[Loud and Clear] Virtual Reality Lineup (Venezia 80)

The official virtual reality lineup of Venice Immersive 2023 is here! Read our list of all 44 VR & XR projects premiering at the film festival this year, with plots, synopses and information.

We have a lineup for the Virtual Reality strand of Venezia 80! The 2023 Venice film festival has just announced the Venezia 80 lineup and the list of all the VR & XR projects we’re going to experience at the Lido this year. And there’s truly something for everyone, since it’s a total of 44 projects from 25 countries, with 24 worlds in the Worlds Gallery. In this article, we made a list of all works in the Extended Reality section, with plot information, synopses and more. If you’re wondering what to watch this year, you’re in the right place.

Out of these 44 VR experiences, 28 will be in Competition, and 10 will be Out of Competition. 6 additional works were developed during the “Biennale College Cinema – VR: 1” project, and then there will be 24 worlds in the Worlds Gallery. The latter will be on VRChat, where you will also find a virtual version of the Lazzaretto Vecchio Island, which is where Venice Immersive 2023 takes place. 

As always, Venice Immersive 2023 comprises all kinds of XR works, from 360° installations to interactive works and XR projects of various length. President Singing Chen, German Heller, and Pedro Harres make up the International Jury, who will award the Venice Immersive Grand Prize, Special Jury Prize, and Achievement Prize. For more information, visit the VR Lineup on the Biennale’s website!

So let’s look at the 2023 Venice Immersive lineup! Below is a list of all the Virtual Reality projects that will be at the Lido at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. Keep checking this page for updates, and don’t forget to follow us on our socials for all things Venezia 80:

VENICE IMMERSIVE 2023: IN COMPETITION

COMFORTLESS
by GINA KIM
South Korea, USA / 15’
“Your silence is a mirror“, reads the tagline of Gina Kim’s 360-3D project Comfortless, which takes place in a brothel. But it was the U.S. Air Force Base in Kunsan, South Korea, that set up said brothel, back in 1969, calling it “American Town” because it was meant to provide what they called “US Military comfort women.” In this Virtual Reality work, we get to experience it first in the 80s, when it is abandoned and empty, and then, at night, with the sounds from its past. Comfortless is without a doubt one of the most interesting projects at the 2023 Venice Immersive.

— Serena Seghedoni, 22 July 2023

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