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OFFICIAL 2023 VENICE IMMERSIVE SELECTION ANNOUNCED

44 projects from 25 countries. 24 worlds in the Worlds Gallery. Members of the International Jury include: Singing Chen (President), German Heller, and Pedro Harres. ...

The selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR - Extended Reality section of the 80^th Venice International Film Festival (30^th August - 9^th September 2023) of La Biennale di Venezia, is now complete. The official program will take place on the Venice Immersive Island (island of Lazzaretto Vecchio), a short distance from the Lido di Venezia, on the following dates:

29^th August (afternoon): press preview
30^th August: open exclusively to Press and Industry accreditation
31^st August - 9^th September: open to the public and all accredited visitors

Venice Immersive is entirely devoted to immersive media and includes all XR means of creative expression: 360° videos and XR works of any length, including installations and virtual worlds.

The Venice Immersive section of the 80^th Venice International Film Festival will be held with the support of HTC Vive and VRChat. ...

See the full PR listing the selections here: https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/official-2023-venice-immersive-selection-announced