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August 28 to September 7, 2024

Venice International Film Festival

OFFICIAL COMPETITION

  Venice Immersive  

BODIES OF WATER

Photo de l'oeuvre Une eau la nuit

VR

Freely adapted from an original screenplay by Oriane Morriet
Directed by: Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin
Choreography by: Caroline Laurin-Beaucage
Produced by: Art et essai

Details 

This virtual reality videodance piece harnesses new technologies and interdisciplinarity to create a hybrid contemporary work, straddling the realms of video and dance, fiction and poetic expression. A stereoscopic (3D) underwater cine-dance.

 

OTO’S PLANET

Photo de l'oeuvre Oto's Planet

AR – VR – Narrative

Written and directed by: Gwenael François
Coproduced by: Skill Lab (Luxembourg), Dpt. (Québec), Small creative (France)

Details

Dive into the world of Oto and Skippy in virtual and mixed reality and experience the harmony of their everyday life, suddenly disrupted by the crash of a spaceship. Enter Exo, the entitled and irritable cosmonaut, whose arrival sparks a complex and challenging cohabitation. The narrative delves into profound themes of colonization, the dynamics between native populations and newcomers, and pressing environmental concerns.

This project participated in the Atelier Grand Nord XR 2021.

CECI EST MON CŒUR

Photo du projet d'oeuvre immersive Ceci est mon coeur

An immersive tale in situ that combines connected clothing and interactive video-mapping

Written and directed by: Stéphane Hueber-Blies, Nicolas Blies
Coproduced by: A_Bahn (Luxembourg), Lucid Realities (France), Studio PHI (Québec)

Details 

Ceci est mon cœur is the contemporary tale of an extraordinary love story, the magical reconciliation of a child with his body. This child is us. This story is ours. The story of the reconciliation of the child we were and the adult we are now, with our wounded and broken bodies, but which we love, despite everything, with all our heart.

This project participated in the Atelier Grand Nord XR 2022.

  Orizzonti Short Films Competition  

WHO LOVES THE SUN

Photo du court métrage Who Loves the sun

Documentary

Written and directed by: Arshia Shakiba
Produced by: Zayné AkyolArshia Shakiba

Details 

In war-torn northern Syria, Who Loves the Sun delves into the world of makeshift oil refineries and the stark realities of life within this post-apocalyptic landscape. Mahmood is a prominent figure in these operations, navigating harsh working conditions and complex local dynamics.

 


Venice Production Bridge (VPB)

SODEC’S QUÉBEC CRÉATIF BOOTH AT VPB

Logo Québec créatif

August 29 to September 3 | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Venice Immersive Market | Venice Immersive Island

Come meet us at Québec créatif booth, operated this year by Xn Québec.

Join us on September 2, at 5:30 p.m. for a Meet the Creators event.

Québec XR works to discover

Photo de l'oeuvre XR Futures RitesFutures Rites

Prototype

Original idea and direction: Sandra Rodriguez, Alexander Whitley

Coproduced by: Normal studio (Québec),  a_BAHN (Luxembourg), AWDC (United Kingdom)

Affiche de l'oeuvre XR Joseph Rouleau - Dernier rappelJoseph Rouleau : Dernier rappel 

Directed by: Emilie Rosas, Colas Wohlfahrt

Produced by: Jaxa Production, Les Films Camera Oscura

Details | This project participated in the Atelier Grand Nord XR.

Affiche de l'oeuvre XR MurmurationMurmuration

Written and directed by: Patricia Bergeron

Produced by: Patricia Bergeron (Production Leitmotiv), Ghassan Fayad

Details | This project participated in the Atelier Grand Nord XR.

Affiche de l'oeuvre XR Cibles rougesRed Dots

Prototype

Original idea an direction: Catherine Veaux-Logeat

Produced by: Jaxa Production (Québec), Les Films Camera Oscura (Québec), Actrio Studio (Germany)

Details | This project participated in the Atelier Grand Nord XR.

OFFICIAL SELECTION AT VPB

Venice Gap-Financing Market

The Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 30 to September 1st) will offer selected projects the opportunity to close their international financing, through one-to-one meetings with the international decision-makers.

Among the 61 selected projects, two projects are co-productions with Québec.

TACHYCHRONIE

Photo du projet d'oeuvre immersive Tachychronia

Immersive project

Written by: Gwenael François, Jonathan Becker
Directed by: Gwenael François
Coproduced by: Skill Lab (Luxembourg), Dpt. (Québec)

This project participated in the Atelier Grand Nord XR 2023.

THEFT OF FIRE

Photo du projet documentaire Theft of Fire

Documentary project

Written by: Rich Williamson, Amer Shomali
Directed by: Amer Shomali
Coproduced by: Intuitive Pictures (Québec), Made in Palestine (Palestine), Warboys (France)