2024 The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (14-25 May) has announced the launch of a new competition section for immersive works.
This year, 8 film and television works that combine VR/AR and other technologies will compete for the first Best Immersive Work Award selected by an international jury. cnc france is supporting the series, which will be shown during the cannes film festival.
In addition, the City of Cannes also announced the Cannes Immersive Innovation Initiative, which aims to position Cannes as a center for immersive creation and the emerging art field of AI. The program includes a series of events and will establish a permanent location in Cannes for immersive work.
In 2017, Cannes screened a VR work called "Virtual Presence, Physical Invisibility" for the first time. In the same year, Venice launched an immersive VR expansion section, now called Venice Immersive Experience.
