Venice Film Festival’s XR Section to Feature 19 World Premieres, Seven International Premieres

The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the lineup of projects for Venice Immersive, the Extended Reality (XR) section of the event. The program, which will include 63 projects from 25 countries, takes place on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio from Aug. 29 to Sept. 7.

There are 26 projects in Competition, including 19 world premieres and seven international premieres.

There are 30 projects playing Out of Competition, including the best works that have been released or premiered elsewhere since the last edition of the Venice Film Festival; this section is divided into: Best of Experiences (10 projects), and Best of Worlds (20 projects), created by independent artists on the VRChat social platform, an ecosystem of virtual worlds presented in guided tours.

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There are seven projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema – Immersive: one project produced thanks to the grant from this year’s eighth edition, six projects developed within the international workshop of the eighth, seventh, sixth and fifth editions.

The members of the international jury are:Celine Daemen (The Netherlands) – president. She is a director of transdisciplinary art and the founder of Studio Nergens. In 2022 her VR opera “Eurydice” premiered in the Venice Immersive selection in competition. Her latest VR opera “Songs for a Passerby” won the Venice Immersive Grand Prize last year.Marion Burger (France). She is a production designer who has worked on many feature films, including “Divines” by Houda Benyamina, which won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes Film festival in 2016, “Gagarine” by Jérémy Trouilh and Fanny Liatard, in Cannes official selection in 2020, and more recently “Mother and Son” by Léonor Serraille, also in Cannes in 2022 edition. Her directorial debut “Emperor,” an empathic VR experience co-created with Ilan J. Cohen, won Venice Immersive achievement prize last year.Adriaan Lokman (The Netherlands). He is creator of time based, linear, interactive and cross-media projects. In 2002 his film “Barcode” was awarded the Grand Prix d’Annecy. In the last edition of Venice, his work “Flow” was awarded the Special Immersive Jury prize.

The jury will award the Venice Immersive Grand Prize, the Venice Immersive Special Jury Prizeand the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize.

VENICE IMMERSIVEIN COMPETITION

“Mamie Lou”By Isabelle AndreaniFrance, Luxembourg, 25’, virtual reality

“Mammary Mountain”By Tara Baoth Mooney, Camille C. Baker, Maf’j AlvarezU.K., Ireland, 23’, installation, haptic, virtual reality

“Bodies of Water”By Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin, Caroline Laurin-BeaucageCanada, 10’, virtual reality

“Uncanny Alley: A New Day”By Stephen Butchko, Rick TreweekU.S., South Africa, 75’, world, virtual reality, immersive theater

“In the Realm of Ripley”By Soo Eung Chuck Chae, Eun Jung ChaeSouth Korea, 50’, installation, virtual reality, interactive film

“Free Ur Head”By Tung-Yen ChouTaipei, 30’, installation, virtual reality, live performance

“Project: Lost Worlds”By FinsU.S., 60’, world, virtual reality

“The Art of Change”By Simone Fougnier, Vincent RooijersItaly, The Netherlands, U.S., 10’, virtual reality

“Oto’s Planet”By Gwenael FrançoisLuxembourg, Canada, France, 28’, virtual reality

“Un Soir Avec Les Impressionnistes, Paris 1874”By Pierre GableFrance, 42’, installation, virtual reality

“Ceci Est Mon Cœur”By Stéphane Hueber-Blies, Nicolas BliesLuxembourg, Canada, France, 35’, installation, haptic, projection

“Pudica”By Keisuke ItohJapan, 15’, installation, mixed reality

“Address Unknown: Fukushima Now”By Arif KhanJapan, U.S., Taiwan, 25’, virtual reality

“The Guardians of Jade Mountain”By Hayoun KwonFrance, Taiwan, 18’, installation, virtual reality

“Ito Meikyu”By Boris LabbéFrance, Luxembourg, 15’, virtual reality

“Strangeways”By Adam Lieber, Chris BianchiU.K., South Africa, Malta, 30’, world, virtual reality

“Fragile Home”By Ondřej Moravec, Victoria LopukhinaCzech Republic, 30’, installation, mixed reality

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g With Reality”By Barry Gene Murphy, May AbdallaU.K., France, 35’, installation, mixed reality

“Play Life”By Zilvinas Naujokas, Vilius Petrauskas, Mantas Pronckus, Donatas Ulvydas, Algis Krisciunas, Darius ZickusLithuania, 26’, virtual reality

“Rencontres”By Mathieu PradatFrance, Taiwan, 50’, installation, virtual reality

“A Simple Silence”By Craig QuinteroTaiwan, 12’, virtual reality

“Project_Y: Working Title”By Yuzo Sugano, Shingo Yoshimura, Toshiki Sakamoto, Taro HiraiJapan, 90’, virtual reality

“Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom”By Kenichi SuzukiJapan, France, U.S., 90’, virtual reality

“Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis: Sentience”By Tosca Terán, Brendan Lehman, Andrei Gravelle, Sven SteffensCanada, Germany, Chile, 90’, installation, virtual reality, live performance

“Champ De Bataille”By François VautierFrance, Belgium, Luxembourg, 21’, virtual reality

“All I Know About Teacher Li”By ZhuzmoU.S., 20’, virtual reality

OUT OF COMPETITIONBEST OF EXPERIENCES“Turbulence: Jamais Vu”By Ben Joseph Andrews, Emma RobertsAustralia, 10’, installation, virtual reality

“What If…? – An Immersive Story”By Dave BushoreU.S., 50’, mixed reality

“40 Days Without the Sun”By Joao FuriaBrazil, 15’, virtual reality

“Nightmara: Episode 3”By Gianpaolo GonzalezU.S.,14’, virtual reality

“Astra”By Eliza McnittFrance, U.S., 60’, mixed reality

“Adventure”By Charlotte Mikkelborg, Elliot GravesU.K., 25’, virtual reality

“Riven”By Rand Miller, Richard Wende, Hannah Gamiel, Eric Anderson, Tony FrymanU.S., 45’, virtual reality

“Museum Alive Immersive With David Attenborough”By Bhaumik PatelU.K., 10’, mixed reality

“Telos I”By Emil Dam Seidel, Dorotea SaykalyCanada, Sweden, Denmark, U.K., 23’, installation

“The 7th Guest VR”By Paul Van Der MeerThe Netherlands, virtual reality

BEST OF WORLDS“․⁄ Complication”By Ende

“Chromatic Frequency”By Axinovium

“Concrete – Pale Sands”By May ~ and jerk

“Eccentic Rooms”By Suzuki_I

“Endless Residents Super Ultra Deluxe Edition”By Spencer Filson

“Exoplanet Journey”By Niko

“Finishing Touch – Art Studio ＆ Gallery”By Mixieǃ

“Liminal Dreams: The Poolrooms”By ∗Lotus∗

“Magic Ai-Art: Dimensions”By Niko∗

“Magnetize”By Juice…

“Mormoverse: Under the Pillow”By Georgymolodtsov

“Overview Effect Experience”By The Shushu

“Phatta”By Sumeru

“Polyrhythm”By Skyesage

“Sanctum”By Muzz, ju.no

“Smew Brushǃ”By Smew

“SNR Labs: Test Facility”By A://DDOS

“Suku”By Durk＠Work

“VRC Museum”By Ectique

BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA – IMMERSIVE – OUT OF COMPETITION

“Earths to Come”By Rose BondProducer: Melanie CoombsU.S., 13’, virtual reality

“Duchampiana”By Lilian HessProducer: Sarah Arnaud, Kathrin Brunner, Oliver CzeslickFrance, Germany, 10’, installation, virtual reality

“Garden Alchemy”By Michelle Kranot, Uri KranotProducer: Uri Kranot, Peter Fisher, Simon LajboschitzDenmark, 45’, installation, virtual reality

“Somewhere Unknown in Indochina”By Asio Chihsiung Liu, Feng Ting Tsou Producer: Feng Ting Tsou, Asio Chihsiung LiuTaipei, Belgium, Canada, Vietnam, Cambodia, 38’, virtual reality

“Below Deck”By Martina Mahlknecht, Martin Prinoth Producer: Martina Mahlknecht, Martin PrinothGermany, Italy, 23’, installation, virtual reality

“The Gossips’ Chronicles”By Corinne MazzoliProducer: Marta BianchiItaly, 30’, installation, mixed reality

“Echos of Ash Valley”By Shu ZhuProducer: Sultan Pirzhan, Jonathan Warner, Zemo ZhengU.S. 17’, installation, virtual reality

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