30/04/2025 - The competition will bring together nine new narrative experiences that will be weighed up by a jury chaired by Luc Jacquet

Sixteen immersive works hailing from nine countries will be presented in the Selection at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May), nine of which will be in the competition, set to be judged by a jury chaired by French director Luc Jacquet, who will be flanked by US artist Laurie Anderson, French author Tania de Montaigne, UK director Martha Fiennes and Japanese video-game creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi.

Of the 16 propositions offering an overview of a rapidly evolving language – from virtual reality, through video mapping and artificial intelligence, to mixed reality – two will be presented out of competition and five in the context of a Focus spotlighting Luxembourgish creations.

Here is the list of participating works:

Immersive Competition

La maison de poupée - Charlotte Bruneau, Dominic Desjardins (Luxembourg/Canada)
Producers: Wild Fang Films, Zazie Films

Beyond the Vivid Unknown - John Fitzgerald, Godfrey Reggio (USA)
Producers: Onassis ONX, Agog, Foundry, Pressman Film, Asteria Film Co

Lili - Navid Khonsari (USA/UK/France)
Producers: NK Stories, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Alambic Production

In the Current of Being - Cameron Kostopoulos (USA/France)
Producers: Kost, Floréal, France Télévisions

The Exploding Girl VR - Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel (France/Greece)
Producers: Atlas V, BYRD

Fillos do vento: a rapa - Brais Revalderia, María Fernanda Ordóñez Morla (Spain/USA)
Producers: Cinexin Studios, 100 Sutton Studios, Evernia Media, Wecom, Shift Midtown

tAxI - Yamil Rodriguez, Michael Arcos, Stephen Henderson (UK)
Producers: Nilor Studio

From Dust - Michel van der Aa (Netherlands)
Producer: doubleA Foundation

Lacuna - Maartje Wegdam, Nienke Huitenga-Broeren (Netherlands)
Producers: Podium Biarritz, Studio Biarritz, Copper Views Film Productions

Out of Competition

Trailblazer - Eloise Singer (UK)
Producer: Singer Studios

Chez moi - Victoria Yakubova, Frédéric Le Louët (France)
Producers: Olma Djon Productions, Limited Edition

Immersive Focus Selection

Ceci est mon cœur - Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies (Luxembourg/France/Canada)
Producers: a_BAHN, Lucid Realities, PHI Studio

Oto's Planet - Gwenael François (Luxembourg/Canada/France)
Producers: Skill Lab, Dpt., Small Creative

Ito meikyu - Boris Labbé (France/Luxembourg)
Producers: Sacrebleu Productions, Les Films Fauves

Floating With Spirits - Juanita Onzaga (Belgium/Luxembourg/Netherlands)
Producers: Cassette for Timescapes, Tarantula, Studio Biarritz

Battlefield - François Vautier (France/Luxembourg/Belgium)
Producers: Da Prod, Digital Voodooh, France Télévisions, Kwassa Films

(Translated from French)