Villa Formose Immersive ©

Villa Formose Immersive

Call for immersive project
20.05 > 19.05.2025

CENTQUATRE-PARIS partners with Kaohsiung Film Archive, the French Office in Taipei, the Taïwanese Ministry of Culture, the French Institute and the Taïwanese Cultural Center à Paris to continue “Villa Formose Immersive” in 2025: an exceptional bilateral residency program for immersive creation between France and Taiwan.

The program consists of 2 calls for projects:

  • The Taiwan XR Prototyping Residency enables an artistic project leader living in France to travel to Taiwan for a period of one month, depending on the project, to develop the prototype of an immersive experience.
  • The France XR Prototyping Residency enables an artistic project leader living in Taiwan to come to Paris for a period of one month, depending on the project, to develop the prototype of an immersive experience.

Type of project

This call for applications is open to all immersive projects (VR360, VR interactive, augmented or mixed reality, installation including immersive technologies, hybrid live performance, XR games, immersive exhibitions, fulldome films, etc) with international impact (potentials in fundraising and international distribution). 

Eligibility criteria for Taiwan XR Writing and XR Prototyping Residencies

This call for applications is open to any creator invested in the field of XR/immersive creation:

  • aged 18 years and over
  • French or living in France with valid resident card or visa until March 2026
  • speaking English (and/or Mandarin)
  • with at least a first professional experience in the XR/immersive field

Eligibility criteria for France XR Prototpying Residency

This call for applications is open to any creator invested in the field of XR/immersive creation:

  • aged 18 years and over
  • Taiwanese nationality
  • speaking English (and/or French)
  • with at least a first professional experience in the XR/immersive field

Nature of the Taiwan XR Prototyping Residency award

The selected creator will be provided with:

  • round-trip flight ticket Paris - Taiwan (economy class)
  • a month accommodation in Kaohsiung
  • a workspace at Pier-2 Art Center (Kaohsiung)
  • mentoring sessions on XR production & distribution
  • the provision of VR headsets as well as other equipment on site
  • an endowment of NT$500,000 (EUR 13.700)covering production costs and daily expenses

Nature of the France XR Prototyping Residency award

The laureate unit and creator will be provided with:

  • round-trip flight ticket Taiwan - Paris (economy class)
  • a month accomodation in Paris
  • a workspace in Paris
  • a tailored program of workshops, meetings, mentoring and networking sessions with the CENTQUATRE-PARIS team, the French professionals and the local ecosystem to support the laureate throughout the development of the project
  • the provision of XR headsets as well as other equipment on site during residency (if available)
  • a grant of NT$500,000 (EUR 13.700) including but not limited to production fee, daily living allowance of 50 EUR/day of the creator in residence, insurances and taxes

Schedule

Taiwan XR Writing and Prototyping Residencies

  • Tursday, May 20th 2025: call for applications opens
  • Thursday, June 19th 2024: call for applications closes
  • July 2025: pre-selection committee with the partners
  • Mid-July 2025 : pitching sessions with the finalists and deliberations
  • End of July 2025: official announcement by CENTQUATRE-PARIS

France XR Prortotyping Residency

  • tba: call for applications opens
  • tba: call for applications closes
  • July 2025: pre-selection committee with the partners
  • July 2025: pitching sessions with the finalists and deliberations
  • End of July 2025: Finalists notification & announcement of the laureate

Further information