Throwback to the 7th edition Avril 24-28, 2024
Once again this year, over the 5 days of the NewImages Festival, professionals and the public were invited to discover the very best in immersive creation. This year’s curation focused on the theme of Heritage in the Out of Competition category. Industry Days focused on the themes of immersive musuem, immersive stages and immersive empathy. A new feature of this year’s event was that the market took over the Forum des images, while the works of art were displayed under the Canopée des Halles.
Key figures
+3000
visitors in the heart of Paris during the 5 days of the festival.
+850
professionals accredited to the Pro Days.
+80
speakers at the Pro and Market Days
50
nationalities represented among the professionals.
+900
meetings organised as part of the market.
+120
project presented at the XR Market.
160
Decision Makers invited to meet the producers.
Selection, program, guests
XR Competition
15 international immersive works were presented as part of this official competition, including 7 French premieres and 3 world premieres.
Out-of-competition
Heritage in all its forms was in the spotlight, with a focus on immersive works outside the competition.
Industry Days
International players in the sector came together for around thirty conferences and workshops. Discover the full programme.
Members of the jury / winning projects
To reward the very best in international immersive creation, NewImages Festival brought together a prestigious jury made up of Shari Frilot, programmer and chief curator of New Frontier at the Sundance Film Festival, Amandine Gay, director, producer, author and activist, and electronic music composer, producer and DJ Molécule, aka Romain De La Haye-Serafini.
Among the 15 immersive experiences selected for the XR Competition, the jury chose to award the following prizes:
- Grand Prize : TRAVERSING THE MIST by Chou Tung-Yen
- Interactivity Prize: BEAR MY SOUL by Josephine Derobe
- Impact Prize: THE IMAGINARY FRIEND by Steye Hallema & Frank Bosma
- Development Market Prize: IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS by Aley Baracat
- Residenza XR Farnese – Medici: JONATHAN PÊPE WITH « FISHEYE»