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Venice Immersive is the Extended Reality section of the Venice International Film Festival and the Venice Biennale. At first, the official name of this section was Venice Virtual Reality, but in 2022 the organisation announced the current name as the new official name. Venice Immersive is held annually since 2017 on the island Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio, near Lido in the Venice Lagoon. The Venice Film Festival was the first of the "Big Five" international film festivals worldwide to introduce virtual reality to the festival programme. Therefore, Venice Immersive is globally the most important podium for the emerging medium within film.

Programme
The official selection of the best immersive projects of that year are announced annually by the festival organisation. A part of this selection is in competition for the awards. A number of projects is selected out of competition. Also part of the section programme is is the Biennale College Cinema VR.

Awards
An international jury awards the best immersive projects of that edition. The winner of the Grand Prize of the previous edition is member of the jury, alongside other creative professionals within the international cinematic field. The awards, in the order of importance, are:


 * Venice Immersive Grand Prize (Gran Premio)
 * Venice Immersive Special Jury Prize (Premio Speciale della Giuria)
 * Venice Immersive Achievement Prize (Premio per la Realizzazione)

External link

 * Official website