Opened on July 20th, 2023, the call for projects “Villa Formose Immersive - France XR Prototyping Residency” was closed on Sept 3rd and received 10 applications in total. The applications have been reviewed by all the partners of this program. After a pre-selection, pitching session and deliberation process, the result as follows:

• Selected project: “Sense of Nowhere” by Hsin-Hsuan Yeh
• Waiting list: “Eisbär: A Fantastic Journey” by Danielle Yen

The Villa Formose Immersive Program aims at strengthening creative synergies between France and Taiwan in the area of digital creation and immersive realities while reinforcing its circuit of distribution in festivals and cultural institutions in France and Taiwan.

The winner will go to Paris during the spring of 2024 for 3 to 7 weeks and will develop the prototype of an immersive experience with the help of French artists and professionals.

In partnership with the CNC, Forum des images, Kaohsiung Film Archive, the French Office in Taipei, the Institut Français and the Universcience.