CALL! Compétition Immersive 2026 at the Festival de Cannes 🗓️ Deadline: Feb. 6 https://competitionimmersive.festival-cannes.com/en/press/call-for-entries-open-competition-immersive-2026-at-the-festival-de-cannes/

“Reframing our relationship with nature” – Marcel van Brakel (FUTURE BOTANICA), by @agnesepietrobon.bsky.social https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/marcel-van-brakel-future-botanica/

TOMORROW! Inside the Story: Ten Years of Immersive Documentary @ Museum of Moving Image (New York City) https://xrmust.com/all-events_/inside-the-story-ten-years-of-immersive-documentary/ 🗓️ January 8 Participating speakers: / Chris Milk / James George / Michèle Stephenson / Gabo Arora

LAST CALL! Calls for projects NewImages 2026 XR Competition Full Dome Competition Virtual Worlds Competition XR Development Market 🗓️ Deadline: Jan. 8 https://www.newimages.art/calls-for-projects

The #AnnwnPrize - the first global award that celebrates excellence in immersive storytelling - announced the 4 works shortlisted for its inaugural edition: / Colored (Noire) / Consensus Gentium / Constantinopoliad / NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars) https://annwnprize.com

CALL! The Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories, 12th year! 🗓️ Earlybird Deadline: Feb 1 🗓️ Regular Deadline: April 18 🗓️ Late Deadline: May 16 🗓️ Extended Deadline: June 6 https://filmfreeway.com/fivars

French XR in Belgium 2/6 - Discovering the Belgian ecosystem - BOZAR: anatomy of an institutional model for European immersive art, by @cathwoman.bsky.social EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/emma-dumartheray-bozar/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/juliette-duret-bozar/

LAST CALL! The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival also presents the Immersive: All around cinema International Competition section, featuring XR/AR/VR (...) 🗓️ Deadline: Jan. 5 https://xrmust.com/all-events_/thessaloniki-documentary-festival-2026/

#FrenchXRinBelgium 1/6 - Discovering the Belgian ecosystem - A discussion with producer An Oost (Cassette for timescapes) EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/a-long-goodbye-an-oost-cassette-for-timescapes/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/an-oost-cassette-for-timescapes-a-long-goodbye/

🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards - Best 2025 Experience! Deadline, December 31:

Supply + Demand: scaling up immersive experiences, from museums to blockbusters EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/supply-demand-from-museums-to-blockbusters/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/supply-demand-immersive-minecraft/

🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards - Best Story / Narrative Work! Deadline, December 31: https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/vote-for-the-2025-online-xr-awards/

Special GIFF 2025 - “This experience is a metaphor for how care can heal society” – Melodie Mousset (EMPATHY CREATURES), by @agnesepietrobon.bsky.social EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/melodie-mousset-empathy-creatures/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/empathy-creatures-melodie-mousset/

🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards - Best Spatial Design / Creative Work! Deadline, December 31: https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/vote-for-the-2025-online-xr-awards/

NEW ARTICLE! “Reframing our relationship with nature” – Marcel van Brakel (FUTURE BOTANICA), by @agnesepietrobon.bsky.social https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/marcel-van-brakel-future-botanica/

LA MAGIE OPÉRA, Staging prestige and institutional VR production, by @cathwoman.bsky.social EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/la-magie-opera-prestige-vr-production/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/la-magie-opera-backlight-viveart/

Judi Alston – Building empathy through immersive storytelling https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/judi-alston-empathy-immersive-storytelling/

“Simplicity as one of the main strategies” – Antonin Ricou, Peter Ha (COLOUR TO LIFE - Head-Genève), by @agnesepietrobon.bsky.social  EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/antonin-ricou-peter-ha-colour-to-life/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/colour-to-life-antonin-ricou-peter-ha/

🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards - Best Interactivity / Performance! Deadline, December 31: https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/vote-for-the-2025-online-xr-awards/

🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards - Best Sound Design! Deadline, December 31: https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/vote-for-the-2025-online-xr-awards/

Decoding XR: Leo Metcalf, and Michael Golembewski (THE TIME BEFORE) https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/leo-metcalf-michael-golembewski-the-time-before/

Special GIFF 2025 - “Music to create perspective within the arts”- Serge Vuille (LOCUS SOLUS – GIFF x ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS) EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/serge-vuille-locus-solus-giff-contrechamps/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/contrechamps-serge-vuille-locus-solus-giff/

NOW! D’un monde à l’autre @ Centre des Arts, Enghien-les-Bains 🗓️ Until January 25 https://xrmust.com/all-events_/dun-monde-a-lautre-centre-des-arts-enghien-les-bains/

🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards - Best Non-Fiction Work! Deadline, December 31:

NEXT! Inside the Story: Ten Years of Immersive Documentary @ Museum of Moving Image (New York City) https://xrmust.com/all-events_/inside-the-story-ten-years-of-immersive-documentary/ 🗓️ January 8 Participating speakers: / Chris Milk / James George / Michèle Stephenson / Gabo Arora

NEW ARTICLE! Ride FX: from Omaha Beach to M. C. Escher, the immersive workshop in Brittany EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/ride-fx-omaha-beach-vr/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/ride-fx-immersif-breton/

Editorial⎜IDFA @doclab.bsky.social 2025: OF(F) the Internet, by @cirilism.bsky.social #IDFA2025 #IDFADocLab https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/editorial-idfa-doclab-2025/

NEW ARTICLE! Building a VR Museum for the Next 10 Years: Vincent Slangen’s ENTR Project in Amsterdam #FrenchXRinBenelux EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/vincent-slangens-entr-amsterdam/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/entr-vincent-slangen-amsterdam/

“I didn’t want to people to just enjoy the visuals, but to be more connected to the story” - Negar Motevalymeidanshah EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/negar-motevalymeidanshah-less-than-5-grams-of-saffron/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/less-than-5grams-saffron-negar-motevalymeidanshah/

🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards! Deadline, December 31: https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/vote-for-the-2025-online-xr-awards/

REPORT: Nocturne Immersion: Villa Albertine explores new forms of stage writing in New York EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/new-york-nocturne-immersion-villa-albertine/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/nocturne-immersion-villa-albertine-new-york/

French XR in Belgium 2/6 - Discovering the Belgian ecosystem - BOZAR: anatomy of an institutional model for European immersive art, by @cathwoman.bsky.social EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/emma-dumartheray-bozar/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/juliette-duret-bozar/

“I want to create works where the body becomes a source of doubt, perception a game of vertigo, and fear a subject for reflection”—Adelin Schweitzer (THE SUTHERLAND TEST) https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/the-sutherland-test-adelin-schweitzer/

LAST CALL! Sona Immersive Storytelling Festival 2026 🗓️ Deadline: December 12 https://xrmust.com/all-events_/sona-immersive-storytelling-festival-2026/

#FrenchXRinBelgium 1/6 - Discovering the Belgian ecosystem - A discussion with producer An Oost (Cassette for timescapes) EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/a-long-goodbye-an-oost-cassette-for-timescapes/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/an-oost-cassette-for-timescapes-a-long-goodbye/

Special GIFF 2025 - “This experience is a metaphor for how care can heal society” – Melodie Mousset (EMPATHY CREATURES), by @agnesepietrobon.bsky.social EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/melodie-mousset-empathy-creatures/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/empathy-creatures-melodie-mousset/

CALL! The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival also presents the Immersive: All around cinema International Competition section, featuring XR/AR/VR (...) 🗓️ Deadline: Jan. 5 https://xrmust.com/all-events_/thessaloniki-documentary-festival-2026/

Judi Alston – Building empathy through immersive storytelling https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/judi-alston-empathy-immersive-storytelling/

Decoding XR: Leo Metcalf, and Michael Golembewski (THE TIME BEFORE) https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/leo-metcalf-michael-golembewski-the-time-before/

NEW INTERVIEW! “Simplicity as one of the main strategies” – Antonin Ricou, Peter Ha (COLOUR TO LIFE - Head-Genève), by @agnesepietrobon.bsky.social  EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/antonin-ricou-peter-ha-colour-to-life/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/colour-to-life-antonin-ricou-peter-ha/

“Create an experience, not a film” – Jonathan Griffith (TOUCHING THE SKY)  EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/touching-the-sky-jonathan-griffith/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/jonathan-griffith-touching-the-sky/

NOW! Virtual Reality @ Kortfilmfestival Leuven 2025 🗓️ Until December 6 https://xrmust.com/all-events_/kortfilmfestival-leuven-2025/

NEW ARTICLE! Supply + Demand: scaling up immersive experiences, from museums to blockbusters EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/supply-demand-from-museums-to-blockbusters/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/supply-demand-immersive-minecraft/

LA MAGIE OPÉRA, Staging prestige and institutional VR production, by @cathwoman.bsky.social EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/la-magie-opera-prestige-vr-production/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/la-magie-opera-backlight-viveart/

“I didn’t want to people to just enjoy the visuals, but to be more connected to the story” - Negar Motevalymeidanshah EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/negar-motevalymeidanshah-less-than-5-grams-of-saffron/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/less-than-5grams-saffron-negar-motevalymeidanshah/

NEW ARTICLE! Ride FX: from Omaha Beach to M. C. Escher, the immersive workshop in Brittany EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/ride-fx-omaha-beach-vr/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/ride-fx-immersif-breton/

NEW INTERVIEW! “If you want to create empathy, it doesn’t matter what kind of medium, there’s craft in telling the story” – Steye Hellema (ANCESTORS), by @cirilism.bsky.social https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/steye-hellema-ancestors/

NEW INTERVIEW! Special GIFF 2025 - “Music to create perspective within the arts”- Serge Vuille (LOCUS SOLUS – GIFF x ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS) EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/serge-vuille-locus-solus-giff-contrechamps/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/contrechamps-serge-vuille-locus-solus-giff/

NEXT! Inside the Story: Ten Years of Immersive Documentary @ Museum of Moving Image (New York City) https://xrmust.com/all-events_/inside-the-story-ten-years-of-immersive-documentary/ 🗓️ January 8 Participating speakers: / Chris Milk / James George / Michèle Stephenson / Gabo Arora

“Festivals matter more than ever, as places where work is promoted, ideas circulate, and different viewpoints are expressed” – Anaïs Emery (GIFF 2025), by Agnese Pietrobon EN https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/anais-emery-giff-2025/ FR https://xrmust.com/fr/xrmagazine-fr/giff-2025-anais-emery/