality and XR works of any length, including installations, haptics and virtual worlds.
Venice Immersive will present 63 projects from 25 countries:
26 projects in Competition, representing a selection of 19 world premieres and 7 international premieres of the world’s best immersive works.
The Venice International Film Festival was one of the first film festivals in the world to show an interest in Virtual Reality. The section has been recognised as a unique event in the field and the most significant annual exhibition of immersive arts and media.
The members of the international Venice Immersive Jury are: Celine Daemen – President, Marion Burger, Adriaan Lokman.
They will award the following prizes:
– Venice Immersive Grand Prize
– Venice Immersive Special Jury Prize
– Venice Immersive Achievement Prize
Encounters is directed by Mathieu Pradat , co-produced by laprairieproductions SoWhen? , SERENDIPITY FILMS LTD
Supported by le_cnc and taicca.tw and also by legrenierasel_avignon, Le Bureau français à Taïpei, newimages.festival, khfilmfestival, vr_film_lab and vrhamfestival.


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