Throwback to the 6th edition Avril 5-9, 2023
Once again this year, over the 5 days of the NewImages Festival, professionals and public were invited to discover the very best in immersive creation. The theme around which this year’s programme was built – time travel – was embodied in three dedicated zones (past, present and future) within the Forum des images and in the Halles gardens inside a Dôme! The whole programme was designed to give the public a chance to familiarise themselves with the various modes of immersion.
Key figures
+5000
visitors in the heart of Paris during the 5 days of the festival.
+800
professionals accredited to the Pro Days (+30%).
200
speakers at the Pro and Market Days
50
nationalities represented among the professionals.
+700
appointments organized within the framework of the market (+34%).
+150
project presented at the XR Market.
140
Decision Makers invited to meet the producers.
+30
nationalities represented at the XR Market.
Selection, program, guests
XR Competition
13 international immersive works were presented as part of this official competition, including 7 French premieres and 3 world premieres.
Out-of-competition
A pioneering province in the digital creation sector, Quebec was in the spotlight with a focus on immersive works outside the competition.
360° immersive dome
Projected in a HUBBLO dome structure erected for the occasion, discover the exceptional programme of 15 360° works from Quebec.
Members of the jury / winning projects
To reward the best in international immersive creation (VR, AR, video games), NewImages Festival brought together a prestigious jury comprising journalist Kent Bye, composer and musician Rob Coudert, immersive arts consultant and curator Astrid Kahmke and Marie Lou-Papazian, founder of TUMO.
Among the 13 immersive experiences selected for the XR Competition, the jury chose to award the following prizes:
- Grand Prize: FROM THE MAIN SQUARE by Pedro Harres
- Interactivity Prize: EGGSCAPE by German Heller
- Impact Prize: PLASTISAPIENS by Miri Chekhanovich & Édith Jorisch
- Special Cinematograhic Mention: THE MAN WHO COULDN’T LEAVE by Singing Chen
- Development Market Prize: EDDIE AND I by Maya Shekel, Yuval Kella, Nitay Dagan, Jonathan Schwimmer, Dan Pollak, Avner Geller, Kiril Roksley
- Quito UDLA Immersive Residency: ROCIO BERENGUER WITH « OTHERNESSES / BOT°PHONE »
- Residenza XR Farnese – Medici: JÉRÉMY GRIFFAUD WITH « THE ORIGIN OF THINGS – THE GARDEN »
- Professional Programme GARAGE STORIES: MICHAEL TURKINGTON, PAULINE BLANCHET & ESTER WITH « NELLY THE NARWHAL »
- Villa Formose Immersive – Taiwan XR Prototyping
Residency: STUDIO U2P050 WITH « DEEP ECOLOGY »