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The Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the spotlight!
The Venice Production Bridge (VPB) is an essential platform for film, audiovisual and virtual reality professionals. By taking part in the VPB, producers and creators from the region can showcase their projects to an international audience, establish valuable contacts and explore new funding and co-production opportunities.
This year, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, which is being honoured jointly with Luxembourg, will benefit from increased visibility, highlighting the energy and innovation of its film industry. Regional talent will have the opportunity to take part in events such as the Venice Gap-Financing Market and Final Cut, as well as presenting immersive and XR/VR projects at the Venice Immersive Market. This participation, supported by our partners at WBImages and the Film Fund Luxembourg, strengthens the Federation’s international presence and highlights its commitment to the future of cinema and new technologies.
The play.brussels cluster team, accompanied by our colleagues from the Agency for Entrepreneurship hub.brussels, will also be present at the Venice Production Bridge, providing our expertise and network to support professionals from the Brussels audiovisual industry. To promote our regional companies, play.brussels will facilitate exchanges between producers and international players in the sector through themed panels and networking events.
For more information on our activities during the Venice Production Bridge, contact us!
AUGUST 30TH – 10H00 > 11H30
THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION: HOW TO CO- PRODUCE WITH LUXEMBOURG & WALLONIA-BRUSSELS
Hotel Excelsior, Spazio Incontri (Panel Area)
Four producers from Luxembourg and Wallonia-Brussels shine a light on navigating the co-production environment in and with the “Center of Attraction”: Which types of international projects thrive through co-productions with Luxembourg and Wallonia? How have the landscape and financing mechanisms changed over the years? How do producers in the region collaborate strategically to harness the opportunities available in the two territories and to build sustainable companies with successful slates of films?
Moderator: Aurore Engelen (Cineuropa)
Panelists: Gilles Chanial (Les Films Fauves), Alice Lemaire (Michigan Films), Donato Rotunno (Tarantula Luxembourg), Joseph Rouschop (Tarantula Belgique)
AUGUST 31ST – 11H30 > 13H00
THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION: OPPORTUNITIES FOR XR AND IMMERSIVE ARTS IN LUXEMBOURG AND WALLONIA-BRUSSELS
Venice Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio), Spazio Incontri (Panel Area)
See the “Center of Attraction” from up close: Venues and distribution professionals based in Luxembourg and Wallonia-Brussels give insight into their editorial lines and on how immersive works can find exhibition partners in and beyond the two countries. XR and immersive producers share their experiences financing a variety of works with and out of Luxembourg and Wallonia-Brussels.
Moderator: Myriam Achard (PHI Center)
Panelists: Françoise Poos (Elektron Luxembourg), Juliette Duret (BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts), Marine Haverland (fomo.scene), Julien Becker (Skill Lab), Alexandra Gerard (Stereopsia), Marion Guth (a_BAHN), Sergio Ghizzardi (Domino Production)
AUGUST 31ST – 17H30 > 19H00
MEET THE CREATORS: LUXEMBOURG AND WALLONIA-BRUSSELS
Venice Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio), Meet the Creators Area with industry networking reception
Hear from the directors of the works produced and co-produced by Luxembourg and Wallonia-Brussels selected at Venice Immersive this year!
Moderators: Liz Rosenthal & Michel Reilhac (Curators, Venice Immersive)
Panelists: Gwenael François (Oto’s Planet), Nicolas Blies & Stéphane Hueber-Blies (Ceci est mon cœur), Isabelle Andreani (Mamie Lou), Boris Labbé (Ito Meikyu), François Vautier (Champ de bataille)
