The Biennale College Cinema – Immersive (BCC-I) is a programme developed by La Biennale di Venezia to explore immersive media as a new art form.
The approach is to fully explore the aesthetic and narrative opportunities offered by this medium. BCC-I provides filmmakers and creative professionals from a wide range of backgrounds with the skills to develop their next 360° immersive projects. With the support of experts and international specialists in the field, BCC-I will help independent filmmakers and creative professionals from all over the world to further appropriate the immersive medium.
Main focus of BCC-I will be on acquiring specific understanding around 360° immersive storytelling, presence design, and creative technology.
BCC-I aims to support the development of 2 Italian projects and 10 international projects presented by teams of director and producer, of up to 30 minutes duration, at concept stage, helping them to advance their projects covering creative, production, audience/market and financial concerns.
As part of the programme we aim to financially support the production of up to 1 immersive project with a grant of € 75,000 to premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in 2024 and to present those projects that have not accessed the grant, at the Venice Production Bridge as part of the Gap Financing Market activities.
The Biennale College Cinema – Immersive programme is realized thanks to the support of Ministero della Cultura and the training activities are realized thanks to the Creative Europe – Media program.
The immersive experience will be funded by a grant of La Biennale di Venezia.
Description of the Biennale College Cinema – Immersive
The Biennale College Cinema – Immersive is a unique opportunity for creative professionals to receive training, project development, production support and festival presentation through a series of workshops. The Biennale College Cinema – Immersive is a creative community that provides a space during this 8th edition for up to 12 teams (among which two will be Italian), to come together and work with an invited team of international experts and tutors. By exploring the creative language of immersive media participants will get the opportunity to:
- Develop involving stories and projects utilising 360° immersive technologies.
- Acquire the technical know-how required to produce immersive projects from planning and production through to completion.
- Establish networking and knowledge sharing between experts and fellow participants and explore the international market for immersive media.
Selected project teams have to commit to this programme: fulfil the requirements of La Biennale and meet the required deadlines; contribute their experience and ideas to the community of creatives attending the college; and provide materials and information for further dissemination to a wider audience through use of the Biennale College Cinema website.
Biennale College Cinema – Immersive
During the 80th Venice International Film Festival an International Call will be launched to select 12 immersive international projects, among these 2 Italian, presented by teams of director and producer, coming from all over the world.
Biennale College Cinema – Immersive will organize an International workshop, taking place in January 2024 (12th – 18th; arrival day: January 11th – departure day: January 19th).