NewImages Festival

2024-01-31

Official Website: https://newimages-hub.com/
Date: 2023/04/05-2023/04/09
Venue: Forum des images, Paris, France
Exhibition Info:
Launched in 2018, it is now the biggest annual XR festival in France, physically welcoming 8,000 visitors during 5 days in the heart of Paris. It is dedicated to cinema, digital creation and extended reality (XR) works. 800 French and international accredited professionals took part in the Industry Days, the XR Development Market and the XR Distribution Market each year.

2023

• Official selection of XR Competition:
  • The Man Who Couldn’t Leave《無法離開的人》 : Special Cinematographic Distinction & Public Prize
  • Wonders of Life 《窺見生命的奧秘》
• Taiwan x France XR Days program - stage 1
  • Date: 2023/04/03-2023/04/08
  • TAICCA and NewImages Festival have jointly selected 6 Taiwanese talents and brought them to France along with 2 Special Award winners of Kaohsiung Film Archive’s workshop for a dedicated pitching session, panels, visits, 1-on-1 meetings and more networking opportunities for future collaborations.

• Press release: TAICCA Presents Immersive Content Projects and Launches Residency Program with France

2022

• Official selection of XR Competition:
  • Red Tail Ep.1 《紅尾巴Ep.1》: Special Mention
  • Madame Pirate: Becoming A Legend 《女海盜：成名之路》
  • The Sick Rose 《病玫瑰》
  • The Reflected City 《海影城事》

• Immersive Experiences (XR) Focus program organised by Institut Français
  • Date: 2022/06/07-2022/06/12
  • TAICCA was invited by the French Office of Taipei and joined the Focus program devoted to immersive experiences organised by the Institut Français. With 25 other international professionals including festival directors and programmers, managers and curators of culture spaces, producers, etc., we met French creators and stakeholders during meetings and visiting tours in the major Parisian venues and institutions.

• Taiwan x France XR Days program - stage 1
  • Date: 2022/06/07-2022/06/13
  • A delegation of 5 Taiwanese XR talents visited Paris to meet with French counterparts and explore co-production opportunities.
• Taiwan x France XR Days program - stage 2
  • Date: 2021/11/08-2021/11/09
  • 6 French professionals came to Taiwan during TCCF for a dedicated tour of local industry and 1-on-1 meetings.

• Press release
  • 4 Taiwanese XR Works Selected in NewImages Festival’s XR Competition
  • TAICCA Spearheads International XR Collaborations at NewImages Festival 2022

2021 (online)
In January 2021, TAICCA established a partnership with NewImages Festival and officially launched the bilateral Taiwan–France Talent Networking Program, called Taiwan x France XR Days. 

• Taiwan x France XR Days program - stage 1
  • Date: 2021/06/08-2021/06/09
  • 13 Taiwanese emerging XR creators and producers had the chance to meet French key players and to know in detail the XR ecosystem. More than 70 meetings and a dozen talks and roundtable discussions took place.
  • Short introduction video

• Taiwan x France XR Days program - stage 2
  • Date: 2021/11/08-2021/11/09
  • 12 French talents met virtually 13 Taiwanese XR leaders within 2 days of workshops including panels and 1-on-1 meetings leading to long-term cross-country collaborations.
  • Video links: Day 1 part 1,  part 2

• Press release
  • TAICCA and NewImages Festival Sign MOU to accelerate XR cooperation and co-productions between Taiwan and France
• Other reports:
  • “Hiya! I wanna get to know ya!” XR virtual world avatars allow for shared experience