A focus on Taiwan
Imagine a country that combines daring creativity, technological prowess, support for production… If there is a paradise for VR outside of France, it could very well be Taïwan
On the big screen, names such as Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang are the pride of Taiwan. But when it comes to digital creation, this Asian island has more than one trick up its sleeve, and Taiwanese artists are also taking on the challenge of virtual reality!
After Africa and Canada, the spotlight is now on Taiwanese XR. After all, the very first Franco-Taiwanese production, Mechanical Souls, was conceived here in 2018! The Festival provides a unique perspective on one of the world’s best XR ecosystems, with several trade talks, new VR experiences and many special guests (creators, producers, studio and official representatives, institutions, tech leaders, etc.)
VR Residency France – Taiwan
ProThis year, the NewImages Festival, the Kaohsiung Film Festival and The French Office in Taipei open an exceptional residency in Taiwan.
Attending Industry Days this year:
- « Tommy » Chia-Wen Chang (HTC Vive Originals)
- Singing Chen (Réalisatrice | director)
- « Apu » Pu-Yuan Cheng (Funique VR)
- Aurélien Dirler (Bureau français de Taipei Taipei’s French office)
- Hsin-Chien Huang (New media creator artiste nouveaux médias)
- Wen-Hao Huang (Digital Art Foundation, Taipei)
- « John » Han-Chiang Hsu (Réalisateur | director)
- « Grace » Huai-Chin Lee (Kaohsiung Film Festival VR & Kaohsiung VR FILM LAB)
- « James » Quo-Ping Lin (National Palace Museum, Taipei)
- Ya-Lun Tao (Artiste | artist)
- Tsung-Han Tsai (scénariste, réalisateur | screenwriter and director)
- Estela Valdivieso Chen (Serendipity Films)
- « Aimee » Sin-Yi Yao (Kaohsiung VR FILM LAB)
- Centre culturel de Taïwan à Paris