Villa Formose / “To act or to observe: it’s this freedom of the spectator that lies at the heart of the experience” – Mathieu Pradat (ENCOUNTERS)

Claudia Montes

After several years in development, Mathieu Pradat had a successful year in 2024, presenting two multi-user experiences at festivals. After THE ROAMING at Cannes, RENCONTRES made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. This latest project was the result of a lengthy process, including several weeks of prototype development at Villa Formose. Here's a […]

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“I really believe that it’s the artists who are pushing the edge of innovation forward” – James George (CEO of Scatter, creators of Depthkit)

In January we shared the news of a major update for Depthkit, one of the main tools for volumetric video capture. Since the creation of our magazine, we have been in regular discussion with designers who have used this technological

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“On veut retrouver les publics silencieux à l’aide d’une proposition de cinéma hybride” – Pierre Emmanuel Le Goff (La 25e Heure)

Durant l’année Covid les salles de cinéma, les festivals, ont été plusieurs mois à l’arrêt. Mais quelques idées innovantes ont permis de proposer des projections en ligne via des salles virtuelles comme La 25e Heure lancée par Pierre Emmanuel Le

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