16 works to be judged by the prestigious jury of the
Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes
16 immersive works from 9 countries will be presented in the Selection, including 9 in the Competition.
The Immersive Competition Jury will be chaired by French director Luc Jacquet, who will be joined by American artist Laurie Anderson, French writer Tania de Montaigne, British director Martha Fiennes and Japanese video game creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi.
This prestigious jury will have the noble task of awarding the prize for Best Immersive Work at the Immersive Closing Ceremony on May 22.
The First Edition of the Immersive Competition was in 2024. This year’s event will be held at the Carlton Hotel during the 78th Festival de Cannes.
Returning for a second consecutive year, the Immersive Competition was introduced in 2024 to celebrate new forms of storytelling through spatial and sensory experiences. By freeing themselves from the screen and traditional cinematic language, immersive works invite viewers to enter into the narrative, and often interact with it.
This year's Immersive Selection will showcase nine works in the Competition, two non-competitive, and a Focus program featuring five Luxemburg creations that will give festival-goers an unprecedented insight into immersive creative processes.
Together, these sixteen proposals offer an overview of a rapidly evolving language - from virtual reality and mixed reality to video mapping and artificial intelligence. Designed to be experienced rather than viewed, these works take us into imaginary worlds where space, narrative and emotion intertwine. They also invite us to question our relation to power, domination and the complex, ambivalent ties we maintain with the natural world, technological systems, our own bodies and our fellow human beings. This year's talented cast includes Fanny Ardant, Daisy Ridley, Zar Amir and Rod Paradot.
For the first time, the Immersive Competition will take place at the Carlton Hotel from May 14 to 23. The Croisette’s iconic venue will thus be transformed into a showcase dedicated to experiential and innovative forms of narration.
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International Premiere
John Fitzgerald, Godfrey Reggio
Produced by Onassis ONX, Agog,
Foundry, Pressman Film, Asteria Film Co
Country United States
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World Premiere
Brais Revalderia, María Fernanda Ordóñez Morla
Produced by Cinexin Studios, 100 Sutton Studios, Evernia Media, Wecom, Shift Midtown
Countries Spain, United States
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International Premiere
Michel van der Aa
Cast Viola Blache, Marie Fenske, Franziska Eberhardt, Marie Charlotte Seidel, Felicitas Erben, Helene Erben
Produced by doubleA Foundation
Countries The Netherlands
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International Premiere
Cameron Kostopoulos
Cast Carolyn Mercer
Produced by Kost, Floréal, France Télévisions
Countries United States, France
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International Premiere
Maartje Wegdam, Nienke Huitenga-Broeren
Cast Sonja de Lange
Produced by Podium Biarritz, Studio Biarritz, Copper Views Film Productions
Countries The Netherlands
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World Premiere
Navid Khonsari
Cast Zar Amir, Navid Negahban
Produced by iNK Stories, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Alambic Production
Countries United States, United Kingdom, France
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World Premiere
Yamil Rodriguez, Michael Arcos, Stephen Henderson
Produced by Nilor Studio
Country United Kingdom
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World Premiere
Charlotte Bruneau, Dominic Desjardins
Cast Ellie Todd (English voice), Rebecca Maiese (English voice), Sarah Vergès (French voice), Claire Cahen (French voice), Béatrice René-Décarie (motion capture performer), Corinne Hoang (motion capture performer)
Produced by Wild Fang Films, Zazie Films
Countries Luxembourg, Canada
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World Premiere
Charlotte Bruneau, Dominic Desjardins
Cast Grace Seri
Produced by Atlas V, BYRD
Countries France, Greece
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World Premiere
Victoria Yakubova, Frédéric Le Louët
Cast Fanny Ardant (main voice), Eduard Yakubov, Stanislav Yakubov, Dilbar Yakubov, Ira Eduardovna, Anjelika Shalomayev, Alex Shalomayev, Aaron Shalomayev, Khasto Yakubov, Tamara Malaeva, Simona Le Louët, Guy Le Louët, Giovanni Fanelli, Gelsomina Fanelli, Leon Prudovsky, Evgeny Izraylit, Rinaldo Rocco, Frédéric Le Louët, Victoria Yakubova
Produced by Olma Djon Productions, Limited Edition
Country France
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French Premiere
Eloise Singer
Cast Daisy Ridley, Mortiz Bleibtreu, David Bruckner
Produced by Singer Studios
Country United Kingdom
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François Vautier
Cast Rod Paradot, Thimothée Robart, Nilton Martins, Michael Erpelding, Lou Mergen and Django
Produced by Da Prod, Digital Voodooh, France Télévisions, Kwassa Films
Countries France, Luxembourg, Belgium
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Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies
Cast Corentin Fila, Raphel Famotibe
Produced by a_BAHN, Lucid Realities, PHI Studio
Countries Luxembourg, France, Canada
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Juanita Onzaga
Cast Jocelynne Gallardo García, Jaquelyne Gallardo García, Florencia García, Rosalia Gallardo Alvarado, Guadalupe García Allende, Grupo de Huehuentones « Chajma ndle jaá »
Dancers Benoit Couchot, Astrid Sweeney, ‘Nunoy’ Johannes van den Burgh, Annick Schadeck
Vocalists Jana Bahrich, Sarah Kertz, Edmon Pires Domingo, John Wolter
Produced by Cassette for timescapes, Tarantula, Studio Biarritz
Countries Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands
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Boris Labbé
Produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Les Films Fauves
Countries France, Luxembourg
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