V-UNFRAMED 2026: Industry Day

V-UNFRAMED’s Industry Day introduces a new professional platform within Vancouver’s immersive festival.

V-UNFRAMED 2026 | INDUSTRY DAY
Human in the Circle

V-UNFRAMED’s Industry Day debuts as a professional platform inside Vancouver’s immersive festival, featuring a full day of programming leading into a VIP reception and the festival opening.

The day combines panel discussions, showcases, networking opportunities, and a VIP reception offering an exclusive first look at the exhibition. Quality food and drinks will be provided throughout the event to help fuel conversations and connections!

Dedicated to exploring the future of narrative creation, the 2026 edition brings together French and Canadian creators, cultural institutions, and industry leaders in XR, immersive arts, and interactive storytelling.

🗣️ All discussions will be held in English.

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Program

12:45PM – 1:15PM | ☕ Registration & Welcome Coffee

1:15PM – 1:45PM | PANEL 1 — Curating the Circle — How curators and artistic leaders select meaningful immersive work, build partnerships and connect with audiences.

1:45PM – 2:20PM | PANEL 2 — Conversations with Intelligent Systems — Intelligent characters, responsive installations and living narratives shaped by audience participation.

2:20PM – 2:35PM | From Prompt to Presence — Multimodal Media Lab brings words, images and sound into an immersive experience, making human creative decisions visible.

2:35PM – 2:50PM | ☕Coffee Break

2:50PM-3:35PM | Session to be announced.

3:35PM-4:00PM | Step Into the Circle — Come ready with a question, experiment or creative lesson. Audience-selected topics, short contributions and open conversation.

4:00PM – 4:15PM | ☕Coffee Break

4:15PM-5:00PM | PANEL 3 — Biologicals in the Loop — Authorship, human agency and creative collaboration across bioart, music and generative media.

5:00PM-5:45PM | PANEL 4 — (Re)Building the Circle — The mentorship, residencies and partnerships that help emerging artists—and artists entering new disciplines—bring ambitious work to life.

6:00PM – 9:00PM | 🍸 VIP Reception & Cocktail — Gathering leading into the V-Unframed Exhibition Opening

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Presented by Allliance Française Vancovuer
With the support of Institut Français Canada, Institut Français / Novembre Numérique, Canada Council for the Arts, Creative BC, Government of British Columbia, MetroVancouver, Gouvernement du Québec
In partnership with Centre for Digital Media, Conseil Jeunesse francophone de C-B., MML, MOVE37XR, Northeastern University, re:Naissance | IndieFest, Space Centre, UBC Department of Theatre and Film