The Venice Production Bridge kicked off August 29th.
The Venice Production Bridge, since
2016, provides opportunities for networking and exchanges for every category of professionals
involved in making films.
The Venice Production Bridge is beeing held at the Excelsior Hotel, 3rd
floor, on the Venice Lido
(August 29th – September 6
th), and on the Venice Immersive Island for all immersive activities
(Lazzaretto Vecchio).
Selected panels and events that will take place in the Spazio Incontri at the Excelsior Hotel and in
the Spazio Incontri Immersivo at the Venice Immersive Island, will be recorded and made
available on the VPB Live Channel Archive.
For the third year, the Venice Production Bridge will organise the Venice Immersive Market,
located on the Venice Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio island) gathering all our Immersive
activities during the Venice International Film Festival. These activities include the presentation of
immersive projects of both the Venice Gap-Financing Market and the Biennale College Cinema
Immersive through 1-to-1 meetings; panels and networking events dedicated to immersive topics;
an Exhibition Area for institutions, public and private funds supporting VR/XR/AR,
manufacturers, production, distribution, sales, VFX and post-production companies which are
connected to immersive content.
Also this year, through the European and Non-European VPB Focuses, the Venice Production
Bridge will shine a spotlight on Luxembourg & Wallonia-Brussels and Japan. The Focus on
Luxembourg & Wallonia-Brussels is supported by Film Fund Luxembourg and Centre du
Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel and the Focus on Japan is supported by JETRO.
Additional panels
both at the Hotel Excelsior and at the Venice Immersive Island will be hosted within the
framework of the VPB Focuses.
Meetings, presentations and special events that will take in the framework of the Venice
Production Bridge during the 81st are listed below.
The Venice Production Bridge is co-financed by the European Commission’s MEDIA Programme.
Photos by Laurent Hou
