Villa Formose Immersive ©

Villa Formose Immersive

Call for immersive project
05.07 > 06.23.2024

CENTQUATRE-PARIS partners with CNC, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (referred as TAICCA), Kaohsiung Film Archive, the French Office in Taipei and the French Institute to continue “Villa Formose Immersive” in 2024: an exceptional bilateral residency program for immersive creation between France and Taiwan.

The program consists of 3 calls for projects:

  • The Taiwan XR Writing Residency enables 4 artists with artistic projects based in France to travel to Taiwan for a 3-week period to write an immersive experience.
  • The Taiwan XR Prototyping Residency enables an artistic project leader living in France to travel to Taiwan for a period of 3 to 7 weeks, 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 3 to 7 weeks, 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 2025
  • 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 Writing Residency awards

The 4 selected creators will be provided with:

  • round-trip flight ticket Paris - Taiwan (economy class)
  • a 3 weeks accommodation and workspace at a partner’s location in Taiwan
  • a tailored program of workshops, writing and networking sessions with Taiwanese professionals and the local ecosystem to support the development of their projects
  • pitching session of the projects in front of Taiwanese professionals (producers, studios, distributors, investors, etc.)

Nature of the Taiwan XR Prototyping Residency award

The selected creator will be provided with:

  • round-trip flight ticket Paris - Taiwan (economy class)
  • a 5 to 7 weeks 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 EUR 30,000 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 3 to 7 weeks 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 1,400,000 NTD including but not limited to production fee, daily living allowance of 50 EUR/day of the creator in residence, insurances and taxes

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Schedule

Taiwan XR Writing and Prototyping Residencies

  • Thursday, March 14th 2024: call for applications opens
  • Sunday, April 28th 2024: call for applications closes
  • Thursday, May 30th 2024: pre-selection committee with the partners
  • Monday June 10th and Tuesday  June 11th 2024: pitching sessions with the finalists and deliberations
  • End of June 2024: official announcement at CENTQUATRE-PARIS

France XR Prortotyping Residency

  • Tuesday, May 7th 2024: call for applications opens
  • Sunday, June 23rd 2024: call for applications closes
  • July 2024: pre-selection committee with the partners
  • End of July 2024: pitching sessions with the finalists and deliberations
  • End of July 2024: Finalists notification & announcement of the laureate

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