“If you want to create empathy, it doesn’t matter what kind of medium, there’s craft in telling the story” – Steye Hallema (ANCESTORS)

Karen Cirillo

ANCESTORS is a unique participatory journey six generations into the future, exploring how today’s choices shape tomorrow’s world. In a large-group experience, the piece uses AI and guides you by your smartphone to connect with others around you. Directed by Steye Hallema (THE IMAGINARY FRIEND) for the Smartphone Orchestra, it premiered at IDFA 2024 and […]

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“Inspiring wonder across all audiences through new forms of storytelling” – Raphael Haddad (Gedeon Experiences)

While the French audiovisual group GEDEON Media Group is best known (and has been for almost 30 years) in the traditional documentary world, its approach to immersive formats is not new. Its GEDEON Experiences branch, now headed by Agnès Garaudel,

“Technology must be transparent” – Gilles Jobin (VR_I)

Geneva-based contemporary dance artist Gilles Jobin’s work has regularly fed on matter- and movement -related science and technology.

“A film about love, the love that binds us to the people we care about most” – Darren Emerson (LETTERS FROM DRANCY)

One of the most loved immersive experiences at the Lazzaretto Vecchio, where it had its world premiere, LETTERS FROM DRANCY is a deeply moving piece about the relationship between a mother and daughter separated by the tragedy of the Holocaust.

“Creating a space where artists can engage in critical conversations” – Mark Atkin (CPH:DOX Inter:Active 2025)

The new edition of CPH:DOX will begin on March 19th, with this year’s immersive section focused on exploring resilience, both human and environmental. We had the opportunity to speak with curator Mark Atkin about an edition that will showcase a

“I strongly believe VR is here to bring people together, to challenge their perceptions of the world” – Ulrich Schrauth (LFF Expanded 2021)

This year’s BFI London Film Festival continues its commitment to new mediums and storytelling, with the second year of LFF Expanded, featuring 18 VR/AR and immersive audio projects taking place in physical locations in London and on the Expanse platform

Sebastiano Vitale: staging AI at architectural scale

At The New Atlas of Digital Art – Immersive Frontiers in Milan last June, hosted by MEET, the term “immersive” is not treated as a trend but as a production reality: works are judged by their ability to hold attention,